Kooth Launch to Year 9

Last week, we invited Kooth to come into the school to talk about their service with Year 9 students.  Students took part in an assembly and workshop sessions on how to manage stress and anxiety. 

Heather Hook, Kooth Engagement Lead was very impressed with how well year 9 students engaged with the workshops and asked to pass on a message to the school and students, "I just want to say a huge, heartfelt thank you for inviting me into school this week.  The students were fabulous and an absolute pleasure to meet.  They really are a credit to you." 

Heather Hook (Kooth Engagement Lead, Cumbria, Blackburn with Darwen & Lancashire)

Kooth provides early intervention mental health support to children and young people and works with schools and professionals across over 90% of the UK.  Kooth is free to access via any internet-connected tablet, computer or smartphone.  There are no waiting lists or thresholds to meet and a referral from a medical professionals is not needed.  Your child can join Kooth anonymously simply by visiting www.kooth.com

Kooth offers young people a range and choice of support options under one digital roof.  It has services that are accessible 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  This includes one to one text based sessions with experienced counsellors and wellbeing practitioners run from midday to 10 pm on weekdays and from 6 - 10 pm at the weekend.  Appointments can be booked in advance or accessed via a drop-in text-based chat.  Kooth also provides a fully safeguarded and pre-moderated community with a library of peer and professional created articles.  All content is pre-moderated and age-appropriate.

Kooth covers many topics on the website including relationships, LGBT+, exam stress, anxiety, eating difficulties, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, body image, social media, bullying and family worries.  All of these subjects affecting young peoples' mental health are presenting issues that Kooth and other mental health providers see from all age groups.  Kooth is commissioned by the NHS and clinically approved for children from the age of 10, and is the only digital mental health provider to hold a BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) accreditation across the UK.

If you would like to know more about Kooth you can watch a 5 minute overview here or a more in-depth 15 minute recording here.  Please follow this link for FAQs and further written information about Kooth:  Parents/Carers resources.