Mental Health Support

We are excited to inform our families that we have an Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) who works for the Mental Health Support Team (MHST). Her name is Danielle Stephenson and she will be a regular visitor to the school to help children who may be feeling worried or anxious, working one to one or in small groups as well as delivering workshops to classes/year groups. Danielle also works with parents one to one, in groups or workshops to support their child.

Danielle is currently visiting our school on the second Wednesday of each month and will be available between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm if any parents or carers would like to speak to her.

We are proud to be a part of the myHappymind Family!

As a whole school programme grounded in science and dedicated to building positive mental wellbeing, myHappymind helps children understand how their brains work and creates a culture that helps to build children's resilience, confidence, and self-esteem. myHappymind also teaches the children how to self-regulate and manage their emotions in stressful times, allowing them to be their very best selves!

In school we use the myHappymind program with all year groups. myHappymind is all based around helping children to understand how their brain works and to support them in developing positive skills and habits. myHappymind is delivered in Our Lady & St Edward's by class teachers through a series of interactive lessons and then the children apply these learnings throughout the day.
To further embed this learning, myHappymind has developed a Parent App. These resources can be accessed online on your computer, or through an app on your phone. The Parent App will support you as a parent in understanding what your child is learning, activities for you to do together at home and also a Kids Zone featuring myHappymind Games plus much more! Parents will have received an email with details on how to access myHappymind at home and on the go. 

Learn more here: https://myhappymind.org/