Tier 0 – Universal Level Support – Pastoral and response to general concerns

-Short term distress / upset support

-Classroom / Hive/ outside friendship benches

-Pupil voice opportunities

-Wellbeing Champions

-School Council

-Use of school values/ assemblies

-Lincolnshire Stay Safe Partnership – ongoing rolling programme

-Trusted adults identified

-Celebration worship

-Clear and consistent boundaries (behaviour policy)

-PSHE curriculum

-Positive reinforcement and praise

-Mindfulness activities/ clubs

-Adaptations to class lay out

-Classroom worry box

-Good communication between home and school

-Senior Mental Health Lead working with staff, pupils and parents.

Tier 1 - Universal support - Guided / Group intervention including outside local agencies

  • ELSA support sessions
  • Increased and regular communication between family and class teacher / other involved adults
  • Early Help Assessment
  • Healthy Minds referral
  • If the child has a social worker involve them
  • Specific interventions:

      -Work on turn taking

     -Social and friendship skills

     -Sharing work

     - Encouraging positive relationships / social skills

  • Meeting with SENCO
  • BOSS support

Tier 2 – Targeted Individual and family support –external services

Use of outside agencies such as:

Domestic Abuse:

  • LDAS – Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Services -  https://ldass.org.uk/
  • Call 01522 510041  9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

Bereavement and loss support:

  • Cruse – Bereavement - National
  • Winston’s Wish – Bereavement – National – aimed at children

Mental Health Support Teams in Schools

  • Healthy Minds Lincolnshire

Support provided for:

Exam stress

Worries

Interpersonal Skills

Low mood

Low self-esteem

Low body confidence

Coping with change

Self-harm

You can call our Here4You Line on 0800 234 6342

 

Other available services:

  • Samaritans – National
  • Anna Freud – signposting (National) 
  • CAHMS pathways

Tier 3 – Personalised support – professional referral to high level mental health concerns

First Response:

 Is there a serious concern about the safety of a child or young person?

  • If you or someone you know requires immediate assistance for serious or lifethreatening emergency mental or physical health, please call 999 or go to the emergency department.

Crisis Care:

  • Lincolnshire Here4You advice line on 0800 234 6342 (open 24/7).

Suicide Awareness:

  • SHOUT – Text Shout to 85258 (24/7)
  •  Samaritans – 116 123
  •  NHS links to support: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/suicide/
  •  PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide https://www.papyrus-uk.org/hopelineuk/ 0800 068 41 41 (open 9am – 12 midnight)