Working to improve the social, emotional, mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in Cornwall

Supporting Young People

Information and resources to help young people build resilience and maintain good mental health.

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Parents & carers

Guidance and resources for parents and carers to support their children's mental well-being and emotional development.

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Latest news

Updates on HeadStart Kernow's initiatives, events, and success stories, along with relevant news on youth mental health.

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Welcome to the Cornwall Schools' Wellbeing Website

Headstart Kernow offers training courses and events, information, signposting, resources and more to help build resilience and mental wellbeing for children and young people.

Join the Cornwall Wellbeing Hub, a free Cornwall-wide online network for schools and settings to support staff, governors and those supporting C&YP wellbeing.

The professionals working with children and young people section highlights information for all schools and settings and community organisations.  The Whole School Approach features useful tools and resources. 

The Learning section contains reports about the effectiveness of HeadStart interventions, new engagement tools and research methods.

The Digital Resilience Tool is a practical way for professionals to assess young people’s online behaviour and help them make decisions about whether that behaviour represents risk of harm. It's free and the training is CPD accredited.

The Virtual Ring Binder is a compilation of organisations that offer support for children and young people, parents, carers and families as well as education professionals. Parents and carers can explore further information about courses, activities and resources.

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What people are saying about Headstart Kernow

About the Brilliant ME! journal:

They have been absolutely amazing and really helped the children who I work with. It’s been a great tool to work with children in school and for them to take home and work with their parents. One of the girls told me she had been anxious at the weekend and completed some of the activities which helped her.  

Primary school pastoral support

"Thanks for everything but mostly for putting a smile on my daughter's face"

Parent following a workshop for young people struggling with their wellbeing

“The course was fantastic, thought provoking & the content was ace …great at personalising to settings we had come from. I am full of ideas and want to share with colleagues

“I found the concept of feeling safe vs being safe and the language of safety really useful. I will teach CYP about EWS and create personal networks”

Delegates on PBs training

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