Mental Health
The college is committed in supporting students, apprentices and staff with their mental health and well-being. We provide face to face sessions via our counselling and safeguarding team. We offer confidential and non-judgemental emotional support. Our staff are trained and will create a safe and welcoming environment where you can talk about your concerns that are affecting your emotional wellbeing.
We offer one-to-one support where appropriate with your consent refer to external agencies that may be equipped to provide more specialist support.
Our safeguarding team can be contacted Monday to Friday (term time only)
When the college is closed and if you are in crisis, you need to contact an emergency service or a crisis support service listed below. Unless it says otherwise, these are open 24 hours a day, every day:
- 999 – You can always telephone 999 in an emergency.
- Hospital – You can make your way to any hospital which has an Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department. It might help to ask someone to accompany you. Find your nearest Accident & Emergency Service.
- Samaritans – You can telephone Samaritans 24 hours a day on 116 123 from your mobile or landline or send an email jo@samaritans.org. You can find out if you have a local Samaritans branch here.
- Your GP/medical practice – Contact the medical practice at which you are registered and ask for an urgent appointment.
- Local crisis support service – You can find your local crisis support services by visiting the NHS page.
- Other organisations, including PAPYRUS and Student Minds offer support and helpful resources.
Do not forget the importance of talking to someone who you trust. Let family or friends know what’s going on as they may be able to offer support. There’s no right or wrong way to talk about your feelings – starting the conversation is what’s important.
Mental Health Directory
Select an option to view the relevant support organisations. Tap on a organisation to be taken to their page.
Anxiety UK
No Panic
Bipolar UK
Mental Health Resources for Young Adults with Bipolar Disorder
Kaleidoscope Bereavement Services
Compton Care – Bereavement Hub
Offers a service for children and young people who have suffered bereavement. They can also support families of young people facing complex or incurable illnesses.
Hope Again
Hope Again – Young People Living After Loss
Cruse Bereavement Support
Is a national charity offering telephone, email, face-to-face or peer group support to adults or children who have lost someone close.
Winston’s Wish
Supports children and young people who have experienced a bereavement.
NHS – How are you?
The Mix
Needa
Young Minds – A guide to body image.
Baylor University
Be Real
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Our aim is to keep the support we offer to you confidential. This means that we won’t talk about you to other people outside of the college team.
It is important that you know if we are worried about you and think that you are at risk of danger, we will discuss with you about the need for us to share our concerns with other relevant external agencies. We will only do this if we believe that you are at risk of significant harm.
Before we share any information with external agencies, we will inform you and explain our decision.
Kooth
Base 25
Relate
Marie Curie
Students Against Depression
Papyrus
CALM
Staying Safe
CWMT
Samaritans
Women’s Aid
Victim Support
Black Country Women’s Aid
Orange Wolves
Beat Eating Disorders
National Centre for Eating Disorders
Talk ED
Life Works
NHS
NHS Healthy Body
Recovery Near You
Rehab4Addiction
Kooth – is an online service for young people to access counselling and advice for various emotional issues.
Base 25 is a voluntary organisation based in Wolverhampton City Centre that supports young people up to the age of 25. It offers several projects around specific issues, daily drop-ins, and counselling support.
Beam Wolverhampton is run by The Children’s Society and offers drop-in sessions or appointments to children up to the age of 18 (this is extended to the age of 25 if the young person has a disability or is a care leaver).
Childline is a national charity that offers support to children and young people who have worries that they want to talk about.
The Samaritans is a national charity that offers support to anyone who needs to talk or those concerned about the emotional well-being of another person.
Wolverhampton Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is part of the National Health Service and is based at the Gem Centre in Wednesfield. It works with children and young people aged up to 18 who have mental health difficulties or a learning disability.
PAPYRUS – is a national organisation which aims to prevent suicide in young people. They offer information on their website and a ‘Hopeline’ for young people up to the age of 35 who may be feeling suicidal.
Information Advice and Support Service (IASS) —The IASS is for parents/carers, children, and young people. It offers impartial information, advice, and support on matters relating to a child or young person’s special educational needs or disability from birth to 25 years.
Every Mind Matters
Mind
Rethink Mental Illness
Sane
Time to Change
Our Community
Mental Health Foundation
Wolverhampton Health Minds
How to look after your Mental Health using exercise
How to overcome fear and anxiety
How to look after your mental health
How to look after your mental health using mindfulness
How to sleep better
How to manage and reduce stress
How to support mental health at work
How to look after mental health later in life
The truth about self-harm
Stress
Stress Busting
NHS Student Stress
Hearing voices
Living With Schizophrenia
OCD Action
OCD UK
NHS
Help for self-harm
NHS
RC Psych
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Childline
Self-harm support
Childline
