Support

Wirral Council

Wirral Council and community food providers have come together to make sure vulnerable residents don't go hungry during the coronavirus pandemic.

Feeding Birkenhead, supporting Wirral, Wirral Foodbank and other third sector food providers are coordinating efforts and centralising their bulk food collection and distribution operations at a new emergency food hub managed by Wirral Council.

Residents experiencing difficulties in accessing food can visit www.wirral.gov.uk/foodhelp to submit their details online using a simple form or call the Wirral Coronavirus Helpline 0151 666 5050 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm).

Download the document here for full details.

CAMHS Mental Health Support

CAMHS now have a 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line for urgent support for residents of Cheshire West, Cheshire East and Wirral on 0300 303 3972. The Advice Line number is still running but is diverted to the new Crisis Line.

If you would like to make an online referral both professionals and families can do this via the http://mymind.org website. CAMHS have also put some self-help resources on the website for children and young people at https://www.mymind.org.uk/coping/

There are various resources in relation to supporting children & young people around Covid 19 and their mental health. Along with the poster completed by young people at Ancora House (inpatients), there is now also a social story, link to Young Minds on mental health & self- isolating, and a link to Place2be which has information for parents.

Children and Young Person's Helpline

Act Early

The Act Early website is "aimed at family and friends to encourage them to share concerns that a friend or loved one might be vulnerable to radicalisation": https://actearly.uk/

For anyone that would like to support the campaign please follow the link to this toolkit: https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/actearlypartners/

Tomorrow's Women Wirral

A new Tomorrow’s Women initiative designed to benefit young women aged 14-17 to offer crucial support and specialist guidance.

The initial Virtual Launch will be delivered via telephone with an offer of support, signposting and targeted courses weekdays 9am – 4pm

They are now taking referrals to support young women so please feel free to contact them on admin@tomorrowswomen.org.uk or call on 0151 647 7907.

If someone you know, a friend/family member, a client that you are working with between 14 & 17 could benefit from the support of Tomorrow’s Young Women please do not hesitate to get in touch.

https://www.tomorrowswomen.org.uk/

Online Safety Advice for Parents

During the current Coronavirus (Covid 19) situation many parents are working from home including home learning with their children. Many children will increase their online activity time during this period due to being at home more, so it is important that families incorporate time to learn about how to keep safe when going online. It is highly likely that online offending will increase during this time, so it is important that children and young people know how to learn, socialise and play online in a safe way.

Download the Advice from Merseyside Police

NW SEND Regional Network

Below is a link to a special issue of the NW SEND Regional Network Newsletter, collating resources from a wide range of sources to provide information for anyone to use as they feel would be helpful. The list includes tips if a child is worried about coronavirus, how to wash your hands, what self-isolation means and a whole range of ideas to have fun at home.

Read/download the full issue here:

Wirral Foodbank Extra

During the coronavirus outbreak, Wirral Foodbank is continuing to support people with emergency food, though please note the reduced service due to measures put in place to slow the spread of Covid19.

Full details of how to access support can be found on the Wirral Foodbank Extra website here: https://www.wirralfoodbankextra.co.uk/