Mental Health & Wellbeing - FACT Offer
“ Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realise their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community.”
World Health Organisation - 2022
Within our Academy Trust, we aim to promote good mental health and well being for our whole community: children, staff & families.
We aim to develop protective factors by being a community in which all:
- are respected
- have a sense of belonging and feel safe
- are able to talk openly with trusted adults
- see good mental health as something to be valued and nurtured
We want all members of our community to:
- feel confident in themselves
- be able to express a range of emotions appropriately
- be able to make and maintain positive relationships with others
- cope with the challenges of everyday life
- manage times of stress and deal with change
- thrive and achieve
We aim to achieve this through:
- PHSE curriculum, including the Dot Com programme
- raising awareness (wellbeing assemblies, events)
- listening to our students
- providing support through our mentoring team
- providing support through SPIL, our school based counselling service
- working in partnership with parents/carers & families where there are concerns about mental health
- signposting sources of external help and advice
- making referrals and working with external agencies to provide additional support to those who need it
- recognising the importance of staff mental health and wellbeing.
- encouraging & modelling healthy attitudes and habits such as healthy diets and exercise
- having strong links with the local community
Information to support children's mental health and wellbeing
Easy to access parenting tips from Place2Be with short videos
Well being tips for Under-12s to manage their feelings
How to talk to your child about mental health
Supporting your child with anxiety
Supporting children's wellbeing online
Supporting bereaved children and young people
Mental Health support for children and young people
What can I do if my child won't go to school?
Information to support Parent/Carer mental health and wellbeing
Support available for families in Croydon














