Winter 2020 Leading Mental Health in Hertfordshire In this issue: Pg 1 Healthy Young Minds in Herts Accreditation Pg 10 Feeling Good Week Pg 2/3 Schools Mental Health Training and Pg 11 SAVE THE DATE– Primary Pastoral Support conference Pg 3 Wellbeing for Education Return Pg 12 Just Talk– Primary and Secondary E- learning and Building Better Opportunities programme Pg 4 Mental Health Support Team and New Pg 13/14 Resources directory Inc. schools staff Thrive and Survive for years 12 & 13 wellbeing information Pg 5 Parenting Courses Pg 6/7/8/9 Hertfordshire Schools Sharing good practice Healthy Young Minds in Herts Kite mark Accreditation A whole school and college self review and accreditation for emotional wellbeing, mental health and suicide awareness. Details for this are accessible via our website, click here, please note you will need to register for an account to access the schools area of the website. The Healthy Young Minds in Herts (HYMIH) School Accreditation process will enable schools and colleges to achieve kite mark status for their contribution to supporting mental health and wellbeing. It will help to ensure a consistent approach to school based competency in relation to mental health and wellbeing. The Suicide Aware Schools and College Status award is additional and contains requirements for schools and colleges to demonstrate a commitment to reducing suicide. These awards have been requested by both schools and professionals and the process has been developed through the Hertfordshire Suicide Prevention Children and Young People Task and Finish Group. A similar kite mark for providers of training and services is also being developed through the CAMHS transformation. CONGRATULATIONS to Stevenage ESC, Presdales School, Westfield Primary School and Nursery, Manor Fields Primary School and Tring School who have all received the Healthy Young Minds in Herts Accreditation for Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Awareness. Their submissions showed positive approaches and high levels of commitment towards mental health and wellbeing within their schools. 1 SCHOOLS MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING/ SUPPORT As part of the CAMHS Transformation, Hertfordshire’s two NHS clinical commissioning groups (East & North Herts CCG and Herts Valleys CCG) are offering funded training programmes to support school-based professionals to improve the mental health and wellbeing of pupils in schools. All sessions (excluding MHFA) are delivered by the Strategic Leads for Mental Health in schools– Yael Leinman and Breda O’Neill Youth MHFA Training Kite Mark Webinars Introductory 1/2 day online training deliv- For MHL/DMHL or Pastoral Staff ered by Mental Health First Aid England. 2 hours virtual session Facilitated by Irtiza Qureshi who is an ap- proved MHFA trainer delivering to schools Introduction to the Healthy Young on behalf of Commissioners and the Minds in Herts Self review and Kite CAMHS Transformation. Mark. Training appropriate for people who teach, Resources and examples shared work, live with and care for children and young people 8-18. 2 spaces only per school/setting Mental Health Leads Level 2 Confidential Staff Wellbeing Sessions For MHL/DMHL ONLY 4 hours virtual training session For all school based staff This course explores the role of a 90 minute virtual group session (8 MHL/DMHL, how to navigate external max) provisions and services, and further A facilitated session to create a safe areas of mental health. environment for discussing the impact 2 spaces only per school/setting of the current climate on school staff emotional wellbeing. NEW REFRESHER DATES AVALIABLE For more information on the training sessions and to view upcoming dates please follow this link to the flyers: https://www.healthyyoungmindsinherts.org.uk/schools/schools-mental-health- training OR Contact [email protected] 2 NEW MENTAL HEALTH LEADS LEVEL 2 REFRESHER TRAINING NEW DATES RELEASED FOR 2021 Training for Mental Health Leads and/or Deputy Mental Health Leads in schools who have previously attended the ‘Everything You Need To Know About Mental Health’ course or any of the Mental Health Level 2 courses that have followed since 2017. Previous Courses to have been attended 2 years and over For more information on the training sessions and to view upcoming dates please follow this link to the flyers: https://www.healthyyoungmindsinherts.org.uk/schools/ schools-mental-health-training OR Contact [email protected] WELLBEING FOR EDUCATION RETURN (WER) Fully funded training and support for all Hertfordshire schools, academies and colleges supporting children aged 5-19. This government’s national project provides funding and resources requiring local au- thorities to train and support schools and colleges on responding to the wellbeing and mental health needs of children and young people, staff and parents as a result of coronavirus. Developed by MindED and Anna Freud Centre. Being delivered by Herts for learning. For further information and to book, use the following link: https://cpd.hertsforlearning.co.uk/courses/bookings/default.asp#searchresults 3 MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TEAM UPDATE (MHST) As you will know, Hertfordshire was one of the first areas to secure Mental Health Sup- port Teams (MHST) in schools as part of NHS England’s Trailblazer programme. The programme has been running since 2018 and consists of a team being built around trainees that are undergoing the one year Educational Mental Health Practitioner Course. During this year, the trainees complete their course being hosted by both HPFT CAMHS and PALMS (Special Schools MHST). The trainees have a network of sup- port around them from their respective teams and Commissioning staff to work with Herts school communities to design the offer of support. From January 2021 there will be two new teams. One in Watford and one in Stevenage where the teams will support between 12 and 20 schools per area working in conjunc- tion with a designated mental health lead in each school once fully operational. School staff will benefit from tailored training and consultation, while pupils and parents will be able to access evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues, with the aim that early intervention will prevent needs from escalating. NEW THRIVE & SURVIVE FOR YEARS 12&13 The Thrive & Survive Guide has been created to help young people adjust to university life: providing ideas, information and advice on things they might need to know. It has been developed with young people so that it covers all the important areas. It is here to provide a single source that young people can reach for when they need that information or could use some tips. It is based on the Five Ways to Wellbeing and sits on the Just Talk website under the ‘Young People and Students’ tab on the front page. https://www.justtalkherts.org/ news-and-campaigns/support-for-university- students.aspx To support the use of this guide PowerPoint presenta- tions are being developed for Year 12 & 13 teachers to use with the students to help them navigate the guide and get the best out of the resource. These will be avail- able shortly on the Healthy Young Minds in Herts web- site. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] 4 PARENTING COURSES There are a number of parenting courses to support families across Hertfordshire, in- cluding: Anger in the family Parenting children aged 5-14 with ASD/ADHD Parenting children with SEND Dealing with teens challenging behaviour Parenting support Parenting courses are offered across the county. You can search for courses in Hertfordshire County Council’s Parenting Directory at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/parentingsupport A list of the Online Parenting Courses for Autumn Term 2020 is listed here. PARENTING NETWORK Support, information & learning groups for parents caring for children with special educa- tional needs and/or disabilities – no need to book just ZOOM! Delivered by experienced, trained facilitators with over 25 years of personal experience and professional knowledge to share. Non-judgemental, caring support groups for parents by parents (Facilitators trained by Fami- lies in Focus CIC) caring for a child with any additional need. TWO NEW PARENT NETWORK SEND SUPPORT AND INFORMATION GROUPS To book contact: [email protected] Further information on the website: https:// www.familiesinfocus.co.uk/big-news/ 5 SHARING GOOD PRACTICE PAGE As you know we are keen to regularly publish your examples of ways in which you have done (and continue to do) to support children, young people, parents and staff’s emo- tional wellbeing within our regular newsletters. To promote this information further we have recently set up a new designated area on our Healthy Young Minds in Herts Website where this information will be displayed. You can find the link to this page here. (* Please note you will need to reg- ister for an account to view this page) THE PUPILS VOICE We have received some examples from schools and colleges within Hertfordshire that have helped support their pupils and encouraged them to express how they are feeling which can help support other children with their own Mental Health. One of the pupils from Aldwickbury School with a diagnosis of OCD, has written a book through lockdown with the support from his school. This book was created by the pupil to help him with his own mental health but also to help other children in similar circumstances deal with their difficulties. You can view the book here: Sam’s Book Blog– This blog was written by a young lady who has been dealing with her own men- tal health and physical illness which caused her to miss school and college, all which lead on to her feeling quite isolated. She is hoping to share her story to other young people and highlight to health professionals some of the issues she has experienced.