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Not Fine In School, an organisation run by parents, “how have experienced school attendance barriers”. Their website has a ton of useful resources and information. They also host closed Facebook groups for families, professionals and school teachers.

Place 2 Be works with schools to support children’s and young people’s mental health. They have useful information for parents.

Young Minds offers help with:
Problems at School
School anxiety and refusal

⭐️ Join our Raising Teens Facebook group for support from parents, teens and experts

🎧 Listen to Raising Teens: Support in Schools on BBC Sounds.

We discuss how schools can help to improve the outlook for our young people, what help children are entitled to (whether in school or home educated) and whether schools are equipped to provide that support and help prevent the need for clinical treatment. Our guests are Emma Sharpe – MHST Team Lead, Senior Primary Mental Health Worker, Schools Mental Health Service Brighton and Hove City Council; Harriet Peach – Digital and Participation Lead, YMCA DownsLink Group; and Nicholson Davids – Production Coordinator, AudioActive.
First broadcast on BBC Sussex in February 2024.

🎧 Listen to Raising Teens: School Stress on BBC Sounds

News media report that children are suffering from unprecedented levels of stress when it comes to school – exam pressure, not enough “downtime” (homework, social media) and lack of sleep are cited as causes. This has led to a huge rise in mental health issues in teens. How does school stress manifest itself? How do teens find ways to cope? What help is out there for parents to better understand and guide their teen through the school years? Guests include: Learning and wellbeing practitioner Debra Lloyd.
First broadcast on BBC Sounds on 11 April 2019.