Well-being
At the City of Peterborough Academy we are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all our students.
Below you will find lots of resources and links to support positive mental health and wellbeing. We will keep adding to these resources, so do check back regularly.
We encourage students and parents with any concerns to get in touch with us.
To contact us:
Mrs E Warner
ewarner@cityofpeterboroughacademy.org
For urgent support, please contact the police or for support with mental health, please call 111 option 2
Below are some external agencies you can make contact with if you would like some support.
Young Minds
If you are a young person wanting some support, please use the link below:
Whether you want to understand more about how you're feeling, get information about a mental health condition or find support, our guides can help. If you need help speaking to someone, start with our guide to reaching out for help.
Your feelings are valid and things can get better.
Mental Health Support For Young People | YoungMinds
Alumina
Alumina is a free, online 7 week course for young people struggling with self-harm. You don’t need an adult to refer you or sign you up, and no-one will see or hear you during the sessions – you’ll just join in via the chatbox. We want to help you to find your next steps towards recovery, wherever you are on your journey.
CGL
We are excited to reintroduce YMCA Youth Cresset, based at Bretton’s Cresset Centre, offering a safe, engaging, and supportive space for young people from across Peterborough.
YOUnited launched a NEW additional self-referral pathway
Children age 5+ and young people aged 13-17 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to self-refer into YOUnited for mental health support.
The YOUnited website will allow parents and young people to navigate to information about the self - referral and then submit the respective referral with information about the difficulties children and young people are experiencing and what support they are looking for.
For more information on YOUnited self-referral please see here:
YOUnited Self Referral | CPFT NHS Trust
The self-referral form is for mental health referrals only.
For information on neurodevelopmental referrals, please click:
YOUnited Neurodevelopmental Help for Families | CPFT NHS Trust
Kooth
Kooth provides a commissioned service consisting of an online wellbeing platform which along with text based counselling also includes helpful articles, forums, a mini activity hub, daily journaling and messaging. Kooth.com is available to young people aged 11-18 in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and Qwell.io is available to all staff and parents aged 18+. We have been a trusted partner of the NHS for over 20 years.
The platform provides instant access to self-help materials, live moderated discussion forums and tools such as online journals and goal trackers. People can also contribute written pieces of work reflecting their own experiences, as well as accessing drop-in or on-going structured text-based chat sessions with professional counsellors.
The free, safe and anonymous support includes a personal goal-based journey via online counsellors available 365 days a year, 12pm -10pm on weekdays and 6pm-10pm on weekends. The service is available to anyone with no thresholds or barriers, removing the stigma associated with accessing mental health. The support is available through any device with internet access.
- CAMHS HOME | CAMHS Resources (camhs-resources.co.uk)
- SHOUTShout: the UK's free, confidential and 24/7 mental health text service for crisis support | Shout 85258 (giveusashout.org)
Child Bereavement UK
The Helpline is for families and professionals to receive support, information, guidance, and signposting to other helpful organisations.
Helpline 0800 02 888 40
For urgent support, please contact the police or for support with mental health, please call 111 option 2