Safeguarding Resources
Please be aware that the process of discussing and writing submissions for FNMT's celebration of poetry and lyrics for the National Poetry Day 2023 theme of 'Refuge' may provoke strong reactions amongst young people, often based on their own experiences, many of which may be ongoing.
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Please discuss the implications of this amongst fellow professionals and your safeguarding team (if you have on within your organisation) in readiness for working on the theme of ‘Refuge’ with your students and be prepared for those reactions, dealing with them proactively. Your safeguarding and pastoral teams may well want input ahead of your sessions as they may be privy to more information than you, especially about specific students.
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Below is a list of useful Safeguarding resources put together by FNMT's Safeguarding team.
Useful Apps
Designed to help teens and young people cope with anxiety by teaching them how to relax.
The fear of threat, or anxiety, is like a strong gust of wind. It drags you in and makes you want to fight it or run away. Instead, face your fear with the free Clear Fear app and learn to reduce the physical responses to threat as well as changing thoughts and behaviours and releasing emotions.
Headspace was started with one mission: to improve the health and happiness of the world.
N.B. charges may apply.
A self-help app which includes a negative thought buster.
​Excel At Life's apps provide education to be an informed consumer of mental health services and contain resources to use in collaboration with a health professional.
Useful Websites
Resources for Schools
Visit the National Poetry Day website for resources or to register your National Poetry Day event for 5th October 2023.
Fighting for mental health. For support. For respect. For you.
You are not alone. However you are feeling right now, things can get better.
For women and children against domestic violence.
Art Refuge uses art and art therapy to support the mental health and well-being of people displaced due to conflict, persecution, poverty and climate emergency, in the UK and internationally.
We are a ‘CAN DO‘ organisation aimed at reducing the incidence of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, harassment, stalking and bullying. We provide a simple to use online platform that educates users on how to identify an abuser, report abuse and consequently protect children in their care.
Childline is yours – a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything. We're here for you anytime on the phone or online. Or try getting support from other young people on our message boards.
Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you.
A range of resources to support young people.
Provides CBT self-help and therapy resources.
Youper is a healthcare technology company dedicated to making mental health care accessible for everyone, which has helped more than 2 million people with engaging and clinically effective mental health solutions.
Counselling changes lives. Not just the lives of individuals, but of families and communities. Our work reflects our passion for the value of counselling and its potential to improve lives.
Useful Publications
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve quality of life by reducing symptoms of PTSD such as anxiety, sleep problems and difficulties with concentration. Recommendations also aim to raise awareness of the condition and improve coordination of care.
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
By Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake
(ISBN-10 0744598982)
In this book Michael Rosen writes about sadness, how it affects him and some of the things he does to try to cope with it. Whether or not you have known what it's like to feel really deeply sad, its truth will surely touch you.
On the topic of bereavement in young people.
