GIST safety for kids

Who we can go to for help when we are in school

When we are in school we know who to go to for help. Any of the grown ups can help us. If we don't want to say our worries out loud then there are worry boxes in and around our school. 

Mrs Evans is our Family Support Worker so if we do not want to talk to someone in our class, we can talk to her.

Mrs Potter looks after all of the children and works as the Safeguarding and Child Protection Lead. This means we can talk to her too and she will always try to help. Mr Yearsley and Mrs Rumsey can also help as they work with Mrs Potter to make sure everyone feels safe. 

We talk in school about a 'trusted adult'. It is important that you have a trusted adult in school. If you cannot find someone in school to talk to, talk to grown ups at home. If it is something you cannot talk to them about then there are other people who can help and you will find links to them at the bottom of this page.

	Al-anon/alateen http://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/		It's not OK http://www.itsnotokay.co.uk/
	Runaway Helpline http://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find.html		ThinkUKnow http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
	Survivor's Handbook https://www.womensaid.org.uk/the-survivors-handbook/		London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard http://switchboard.lgbt/
	Brook Advisory Centre http://www.brook.org.uk		Terrence Higgins Trust http://www.tht.org.uk
	The Beat - The UK's eating disorder charity https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/		Papyrus - Prevention of young suicide http://www.papyrus-uk.org/ Gendered Intelligence http://genderedintelligence.co.uk/
	NHS Choices http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx arm against cervical cancer http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pages/hpv-human-papillomavirus-vaccine.aspx		Stonewall http://www.stonewall.org.uk