We hope you find this page a useful place for supporting health, mental health and wellbeing. The links below provide advice and resources for supporting adults, children and young people.

Healthy Together and your Public Health (School) Nursing Service 

Healthy Together is a universal service from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust for children and their families from 0-11 in Leicestershire and Rutland.  

Your Public Health (School) Nursing Service 

Public Health (School) Nurses from Healthy Together are available to help you and your child in many different ways. You can find help and support with: 

- Behaviour 
- Continence 
- Physical health 
- Emotional health 
- Parenting 
- Healthy lifestyles 
- Diet and nutrition 
- Plus much more 

Your Public Health (School) Nursing team can be contacted via your child’s school, or alternatively you can find the contact details by selecting your child’s school from the drop down list on our Health for Kids: Grownups website. 

Discover more about the school nursing team here. 

ChatHealth

ChatHealth is a confidential text messaging service provided by Healthy Together that enables parents and carers to contact their Public Health (School) Nursing team for advice and support. You can get in touch for advice and guidance about any aspect of your child’s physical or emotional health. 

Text a Public Health (School) Nurse on: 07520 615 382 

The service operates between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. The team aim to reply to you within one working day, and you should get an immediate message back to confirm your message has been received. 

If you need help before you hear back, you should visit your local walk-in centre, GP or call 111. In an emergency, call 999. 

Health for Kids 

Health for Kids enables primary school aged children to learn about health in a fun and interactive way. With different worlds to explore and content, games, videos, quizzes and animations to enjoy across topics including health, feelings, illness and getting help, children can sit and learn with parents, carers, grandparents, siblings and teachers in a fun and safe online environment. 

Visit Health for Kids at: www.healthforkids.co.uk 

Health for Kids: Grownups 

Health for Kids: Grownups is an extension of our Health for Kids platform, providing health related advice and information specifically for parents and carers of children aged 5-11. Content is available across many topics around the four main areas of Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Health Issues and Getting Help. 

Grownups can also access localised information, including news, local services and public health (school) nurse contact details in the dedicated Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland area that can be accessed when you first visit the website. 

Visit Health for Kids: Grownups- https://www.healthforkids.co.uk/grownups  

You can also keep up-to-date with the latest posts, advice and information by following our Health for Kids social platforms: 

Twitter- @healthforkids1 

Facebook- @healthforkids1 

Instagram- @healthforkidsgrownups 

 

Emotional & Mental Health

Below are some helpful guides for parents and carers who are feeling anxious or distressed themselves in the current climate, and/or are supporting children who need support with their wellbeing. It is also for parents and carers who want to ensure they keep their children's wellbeing as high as possible given that children are coping with so many sudden changes.  Click here

Children’s yoga poses for self- regulation  Click here

Children's yoga and mindfulness  Click here

Managing children’s emotions. Click here

This information was created by Camhs for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being.  Click here

The BBC Ownit site is available online and has a wellbeing app that children can use. Click here

Bereavement and Loss 

Telephone helpline: 0808 808 1677 Cruise will support children, young people and adults when somebody dies. They also have a comprehensive database of materials on their website. Click here

Telephone helpline: 08088 020 021  Winston’s Wish offers information with supporting grieving children and young people that have lost friends or relatives under different circumstances. It also offers an online chat facility. Click the ‘Get support’ tab and follow the links.  Click here

Telephone helpline: 0800 02 888 40 Childhood bereavement UK offers help and support for bereaved children and young people. Click here

They are the future offers advice for children and teenagers that are dealing with grief and loss that are not bereavement related, for example, loses of:

• Friendships (in some cases not knowing if they will see some friends again face to face);
• Teacher relationships;
• The safety and structure of school;
• Rites of passage such as school residential trips, school proms;
• Even exams, which many children have worked so hard for and do not know if they will receive the grades they deserve.   Click here

Behaviour

Telephone helpline: 0330 313 9162 Starline offers tips and resources for home learning alongside behaviour. Click here

The Education Endowment Foundation offers support and advice on routines. Click here