{"id":1116,"date":"2019-09-27T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T12:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/forfaracademy\/?page_id=1116"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:19:24","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/forfaracademy\/about-our-school\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

Partner Agencies<\/h4>\n

New Solutions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n

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 \u2018Ask once, get help fast\u2019 and that \u201cthere can be no \u2018wrong door\u2019 for children and families who need and want help\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New Solutions is a counselling service that is very active within Forfar Academy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.new-solutions.co.uk\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

School Nurse<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

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 \u201cmaking Scotland the best place to grow up\u201d. They have identified 10 priority areas that School Nurses will focus on: <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Emotional Health and Wellbeing <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Substance Misuse <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Child Protection <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Domestic Abuse <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Looked After Children <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Homelessness <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Youth Justice <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Young Carers <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> Sexual Health <\/span>\u00b7<\/span> 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).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to find the school nurse in Angus:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Forfar – Whitehills Health & Community Care Centre\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Arbroath – Abbey Health Centre\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Brechin – Brechin Health Centre\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Kirriemuir \u2013 Kirriemuir Health Centre\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Montrose – Links Health Centre<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Angus Young Carers<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

AYC\u2019s 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.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n