At Rainford High, we believe in promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing. Prioritising the wellbeing of students and staff ensures that outstanding teaching and learning can take place, and that the school is a community where everyone feels able to thrive.

Useful Links
nhs conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/
Teen Body Image And Self-esteem – A Practical Guide For Parents
https://www.freederm.co.uk/body-image-and-self-esteem
Ok to Ask Campaign (suicide awareness and prevention) –
OK TO ASK (oktoaskcampaign.co.uk)
Barnardo’s BOSS Service (early intervention emotional health and wellbeing service working alongside CAMHS) –
BOSS | Barnardo’s (barnardos.org.uk)
BOSS | Barnardo’s (barnardos.org.uk)
Self help books/booklets
Reading Well – Young People & Mental Health
Gender, Sexuality and identity
Self help exercises
Moodjuice – NHS Scotland – Anxiety
NHS UK – Ways to relieve stress
Exam stress
App links
Bully buster –
Calm Harm (self harm support) –
Clear Fear (anxiety support) –
Move Mood (low mood support) –
Combined Minds (information for families supporting a young persons mental health) –
Home – Combined Minds App
Home – Combined Minds App
Breathwrk (breathing exercises to help anxiety) –
Breathwrk | Breathing Exercises
Breathwrk | Breathing Exercises
Calm (meditation and sleeping) –
Calm – The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep
Calm – The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep
BetterSleep (sleeping tracker) –
BetterSleep | Sleep better. Feel Better.
BetterSleep | Sleep better. Feel Better.
Sleep –
MoodNotes (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, only on Apple App Store) –
Moodnotes – Mood Tracker on the App Store (apple.com)
Moodnotes – Mood Tracker on the App Store (apple.com)
Bloom (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) –
Bloom – #1 Self-Therapy App (enjoybloom.com)
Bloom – #1 Self-Therapy App (enjoybloom.com)
Gratitude (self-care journalling) –
Gratitude Journal App to Improve Your Longterm Well-being (gratefulness.me)
Gratitude Journal App to Improve Your Longterm Well-being (gratefulness.me)
Breeze (Journalling, developed with concepts from Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy) –
Breeze: Mental Health on the App Store (apple.com) (Apple)
Breeze: Mental Health on the App Store (apple.com) (Apple)
Breeze: mental health – Apps on Google Play (Google Play)
Wysa (24/7 AI chatbot using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) –
Wysa – Everyday Mental Health
Wysa – Everyday Mental Health
Finch (self-care journalling) –
Finch – Your New Self Care Best Friend (finchcare.com)
Finch – Your New Self Care Best Friend (finchcare.com)
Reflectly (AI journalling) –
Reflectly – A Journal for Happiness
Reflectly – A Journal for Happiness
Support for neurodivergent young people –
Home | Spectrum Gaming -Spectrum Gaming is an autistic-led UK based charity that supports autistic young people. We aim to create a world where every autistic young person knows that who they are is ok and they can be themselves, whilst still developing meaningful relationships and achieving their personal goals.
BEREAVEMENT –
VIBE –
Health fears –
OCD –
ST HELENS GETAWAY –