Home Covid-19 About Us Students Parents Careers Ofsted 'To help young people help themselves' Covid-19 Home Learning Key Information Well-Being Learning Legends Safeguarding During Covid-19 Mental Health and Well-Being Please note the following advice and guidance at this difficult time. Please keep communicating with school staff regularly and let us know how you are getting on. During the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid19) concern we need to be mindful of our collective mental health. There are a number of things that we can do to support and manage our own and our children's wellbeing during such a time. I hope you will find the information, tips and links below helpful to your family and your friends in looking after themselves. Self-care There is a lot of growing worry and anxiety for people in these circumstances. Having children and young people at home with schools closed and social activities limited adds another layer of stress. It is therefore important to consider both our physical health and mental health. It is normal to feel worried, stressed and anxious when we are faced with such uncertainty, but the sooner we acknowledge these emotions and learn to take care of our mental health, the healthier and better equipped we will be to deal with such a challenging time. We Are With You support for Parents and Carers Visyon Support Visyon are offering a range of online well-being support sessions - just contact them for more information: Click Here MIND advice Here is some excellent advice from MIND that has been produced specifically to help during Coronavirus: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/ There is a lot of additional advice and links covering many topics in each of these areas: · Advice for staying at home · Taking care of your mental health and wellbeing · Support for work, benefits and housing NHS advice This NHS advice covers a lot of different areas around ‘Mental wellbeing while staying at home’. https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-staying-at-home-tips/ The Mental Health Foundation The Mental Health Foundation give good advice for promoting positive mental health and dealing with concerns. You can see their guidance here: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/make-it-count-guide-for-parents-and-carers There is also a free 24/7 mental health helpline, which is open to people of ALL ages in Cheshire West, Cheshire East and Wirral. This includes children, young people and their families. We appreciate that these are difficult times for people of all ages and it is important for anyone who is struggling to know they are not alone. Gov.UK advice This link offers advice on the NEF’s ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/five-ways-to-mental-wellbeing Youngminds: Talking to your child about Coronavirus Youngminds have produced this guidance offering advice from their helpline on how to approach talking to your child about Coronavirus: https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/ Kooth Advice Isolation- Finding news overwhelming Isolation-Struggling being stuck at home Lack of Routine Need to talk Work taking its toll Worried about going back to school Worried about Missing Exams 5 Steps to Well being Interactive Activities There is an awful lot of information at each of the sources that can be quite overwhelming. If you are struggling to access the guidance that you want or need then please let us know. We can try to help guide you to the right place. The staff at Adelaide all wish you well and hope you are healthy and continuing to manage such a difficult time. As I have said before – if we can help, we will. Adelaide Street, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 3DT 01270 260680 admin@adelaide.cheshire.sch.uk © 2021 | Legal Information School Website Design by Greenhouse School Websites By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. Learn more DECLINE ACCEPT