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Good luck to everyone taking exams this term!

A levels and GCSEs are taking place as usual this term, after two years of changes caused by the pandemic, and younger children will be taking SATs. It can be hard for parents as well as students not to feel tense at this time, and some young people can become very anxious. Finding a trusted person to talk to, eating healthily, getting enough sleep and excerciing can all have a positive effect. It's important as well to try to keep things in perspective, as there are always options even if one set of exams do not go to plan.

 

The NHS website has some helpful information for family members:
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/advice-for-parents/help-your-child-beat-exam-stress/

You could share these links about dealing with revision and exam stress with young people:

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/exam-stress
https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school-college-and-work/school-college/exam-stress
 

Support for families arriving from Ukraine

 
 

We are aware that a number of Westminster households have offered homes to Ukrainians fleeing the war there. We are coordinating a range of support for new arrivals from Ukraine and their sponsors where it is needed. With our partners, we will be aiming to make contact with and visit all sponsors when we are notified through the Homes for Ukraine scheme that local new arrivals from Ukraine have visas and will be hosted at addresses in the borough.


If you know when the Ukrainian family will be arriving at your home, please let us know by emailing: ukraine@rbkc.gov.uk We will then make contact with you to organise an initial visit to make the necessary checks and explore any problems the Ukrainian family may be experiencing. If you need information in order to help them access services such as education and healthcare, do contact your nearest family hub as staff have a good knowledge of local services.

Mental Health Awareness Week  9 - 15 May 

 

Feeling lonely is something that all of us can experience at any point and it can have a huge impact on our wellbeing. It’s important to remember that these feelings can pass and that there are lots of ways we can help each other too.  


Fancy a cuppa? Fancy a walk? Sometimes reaching out to each other with as little as three words can make a big difference.  

As part of the Better Health: Every Mind Matters campaign, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport are encouraging people to ‘Lift Someone Out of Loneliness’ by taking a simple action to help someone who may be feeling lonely. If we do this regularly, we can all help to lift each other up.  

Find out how you can help to lift someone out of loneliness. 


FREE NHS Postnatal Group

Practical advice on managing low mood and anxiety postnatally
Monday 6th June 2022 at 2pm online via zoom

Have you had a baby in the last 12 months?

 
Feeling stressed, overwhelmed or under pressure?
 
Finding it hard to enjoy things and feel positive?
 
Feeling low or flat in mood?
 
Thinking in a negative or pessimistic way?
 
Finding motherhood difficult to adjust to?

You are not alone

 

A lot of new mums find motherhood difficult.

 
Motherhood can be a time of joy, but also a time of stress. Change can be difficult and becoming a mother is a big change. This can make us feel overwhelmed, anxious and down.
 
A lot of mothers can benefit from advice and support to help them to manage the changes to their mood and anxiety after birth.

Our 10 week group provides a space for mothers to support each other, and for therapists to teach skills that can help mums improve their mood and reduce their anxiety

 

THIS IS A FREE NHS SERVICE

If you are interested in this group, or want to know more
about how we can help please contact us:
CNWL Talking Therapies Westminster ● 030 3333 0000  westminster.iapt@nhs.net ● www.cnwltalkingtherapies.nhs.uk

Book your place online: 

Joining details will be sent by email prior to the event. The webinar will take place on MS Teams.
Contact for more information: earlyhelpparentingteam@westminster.gov.uk

We want your views on local pharmacies!


We would like to hear what you think of pharmacy services in Westminster to help inform our Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment and help the NHS develop services for the future. The assessment is used by NHS England to make decisions on applications to open new pharmacies or to change their locations within Westminster.

The survey should take no longer than five minutes to complete and the information shared will be treated confidentially:

Share your views and experiences here
 

Kinship Hub is a community-based service aimed at supporting kinship carers across London and the UK. Kinship carers are people raising relatives or children within their network, who, for one reason or another, are unable to live with their parents. 
Sessions are open to any UK based kinship carer and their children. Session dates can be found at: https://www.kinshipcarershub.org/news-and-events 

Kinship Hub also offers free online webinars to kinship carers and children on a range of topics from managing contact safely, to promoting a positive sense of identity, life story work and building resilience.  

Kinship Kitchen also runs an employability program which trains kinship carers in food safety and provides paid employment opportunities through our catering company. 

Kinship Carers can self-refer at www.kinshipcarershub.org/contact, or can be referred by a social worker or other supporting professional. For more information please contact Director Anna-Lou Manca on 07792 320 549 or email info@kinshipcarershub.com  
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