If You have a Concern
If you have any concerns about your own or someone else’s welfare or safety, you must report it. It is better to tell someone, rather than failing to tell anyone and you or the person you are worried about possibly being exposed to further risk of harm.
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Should you have any concerns about the wellbeing of a young person at Princes Risborough School please contact our Safeguarding Team on the main school phone number (01844 345496) or by email at childprotection@prsbucks.com
Should you wish to report a concern about a child to Buckinghamshire MASH Team their numbers are as follows:
- 01296 383 962 between 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm Friday.
- 0800 999 7677 before 9am, after 5:30pm (5pm on a Friday) or at weekends (Emergency Duty Team).
Alternatively you can report a concern to them online at this link:
Buckinghamshire County Council - Report a concern about a child
Student Well-Being Support Over Weekends and Breaks
Please see our Mental Health section page on our website that has useful links and resources
http://www.princesrisborough.bucks.sch.uk/Parents/Mental-Health/
If you need to talk to someone or access information and resources.
If you need to talk to someone or access information and resources over a weekend or break, hopefully some of these will be of help to you. There is also a section with advice for parents if they need signposting to some links and organisations as well.
Kooth - https://www.kooth.com/ - free, safe and anonymous online support for mental wellbeing
Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk/ - free and anonymous helpline with trained counsellors for anyone under 19 and covering any issues
Young Minds - https://youngminds.org.uk/ - a wide range of mental health support – counsellors, workshops, blogs, resources
Every Mind Matters - https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/your-mind-plan-quiz/ - well-being advice and strategies from Public Health England/NHS
The Mix - https://www.themix.org.uk/ - support service for young people; covers a wide range of topics, including mental health, money, drugs, racism, being a young carer
Get Self Help - https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/selfhelp.htm - website with dozens of links to other wellbeing sites and organisations
Sane - http://www.sane.org.uk/ - mental health charity which offers support and advice
Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/ - well-being charity which offers counselling and support
MeTwo - https://www.mefirst.org.uk/resource/meetwo-a-safe-social-media-solution-to-improve-teenage-wellbeing/ - fully moderated app for teenagers, which provides peer support, expert help, inbuilt educational and creative resources as well as in app links to UK charities and helplines.
Calm Harm - https://calmharm.stem4.org.uk/ - free NHS app for anyone worried about self-harm
NHS Mental Health - https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/ - find information and support for your mental health.
