Partner Agencies
New Solutions
Mental health problems can happen to anyone therefore it is important for children, young people and families to receive the right help, at the right time through early identification and intervention. We believe that when someone needs help they should ‘Ask once, get help fast’ and that “there can be no ‘wrong door’ for children and families who need and want help”
New Solutions is a counselling service that is very active within Forfar Academy.
https://www.new-solutions.co.uk/
School Nurse
The new role of the School Nurse Society is changing and so are the needs of the children and young people. The Scottish Government is supporting School Nurses to refocus and modernise their roles to support its goal in “making Scotland the best place to grow up”. They have identified 10 priority areas that School Nurses will focus on: · Emotional Health and Wellbeing · Substance Misuse · Child Protection · Domestic Abuse · Looked After Children · Homelessness · Youth Justice · Young Carers · Sexual Health · Transitions (from one stage to the next, such as moving from nursery school to primary school, primary school to secondary school and secondary school to adult services).
Where to find the school nurse in Angus:
– Forfar – Whitehills Health & Community Care Centre
– Arbroath – Abbey Health Centre
– Brechin – Brechin Health Centre
– Kirriemuir – Kirriemuir Health Centre
– Montrose – Links Health Centre
Angus Young Carers
AYC’s vision is that all carers in Angus will receive appropriate information and support to enable them to feel valued and confident in their caring situation and to develop their own potential.
- To ensure that carers are recognised and supported as expert care partners
- To support carers to have a life outside of caring
- To improve carers mental health and well-being
To support carers to address their financial needs - To ensure that Young carers are able to maximise their full potential and are supported in their role as young carers
Angus Young Carers work closely with Forfar Academy and have drop in clinics available for our young people where they provide information and advice to young carers. They also offer support to carers at an emotional, practical and social level. Joining with carers in becoming actively involved in consultative and planning processes.
https://www.anguscarers.org.uk/young-carers/
Wrasac
Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre offer support to women and young people that have been the victim of sexual abuse or rape. They offer specialist counselling and information to young people and their families.
Hillcrest
Hillcrest offer support services for young people aged between 12-25 years old. The offer advice and support around drugs and alcohol, sexual health, relationships and parenthood, peer mental health support and early intervention and family support. Their services are free and confidential. They can offer one-to-one support as well as group support or intensive family support where necessary. Young people can self refer, parents/carers can refer a young person or GP and school can also refer.
https://www.hillcrest.org.uk/futures/get-support/young-peoples-services/
Tayside Council on Alcohol
TCA provide support for individuals, families and communities across Tayside impacted by substance use. In the Angus area TCA provide the following services
- Adult Counselling
- Young People Counselling
- Support Groups for Adults
- Support Groups for Young People
- Kinship Care Support
- Positive Connections
- School Input for Young People
- Support in Recovery
- Collaborative Routs to Recovery
Cool2Talk
Cool2talk provides a confidential and safe space service that allow young people aged between 12-26 years old where they can get their questions answered accurately and without judgement.
Cool2talk is an interactive website for young people that encourages them to ask open and honest questions and receive supportive but accurate answers to some questions parents and carers may lack the information of are unable to sign post the young person in the correct direction for support from an appropriate agency.
The Cedar Project
The Cedar Project is a therapeutic group work programme for young people and their mothers who have experienced domestic abuse. The group creates a safe space to learn about strong feelings, types of domestic abuse and how to deal with anger.
The group will work with young people through a variety of activities so that they learn about their complex feelings and are able to have a better understanding of them.
The Cedar Project will also work closely with mothers and allow them to look at domestic abuse through their children’s eyes.
Relationships Scotland
Relationships Scotland offers a wide variety of support to young people and their families. Listed below are some of the services that they provide
- Family Mediation – This service offers families in conflict understand and communicate with one another better so they can make practical plans for the future. Experienced counsellors understand the complexity of family life, separation, divorce and family restructuring.
- Child Contact Centres – It’s generally better for children and young people to remain in contact with both parents after separation or divorce, but this can be difficult for all involved. Child contact centres help children and young people by providing a safe, neutral environment away from conflict situations so that children and young people can see their parent or grandparent in a safe and welcoming environment.
- Family Support – Conflict in relationships and families is normal. Family support allows everyone to learn how to deal with this conflict and allows everyone the ability to have their say but also allows everyone the opportunity to listen. Family support will work closely with families and provide support and guidance to allow families to resolve their conflict.
https://www.relationships-scotland.org.uk/
Hear Me Counselling
Hear Me Counselling provide confidential counselling for young people (8+) who have either recently, or in the past, been sexually abused. They offer face to face counselling, counselling over the telephone, outreach counselling (where the counsellors come to you) and counselling outdoors. The counselling that the young people receive will allow them to work things out for themselves, make choices and help them look at things differently.
The things that young people can discuss are varied and will be extremely personal but some things that other young people have discussed are –
- Finding it hard to sleep or having nightmares
- Feeling worried, uneasy, sad or frightened
- Wanting to hurt yourself or others
- Feeling depressed or anxious
- Bullying
- Feeling lonely
- Getting into trouble at home or in school
- Feeling angry
https://www.hearmecounselling.com/
If you feel that your son/daughter would benefit from these services please contact their Pupil Care and Support teacher in the first instance.
Cost of Living
Angus Council Cost of Living Advice Page
