Family Support

Here at St Patrick’s Catholic Primary school, we are committed to supporting you as families at home as well as helping your child learn at school. We can offer support in a number of different ways.

Family & Child Support – Here to Help You

If you have any concerns around health, wellbeing, mental health, child behaviour, family circumstances or other concerns, please feel free to pop in and have a chat with your child’s teacher or any member of staff who will be happy to help you. We have a Citizens Advice worker, Jeni Meadows who continues to be available for support with Housing, DLA forms, benefits, jobs, debt etc.  Jeni is contactable on: 07942 391188 or by email: jenim@northlancashirecab.org.uk

In school we will:

• Listen

• Offer support and practical advice to the whole family

• Promote positive behaviour

• Offer encouragement

• Build self-esteem, resilience, confidence and motivation

• Identify barriers to learning

• Promote our Core Christian Values

We can refer you or your child/family to the Children and Families Well-being Service. Also, we  are now part of a Morecambe wide project which brings a family support worker linked to CAMHS into school and can refer you to them for help.  We also have an Educational Psychologist who can offer support over the phone at this time if you are struggling with your child at home. Additionally, we can arrange for food parcels to be delivered to your home if you find that you are struggling because of changes in income. Please contact school by phone or email if you need a referral to any of these services.  Your call will be treated confidentially.

Contacts:

Miss Murphy: j.murphy@st-patricks-pri.lancs.sch.uk

Miss Hunter: l.hunter@st-patricks-pri.lancs.sch.uk

Please find below some leaflets and links which may be of use to you in terms of parent support, especially during this time.

Children and Family well-being service

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/early-years-childcare-and-family-support/family-support/children-and-family-wellbeing-service/

Community Support Services in Lancaster / Morecambe

Useful emergency contact numbers and links Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Our Mental Health Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 0800 953 0110.
It is staffed by trained mental health professionals who are able to provide assessment and referrals to appropriate services ring it if you need to access services or for advice about someone who needs treatment/support.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | Information about Crisis Support (lscft.nhs.uk)

We also have a Wellbeing Helpline & Texting Service, available Monday to Friday 7pm – 11pm and Saturday to Sunday 12pm – Midnight staffed by volunteers and those with lived experience, that offers emotional support, ring if you want to chat about your mental health or are lonely. It can be contacted on 0800 915 4640

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | Wellbeing Helpline and Texting Service (lscft.nhs.uk)

(Mental Health 16+) Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team number is available 24 hours 7 days per week: 01524 550198

NHS 111 (Free from landlines + mobile phones) 111 or Police/Fire/Ambulance Emergency 999 Samaritans Whatever you’re going through, call us free any time, from any phone, on 116 123

Contact Us | Samaritans

Papyrus: 0800 068 4141-Text 07860039967 Email pat@papyrus-uk.org Opening Hours 9am -12pm every day
Papyrus UK Suicide Prevention | Prevention of Young Suicide (papyrus-uk.org)

ChildLine: 0800 1111 Childline | Childline
Support for children and young people in the UK, including free helpline and 1-2-1 online chats with counsellors.