Wellbeing

Support for Families in Northfield

Northfield and Birmingham are offering support for families at this time. Please see the leaflets below. This includes support with housing, benefits advice and emergency food parcels.

17. Birmingham Early Help Offer Awareness - January 2021.pdf

Support from Birmingham Details of organisations that can offer support through COVID- links translated in all languages

Mental Health support

Mental health is always important, but whilst children are learning at home this can lead to extra pressures. It is really important to remember that children benefit from a routine. This includes regular mealtimes and maintaining a bed time routine. It is also important to get out of the house each day for a short walk or some exercise.

There are lots of resources available to support parents when thinking about their child's mental health. Here are some resources that might be useful.

PAUSE- Support for Summer holidays

PAUSE Mental health support.pdf

PAUSE If you are concerned about an area of mental health with your child you can speak to someone at PAUSE. Their website is also full of resources to support.

#you've been missed Birmingham NHS have put together some resources to support parents including suggestions for managing anxiety and anger.

Lockdown Toolkit Anna Freud National Centre for children and families has produced a toolkit offering support and advice for families during lockdown

Barnado's Barnardo’s offer practical advice for parents whilst learning at home.

Government advice COVID-19: guidance on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing

Place2Be Place2Be Supporting your child's mental health

Every Mind matters

ThinkNinja An APP to download to develop resilience.

Bereavement support

Sadly, many families may be experiencing the loss of a loved one at this time. The following resources are aimed at supporting children to understand and manage loss.