“Quarriers have helped me to notice how I am feeling and how to deal with my struggles better”

Wellbeing Tips

Tips to sleep better in winter

We can all be guilty of losing track of our routine after the winter festivities. We stay up later and sleep longer, meaning it can be hard to face those cold mornings when we return to normality. Sleep is so important and is one of the many things that can help you maintain positive wellbeing.

COVID-19 Resources

We understand that it has been a difficult couple of years and the pandemic has cause challenges for us all. We also know that everyone deals with things differently. We have created resources and activities to help keep you motivated, improve your self-care and most of all help you look after your wellbeing. If you are feeling anxious or have been impacted by covid-19, get in touch with us and see if there’s anything we can do to support you.

• Life after Lockdown
• Activity guide, including useful apps and Youtube channels

Useful links

• Borders Resilience For Wellbeing young person’s leaflet
  
• Parent Space
  Enabling and supporting parents & carers to create a secure and healthy base for their children’s emotional growth and encouraging positive communication within families. Contact Number: 07545592464

“I found the advice and support from Quarriers extremely helpful and beneficial. It also made me feel more comfortable coming into school as I knew the support was there if I needed it at any time”

We understand that supporting young people can be difficult at times and cause lots of worries for those looking after them. We are very mindful that life can throw us curveballs, and in many ways we are supporting families, not just the young people.

We care, and we are here to listen.

While parents are not directly able to make a referral to the Resilience for Wellbeing Service, we encourage you to discuss any concerns about your child/children with their guidance teacher/GP and think about whether a referral would be appropriate. If you would like to phone for a chat about the service, please contact the office on 01896 668 411. You can also refer to our service leaflet.

If you are urgently concerned about your child, please refer to our out-of-hours contact list below.

Here’s what parents have had to say about our support.

“Thank you so much for your work. It’s exactly what she needed at the time and I’m happy that she is able to come back and feel she is able to talk to you again. Because I’m her mum, it’s hard for her to open up but it’s good that she is able to come to you with her worries, so thank you so much.”

“Thank you so much for all the time, thought, and effort you have put into supporting my child. I really appreciate your input. We will encourage her to continue the strategies you have provided.”

We offer guidance to children and young people who have been identified by the Keeping Safe and Well Tool as requiring an additional level of emotional support above that provided by Universal Services.

Our focus is on early intervention and prevention by providing a holistic model of support to improve and promote emotional health and wellbeing. This enables young people to become more resilient and confident, and to take ownership of their emotional health needs, thus empowering them to thrive and attain within their school and communities.

Our interventions are time-limited, which enables children and young people to put their learned coping strategies into practice: we promote resilience rather than  building reliance. We do this by using the Wellbeing Indicators identified on the completed referral form and further initial assessment of the child or young person. This is then used to formulate a plan and tailor a package of support.

Referral Process

Quarriers accepts referrals from pastoral staff as well as operating a self-referral and a supported self-referral system. To self-refer, the child or young person can make direct contact by attending the drop-in sessions or via textline 07937 986558 or calling the office on 01896 668411. They will then meet their Quarriers worker and will be supported to complete a self-referral and commence the assessment process to help identify and plan the support they need.

A supported referral enables all other professionals to signpost children and young people to the service using the methods above or supporting the young person to complete a self-referral form. Using this method of referral enables the child or young person to take ownership and responsibility of their own emotional health and wellbeing, and will result in a richer engagement of the interventions that takes place. In the case of a self-referral, the child or young person will always be encouraged and supported to tell their parent/guardian and their pastoral teacher that they are accessing the Resilience for Wellbeing Service.

• Quarriers Resilience for Wellbeing Self Referral Form
• Interview with Angela Freeman, Service Co-ordinator
  
• Children in Scotland article

NHS Borders Wellbeing Point
www.nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk/wellbeingpoint

NHS24 Mental Health Hub – Tel: 111
For urgent mental health support

NHS Inform
Resources for looking after your mental health – www.nhsinform.scot

Togetherall
Online community for over 16s where people support each other – www.togetherall.com

Samaritans – Tel: 116 123 
24 hour helpline. For personal crisis, risk of suicide and emotional support.

Breathing Space – 0800 83 85 87
A free evenings and weekends, confidential phone service for anyone experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.