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Coronavirus: Advice for Students, Parents & Carers

Vaccine Fraud Guidance

You may have seen on the news that criminals are using the COVID-19 virus as a way of exploiting those most vulnerable in our community. Please be vigilant to people who want to take your money, personal details and hurt those dearest to you.

 

 

 

 

 

Department for Education Coronavirus helpline

The Department for Education has launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents, carers and young people can contact the helpline as follows:Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

Government and Local Authority Guidance

Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Students

The most up-to-date guidance from the UK Government relating to the protection of people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 can be found here.

Face Coverings in Halton Schools (Letter from School / Letter from Halton Council)

NHS Guidance

The links below offer the latest guidance relating to Coronavirus COVID-19 from both the UK Government and the NHS:

NHS Guidance for everyone

DfE guidance on educating children at home

DfE guidance on closure of educational settings

DfE guidance on safeguarding

Guidance about Mass Gatherings

Covid-19: guidance for households with possible Coronavirus infection

 

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Beating The Isolation Blues -NHS Advice

Mentally Healthy Schools (Anna Freud Centre)

The Anna Freud Centre has published a range of resources to help support the mental health of children, young people, school staff and parents.

Toolkit 1

Toolkit 2

An article about guarding mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic:
https://www.rehab4addiction.co.uk/coronavirus/mental-health-coronavirus

 

Shaping Futures

This organisation is linked to Liverpool University to encourage young people across the city region to access Higher Education. They provide a range of useful information and support.

8 week Information & Guidance Programme

 

As well as NHS staff heroically saving lives on the frontline, their website is also a great source of support for the mental health needs of the nation. Visit the site below for further information. 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/

 https://youtu.be/cyEdZ23Cp1E

Young Minds offers support and Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.

Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)

 Website: www.youngminds.org.uk

 Further helplines for conditions such as Stress, Anxiety and Depression can be found on the following link to the NHS:

 https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/looking-after-yourself/

 Specifically for Covid- 19

https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/supporting-your-child-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

 https://youngminds.org.uk/starting-a-conversation-with-your-child/activities-and-conversation-starters-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

PAPYRUS is the UK Charity for the prevention of young suicide. For PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK call 0800 068 4141 (open 10am-10pm weekdays, 2pm-10pm weekends and bank holidays).

https://papyrus-uk.org/

 

 

 

 

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