Welcome to The Priory School Mental Health Information page for pupils.

Here you will find a variety of useful materials to help you support your mental health and wellbeing.  These resources have been provided by Kooth, an organisation working with children and young people in our area.

Kooth provides free, safe, anonymous, mental health support to children and young people. Kooth is free to access via any internet-connected tablet, computer or smartphone. There are no waiting lists or thresholds to meet and a referral from a medical professional is not needed. Students can join Kooth anonymously simply by visiting www.kooth.com. 

You can access free one to one support online at any time by using the chat or messaging tools via our website

Find out more about 1:1 support - Kooth

Emotional Health and wellbeing support for schools

Getting Advice and Help

Healthy Shropshire Webpage – contains a range of information and links to resources for concerns about mental health and emotional wellbeing and includes a page specifically for support for CYP and Young Adults: Mental health and wellbeing | Shropshire Council

NHS Every Mind Matters has a self-care page for young people including videos: Self-care tips videos for young people - Every Mind Matters - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

NHS also has a dedicated page aimed at teenagers, young adults and students and stress: Help for teenagers, young adults and students - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Young Minds are a national young people mental health charity where the young person, parent or someone who works with young people can get more information about mental health, coping, how to talk about mental health etc: Young Minds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds.  There is a dedicated page on exam stress: Exam Stress | How To Deal with Exam Stress | YoungMinds

Getting More Help

BeeU is our local emotional wellbeing and mental health service for CYP aged 0 to 25 years in Shropshire Telford & Wrekin: BeeU :: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (mpft.nhs.uk)

Mental Health Week - information for parents

https://www.dragonflyimpact.com/MHweekvideos