Advice and resources : Staying safe at home
How can we help
Supporting yourself or somebody else with mental health difficulties
Young people often have to cope with many different situations and unfamiliar challenges, and the other pressures of growing up.
Supporting others adviceApps to help with children and young people's mental wellbeing
Ways you can help a child or young person to feel better.
Apps for wellbeing adviceHow can we help
Supporting yourself or somebody else with mental health difficulties
Young people often have to cope with many different situations and unfamiliar challenges, and the other pressures of growing up.
Supporting others adviceApps to help with children and young people's mental wellbeing
Ways you can help a child or young person to feel better.
Apps for wellbeing adviceOverview
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Make Yourself Heard campaign
Make Yourself Heard is a police campaign about how to get urgent help from the police when someone is unable to speak. This can be particular useful for victims of domestic abuse who are in the same house as the perpetrator. After dialing 999 if the caller is unable to speak or make any sounds then you will be prompted to press 55.
This will inform the police you are a genuine caller and not just a hoax or a dialling error.
Social isolation can increase the risk for those who are living in difficult situations at home.
There are emergency helplines you can contact for support.
Samaritans
Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Contact number: 116 123 Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
SamaritansNSPCC: child protection and advice
Contact number: 0800 800 5000 Adult contact number
Alternate contact number: 0800 1111 Children and young people
Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
Internet browsing
If you are not feeling safe:
- Browse in a private space
- Use a private browsing window. This means that your browsing history will not be saved and no cookies will be set. Follow the links to see instructions on how to update your internet browser
- Have another tab or window open in the background that would be very normal for you to be visiting such as BBC News. If your privacy is compromised you can quickly revert to this site
- If you suddenly need to close your browser window, the keyboard shortcuts will make it quicker. These are Command-W on a Mac or Control-W on a PC
Safeguarding Children
The safety and welfare of children - or safeguarding - is everyone's business. Berkshire West have produced lots of helpful information for parents and carers on safeguarding children. The website is a dedicated page with lots of information and advice for our children, parents, carers and practitioners. It covers subjects such as domestic abuse, emotional health, financial help, coping strategies for new parents, home schooling, keeping children safe online and leaving children at home.
They have also produced lots of information on safeguarding for babies: keeping babies safe from abuse, dealing with infant crying and safe sleeping.
Family Safeguarding Mental Health Service
- Adults
Mental health support for parents and carers whose children have a social worker due to safeguarding concerns.
Family Safeguarding Mental Health Service: Go to service