Self-harm and/or suicidal thoughts: Targeted support

A child or young person who does not have safe ways of expressing how they feel. They may have recently engaged in a self-harming behaviour or expressed very negative feelings about themselves. They are not responding to emotional well-being support that school has put in place and there is some concern about their safety. 

Critical Incident documents and protocols:

Critical Incident documents and protocols – Cognus

**Education services ** 

Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service  

• Consultation for school staff with a member of the STARS team to problem solve and provide recommendations  

• Re-Think It – an intervention for the child/young person and their parent/carer to attend together to understand more about anxiety and how to manage difficult feelings that 

• Please contact the team at STARS for either of these interventions . Please visit the STARS website for more information by clicking this link[External Link]. 

The Limes 

• Support for schools in completing risk assessments and safety plans, The Limes 

**Social care services ** 

Family Hubs  

• Parent/carer Coffee Information Sessions. If you would like to find out more about the sessions, please contact Clare Kennedy Parenting Administrator via her email: clare.kennedy@sutton.gov.uk 

• A range of parent/carer training programmes, support sessions and information which can be found here  

Early Help  

• Advice and signposting from an Early Help Coordinator  

• Referral into the Helping Early Panel which is a multi-agency partnership that aims to support children, young people, and families in Sutton by providing early intervention and prevention services. It focuses on identifying and addressing needs early on to prevent issues from escalating and to improve outcomes for children and families. Referral can only be completed by professionals (not schools)  

• For professional support or guidance on referrals, you can contact the Early Help Coordinators at 020 8770 6001 and for more information see here[External Link] 

Early Help & Integrated Youth Justice Service (EHIYJS) | Schools Team 

This service is only available for secondary schools with an assigned worker 

• Individual pupil work for young people who are becoming disengaged with education 

• Workshops for groups of pupil 

• For more information please contact Paul Arthur, Team Manager paul.arthur@sutton.gov.uk, telephone 07395 283151 or Laura Noulton, Service Manager 07970955105. Please visit the Sutton Information Hub by clicking this link. 

Sutton Therapeutic Hub  

_This service is only available to children/young people and families open to Sutton’s Children’s Services _ 

• Hub practitioners work with children and young people to assess and understand their needs, and those of the parents/ carers. Where appropriate, they may then offer therapeutic interventions. 

• Parent/carer coffee morning sessions jointly run by the Virtual School and Therapeutic Hub 

**Health services ** 

Education Wellbeing Service SWLSTG/Cognus 

• Guided self-help for anxiety or low mood  

• 1:1 Parenting support for managing child's anxiety and behaviour 

• Therapeutic groups including creative therapies (limited to the cluster of schools operating within the St Philomena’s Cluster) 

• Reflective consultation slots for school staff  

• For more information about this service or to request training and support contact your schools Mental Health Lead. To find out who is your linked worker please email EWSinfo@swlstg.nhs.uk or see here[External Link]. For schools who are part of the team linked to Cognus see more information here[External Link]  

Sutton Alliance services – Tier 2  

• CAMHS cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety, phobias and low mood for children and young people up to the age of 18 registered with a Sutton GP. Referrals can be made by GP's, other healthcare professionals, schools, and others via the single point of reference. Referrals information can be found here [External Link]  

• Off the Record for counselling for young people aged 11-25. See here for referral[External Link] information and criteria  

• Referral into the Sutton CAMHS Nurse for self-harm  

School nursing  

• Sutton School nursing offers regular confidential drop in clinics in Sutton Secondary schools providing support and guidance on both physical health and emotional well-being. Visit them on Instagram.com/suttonschoolnursing/[External Link] 

• If you would like to see a member of the team, they can be contacted: By phone on 020 8770 5409. By email at hcpadmin@sutton.gov.uk or through the school a pupil attends. You can also get further information by visiting the Sutton Information by clicking this link.