Feeling Anxious or Worried?
Email us.
If there's something on your mind that is troubling or worrying you, particularly out of school time, you can email worried@oakleyprimary.academy. Someone from our safeguarding team will help you.
If you are worried about a child, please see our page, "Safeguarding at Oakley Primary."
If you are a parent who wants to seek advice or support, please see our page, "Advice, Support and Useful Links."
Below is a range of Health and Wellbeing Support services to choose from if you feel you need to. There is also a list of useful apps linked to wellbeing and self-help, as well as some coping strategies that may be helpful in difficult situations.
Health and Wellbeing Support
CAMHS Live | Support with feelings of Depression, Anxiety, Self-harming, Suicidal thoughts, Stressed | |
Young Minds | Crisis Messenger | Text YM to 85258 |
Childline | Online, on the phone help about all areas of concern. Website is full of useful information | 0800 1111 |
VOICE | Victim of theft, robbery, attacks, abuse, violence, harassment, or stalking? | 0300 3031965 |
NHS | For your mind, for your body – support for all areas | |
NSPCC | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | 0808 800 5000 (Free) |
Samaritans | Support for people in crisis | 08457 909090 |
Kooth | Free safe and online support for young people | |
CHUMS | Mental health and emotional well-being to support children | phone: 01525 863924 email: info@chums.uk.com |
Apps To Download for Self-Help
Clear fear (part of STEM) | Clear Fear is a free app to help children and young people manage the symptoms of anxiety. |
Combined Minds (part of STEM) | Combined Minds is a free app to help families and friends provide mental health support. |
What’s Up | Use the positive and negative habit tracker to maintain your good habits. |
Mind Shift | Mind Shift stresses the importance of changing how you think about anxiety. Think of this app as the cheerleader in your pocket, encouraging you to take charge of your life, ride out intense emotions, and face challenging situations. |
Happify | The Happify app is your fast-track to a good mood. Try various engaging games, activity suggestions, gratitude prompts and more to train your brain as if it were a muscle, to overcome negative thoughts. |
Strategies to Help You
Relaxation. | Controlled breathing and progressive muscle relaxation (examples below):
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Thinking about something good. | Example: sit and draw a picture about a time you really enjoyed, such as a holiday. What were you doing? What could you see? Who were you with? What were you wearing? What could you smell? |
Leaving a situation. | Leaving the room and coming back later |
Talking to someone. | Talking to someone, including assertiveness and seeking advice and support |
Mental games. | Practice mental games to shift your attention (2-3 minutes):
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