Useful phone numbers and websites for pupils and parents
Please see below for a list of useful helplines and websites concerning safeguarding, health and support for pupils and parents/carers.
| Name | About | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childline | 24 hour helpline for under 18s | 0800 11 11 | www.childline.org.uk |
| NSPCC | 24 hour child protection helpline | 0800 800 5000 | www.nspcc.org.uk |
| Cancer Support | Cancer support line | 0808 800 1234 | www.cancerbacup.org.uk |
| Crime Victims | Victim support | 0845 303 0900 | www.victimsupport.org.uk |
| Crimestoppers | Crime prevention | 0800 555 111 | www.crimestoppers-uk.org |
| National Missing Persons | Parents helpline | 0500 700 700 | www.missingpersons.police.uk |
| Runaway Helpline | Parents helpline | 0800 800 70 70 | www.runawayhelpline.org.uk |
| Samaritans | 24 hour suicide prevention line | 08457 90 90 90 | www.samaritans.org.uk |
| Stop Smoking | Quitting helpline 9am-9pm | 0800 00 22 00 | www.quit.org.uk |
| Kidscape | Keeping safe, bullying & how to cope | 020 7730 3300 | www.kidscape.org.uk |
| Youth Access | Discuss problems confidentially | 020 8772 9900 | www.youthaccess.org.uk |
| CALM | Helpline for boys aged 15+ | 0800 58 58 58 | www.thecalmzone.net |
| Anxiety UK | Anxiety helpline | 08444 775 774 | www.anxietyuk.org |
| MIND | Mental health issues helpline | 0300 123 3393 | www.mind.org.uk |
| CAMHS | Child and Adolescent mental health | 01925 579405 | www.youngminds.org.uk |
| Child Bereavement UK | Child bereavement helpline | 0800 028 8840 | childbereavementuk.org |
| Happy, OK, Sad | Local mental health wellbeing help | 01925 66 66 47 | www.happyoksad.warrington.gov.uk |
| RELATE | Relationships help | 0300 100 1234 | www.relate.org.uk |
| Bereavement UK | Bereavement help | 0800 634 9494 | www.bereavement.co.uk |
| Young Minds | Emotional help | 0800 802 5544 | www.youngminds.org.uk |
| Beat Youth Line | Eating disorder helpline | 0808 801 0711 | www.b-eat.co.uk |
| Papyrus | Young suicide prevention | 0800 088 4141 | www.papyrus-uk.org |
| OCD UK | Obsessive compulsive disorder help | 0845 120 3778 | www.ocduk.org |
| Mental Health Foundation | Mental health issues helpline | 020 7803 1100 | www.mentalhealth.org |
| No Panic | Help with anxiety disorders | 0844 967 4848 | www.nopanic.org.uk |
| Walsall SEND Team | Information to children and their families, about issues that may affect them and useful services. | 01922 652 871 | www.mywalsall.org/fis/walsall-send-local-offer/ |
| Mermaids UK | LGBT and youth support | 0808 801 0400 | www.mermaidsuk.org.uk |
| The Proud Trust | LGBT and youth support | 0161 660 3347 | www.theproudtrust.org |
| Citizens Advice Bureau Walsall | Free, confidential, impartial advice on issues affecting people’s lives. | 0300 330 1159 | www.walsallcab.org.uk |
| Black Country Women’s Aid | Support for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence | 0121 553 0090 | blackcountrywomensaid.co.uk |
| Autism West Midlands | Support for autistic people and families | 0121 450 7582 | www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk |
| Health Magazine | Fitness and nutrition information | www.health.com | |
| Kooth | Online support for young people | www.kooth.com |
