Emotional Well-being and Mental Health

Mental Health affects all aspects of a child’s development including their cognitive abilities, their social skills as well as their emotional wellbeing. Building emotional resilience is key and we believe there are core strengths seen in mentally healthy children and young people:

  • The ability to build and maintain positive relationships
  • An ability to play and to learn appropriately for their age and level of understanding
  • A developing a good sense of right and wrong
  • The ability and resilience to cope with a degree of emotional challenge
  • A clear sense of identify and self-worth
  • An ongoing progression of psychological growth and development

Guide for Professionals

Cumbria Service Providers Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Padlet - This Padlet has been created to provide valuable support for services working with children and young people across Westmorland and Furness. It offers a range of resources, training opportunities, and links to additional services that promote emotional wellbeing, resilience, and mental health in children and young people.

Thrive Pathway - A guide to help you choose the right support and service. This guide is to assist professionals with how to most appropriately respond to and support a child or young person (CYP) aged 5 – 19 years, who are showing signs of struggling to cope.   The guide covers a spectrum of signs, symptoms and behaviours which may be symptomatic of a range of levels of needs in relation to their emotional and mental wellbeing.

Guide for Schools

Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health - A Schools Guide (Padlet) - This Padlet has been created to assist schools in accessing a wide range of resources and training aimed at promoting the emotional wellbeing, mental health, and resilience of children and young people. It also provides links to both local and national support services available to school staff, as well as services specifically designed to support the needs of children and young people.

Thrive Pathway - A guide to help you choose the right support and service. This guide is to assist professionals with how to most appropriately respond to and support a child or young person (CYP) aged 5 – 19 years, who are showing signs of struggling to cope.   The guide covers a spectrum of signs, symptoms and behaviours which may be symptomatic of a range of levels of needs in relation to their emotional and mental wellbeing.

Early Help Offer - A guide to help you choose the appropriate support and service.

Whole System Workforce Development Offer Support

In Cumberland, we believe mental health is everyone's responsibility. We strive to ensure that our workforce and communities are well-equipped to support children and young people (CYP) at every opportunity.

We need a clear and consistent way to train our staff so they can recognise signs of mental health challenges. Our aim is to help raise awareness and ensure our workforce feels confident in supporting children and young people who are struggling with emotional wellbeing or showing early signs of distress or difficulty. We are dedicated to making sure they receive the right support at the right time, following the Thrive model.

Professionals, practitioners, staff, foster carers, and volunteers can access advice, information, and support from:

  • 'My Time' Primary Mental Health targeted support teams
  • Public health school-age nursing team (ages 5-19)
  • Family Hubs

Training available

Every Life Matters

A programme focused on raising awareness and understanding around mental health and suicide prevention.  All programmes and awareness raising sessions can be used by school staff, health and mental health professionals as well as any service supporting children, young people and families. 

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Solihull Approach

A training model designed to enhance emotional health and well-being by improving relationships and understanding of mental health in families and communities. Solihull approach programmes can be accessed by professionals and practitioners, families and young people. 

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MindEd

An online learning platform offering training and resources on mental health to help support children and young people.  MindEd is multi-professional, and can be used by teachers, health and mental health professionals, police and judiciary staff, social workers, youth service volunteers, school counsellors among others to support their professional development.  All registered learners can access a learning path tailored to their needs.

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