Well-being & Support for Parents

These links will assist if looking for support, whether it is financial, food, social or emotional, there are a variety of services available locally and nationally to help you. Whilst every care is taken to ensure these pages are current and appropriate please let us know if you find any errors. Likewise, if you are aware of any other links you think may be helpful for parents, please contact the school office on 01280 812864 or office@buckinghamprimary.com

Please scroll down the page to access support for Wellbeing & Mental Health, Finance, bills & support, Food & Shopping, Food Banks, Money & Budgeting, General Support, Refugee Support, Gypsy, Roma & Traveller support, Missing Persons.

Helpful resources for young people's mental health

10 keys to happier living

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Suicide Prevention and Support

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/
https://www.samaritans.org/ Call 116 123
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/suicide-prevention
https://www.papyrus-uk.org/ Call: 0800 068 4141 or text: 07860 039 967
https://sossilenceofsuicide.org/ 0808 115 1505
https://andysmanclub.co.uk/

Mental Health Support

https://schoolsweb.buckscc.gov.uk/behaviour-wellbeing/wellbeing-support-for-buckinghamshire-schools/wellbeing-resources/ 0800 783 0121
https://www.connectingbucksschools.com/buckinghamshire-wellbeing-resources/
https://www.minded.org.uk/
https://giveusashout.org/
https://studentspace.org.uk/0808 808 4994
Autonomous sensory meridian response on BBC R1
https://www.thecalmzone.net/ 0800 585858
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/make-it-count-guide-for-pupils 020 7803 11 00
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/0300 123 3393
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/ 01296 831120
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/mental-health-and-stigma/help-and-support 116 123
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z7qg6v4/mental-health/1
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/feeling-lonely/ 116 123
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/loneliness/#.XeZ-ZoP7TIU 0300 123 3393
https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/ 0330 555 0310
https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/article/10-ways-to-take-action-against-loneliness0333 3558038
https://www.rethink.org/ 0121 522 7007
https://youngminds.org.uk/ 0808 802 5544
https://www.headstogether.org.uk/
https://www.studentminds.org.uk/lookingafteryourmentalwellbeing.html 0113 343 8440
https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/wellbeing-support 0800 917 8000
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/your-wellbeing/wellbeing-support-services/sources-of-support-for-your-wellbeing 0300 123 1233
https://www.together-uk.org/ 020 7780 7300
https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/who-else/housing-health-wellbeing/wellbeing/mental-health 0800 842 842
https://headstrongtraining.co.uk/services-for-education/ 07492 903659
Our Time | For children of parents with a mental illness 07537 404 282
https://www.mindsahead.org.uk/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/help-and-support/ 01296 831120
https://www.menopauseandme.co.uk/ 01707 853000
https://www.familyfund.org.uk/

Apps Available

#stayalive - a suicide prevention resource full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis

Aura – Personalised meditation
Blueice – for managing emotions
Bright Sky - support and information for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship
Calm – Meditate, sleep, relax
Calm Harm - help teenagers manage or resist the urge to self-harm
Catchit – Learn to manage negative thoughts and look at problems differently
Chillpanda – Breathing techniques to help you relax
Clear Fear - help children and young people manage symptoms of anxiety
Combined Minds - help families and friends provide mental health support
Couch to 5K – fitness and motivation
Cove – Create Music to reflect emotions
Daylight - provides help to people experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety
Daylio Journal – this journal can help reduce anxiety and promote mindfulness
Elefriends - a supportive online community from the mental health charity Mind (over 17s only)
eQuoo – emotional fitness game
Feeling Good: Positive Mindset – Uses audio tracks to help relax your body and mind
Google Translate – web page to enable translation of any language
Headspace - mindfulness and meditation, providing unique tools and resources to help reduce stress, build resilience, and aid better sleep
iTranslate - write and speak in over 100 languages, anywhere in the world.
Liberate Meditation - meditation app that offers culturally sensitive and diverse meditations and talks that have been curated for the BAME community
Mind Shift - designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety
Mood Tools - designed to help you combat depression and alleviate your negative moods, aiding you on your road to recovery
My Possible Self - monitor your feelings and recognise any patterns or triggers in your behaviour
notOK - features a large, red button that can be activated to let close friends, family and their support network know help is needed
Recovery Record - the smart companion for managing your journey to recovery from eating disorders
Rise Up - for people struggling with food, dieting, exercise and body image
Sam - to help you understand and manage anxiety
SAMHSA – Suicide Safe - helps providers feel confident to assist patients who present with suicidal ideation
sayhi - Have a conversation in two languages and easily understand each other.
Silver Cloud - supportive and interactive programmes, tools and tactics for mental and behavioural health issues
Sleepio - sleep improvement programme that is fully automated and highly personalised, using cognitive behavioural techniques to help improve poor sleep
Smart Recipes - from Change4Life is an easy way of helping you prepare tasty, healthier meals
Streaks- a to-do list that helps you form good habits
Student Health App – information for students
Text Grabber - Scan and translate any printed text from image
Thrive – Use games to track your mood and teach yourself methods to take control of stress
Unmind - a mental health platform that empowers staff to proactively improve their mental wellbeing
Virtual Hope Box - helps people live through painful emotional experiences through distraction, inspiration, relaxation, coping, support and reasons for living
Worry Tree – help to manage worries with CBT

Finance, Bills and Support

Buckinghamshire Help: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living/

Buckinghamshire Warm Spaces: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living/find-a-place-to-keep-warm-welcoming-spaces/

Government Cost of Living Support: https://costoflivingsupport.campaign.gov.uk/

Government Cost of Living Payment: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment

Helping Hand: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/housing-and-benefits/support-with-food-bills-and-finances/

Money and Benefits: Money and benefits | Family Information Service (buckinghamshire.gov.uk)

Bucks Family Information Service: Family Information Service | Buckinghamshire Family Information Service

Food Bank Vouchers and Referrals: Food Vouchers - The Trussell Trust or speak to your local Citizens Advice Bureau

UK Bill Help: https://www.billhelp.uk/

Family Fund supports families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people: Family Fund Support | Family Fund

Home Start: https://www.home-start.org.uk/

Confused.com Petrol Prices: https://www.confused.com/petrol-prices (requires a registration)

Benefit and Grant Calculator: https://www.entitledto.co.uk/

Money Saving Expert: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/

Energy Bill Support Scheme: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/energy-bills-support-scheme-explainer

Help with Energy Bills: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/getting-help-if-you-cant-afford-your-energy-bills

Money Helper Energy: https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/money-troubles/dealing-with-debt/struggling-to-pay-your-gas-or-electricity-bill

Energy Saving Trust: http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/energy-at-home

Simple Energy Advice: https://www.simpleenergyadvice.org.uk/

Better Housing Better Health: https://www.bhbh.org.uk/

Buckinghamshire Financial Insecurity Partnership: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/campaign/money-problems/

Turn2Us: https://www.turn2us.org.uk/

Step Change: https://www.stepchange.org/

Quaker Social Action: https://quakersocialaction.org.uk/we-can-help/money-finances/made-money/financial-wellbeing/help-cost-living

Government Advice: https://www.gov.uk/cost-of-living

Citizen’s Advice: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/get-help-with-the-cost-of-living/

Money Helper Mortgages: https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/homes/buying-a-home/government-help-if-you-cant-pay-your-mortgage

Shelter: https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help

Centrepoint: https://centrepoint.org.uk/what-we-do/housing/

Homeless Link: https://homeless.org.uk/

Government Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/if-youre-homeless-at-risk-of-homelessness

Crisis: https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/about-homelessness/

BBC Advice and Support: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cljev4jz3pjt

Food, Shopping & Cooking

Kids Eat Free: https://moneysavingcentral.co.uk/kids-eat-free

Healthy Living Centre https://www.healthylivingcentre.com/community-projects/

Fare Share: http://fareshare.org.uk/

Buckinghamshire Disability Service: https://buds.org.uk/information/

Transforming Lives for Good – Make Lunch: https://www.tlg.org.uk/

Trussell Trust: Trussell Trust

Connection Support: https://www.connectionsupport.org.uk/ 01296 484322

Salvation Army: https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/homelessness

Olio Food Sharing: https://olioex.com/

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: https://www.jrf.org.uk/

Family Lives: https://www.familylives.org.uk/

One Can Trust: https://onecantrust.org.uk/food-bank-collection-points/

Bootstrap Cook: https://cookingonabootstrap.com/

Budget Food Ideas: https://savings4savvymums.co.uk/

Meal Planning: https://savvybites.co.uk/7-day-aldi-budget-meal-plan-dec-21-27/

Empower to Cook https://www.empowertocook.co.uk/about

Too Good To Go: https://toogoodtogo.co.uk/en-gb/consumer

How to Spend Less: Which.co.uk

Cut Down Grocery Bills: https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/bills/six-top-tips-to-help-you-save-on-your-grocery-bills-1912670

Community Hubs & Foodbanks

Buckingham Parish Church: https://www.bpchurch.uk/Groups/149163/Buckingham_Parish_Church/Church_Life/Community/Community.aspx

St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Buckingham: Provides food for those in need living north of Winslow

https://www.buckinghamparishchurch.org.uk/Groups/237838/Buckingham_Parish_Church/Church_Life/Community/Buckingham_Food_Bank/Buckingham_Food_Bank.aspx

Bicester Foodbank: https://bicester.foodbank.org.uk/

Milton Keynes Foodbank: http://mkfoodbank.org.uk/about-the-food-bank/

Aylesbury and Various Support Links: https://www.aylesburytownchaplaincy.co.uk/about-aylesbury-town-chaplaincy/support/

Southcourt Baptist Church: https://www.southcourtbaptist.org.uk/SBC_NEIGHBOURHOOD.htm

Aylesbury Vineyard - Make Lunch, Storehouse clothing and furniture & foodbank: https://aylesburyvineyard.church/

Aylesbury Foodbank: https://aylesbury.foodbank.org.uk/

Food Cycle: https://foodcycle.org.uk/location/foodcycle-aylesbury/

Esquires Coffee shop and Church on Berryfields: foodbank@churchonberryfields.org 07919 332859

Thomas Hickman's Charity : 14 Bourbon Street , Aylesbury, HP20 2RS , 01296 318500

Offers small grants to Aylesbury Town residents in need; applications can be made by families to cover expenses such as uniform, school shoes etc. https://thomashickmancharity.co.uk/

Youth Concern will only help young people under the age of 25 with a connection to Buckinghamshire. They will be provided with a hot meal as well as shelter and advice. https://www.youthconcern.org.uk/

Aylesbury Homeless Action Group: http://www.ahag.org.uk/ 01296 435026

Swan Community Hub: https://www.swancommunityhub.org.uk/