Top resources that Cumbrian families and professionals recommend

To help prevent and manage crisis

• Healthy Teen Minds have a training package for parents/carers and a number of resources that have been designed by young people allowing you to hear directly from them about what helps in a mental health crisis. The short training modules aims to build parent/carers confidence to have effective conversations and provide personalised support to young people.

To help with behaviours of concern, including violence

• Yvonne Newbold website has lots of videos and resources.
• The Challenging Behaviour Foundation has lots of advice, guidance and resources.

To help with neurodevelopmental needs (eg autism, ADHD) pre, during or post-diagnosis

• The Daisy Chain Project is a national phone support service that offers personalised advice, guidance and signposting, including bespoke visual resources and strategies and interventions.
• The National Autistic Society has lots on information about understanding and how to deal with behaviours of concern.

To help with mental health issues

• Kooth is a Cumbria wide service that offers online mental health counselling and support. Children and young people can log on and talk instantly to a trained professional 7 days a week (Monday to Friday - 12pm to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday - 6pm to 10pm).
• Anna Freud Centre has a self-care section.

National phone lines/online support available any time 

• Children and young people can freephone Childline and speak to a counsellor, or have a 1 to 1 online chat about anything that is troubling them.
• Children and young people and parents/carers can Freephone The Samaritans and speak to a trained advisor about anything that is troubling them.
• Children and young people can free text Shout 24/7 if they are struggling to cope and need support about urgent issues via text from trained advisors.