Our partners are here to support staff in education in meeting the emotional and mental health needs of children, young people, and their families
Briefing Note: Supporting Liverpool School Communities in the Aftermath of the Liverpool FC Parade Incident (May 2025)
This briefing note provides practical guidance for school leaders and staff in Liverpool Primary, Secondary and Special schools to support pupils, parents/carers, and colleagues, as well as strategies for managing emotional responses across the wider school community.
Download the Community Wellbeing Toolkit: Feeling Safe, Taking Care of Yourself and Getting Support.
On this page, you can download a range of local critical incident resources, including the Liverpool Schools Critical Incident Aftercare Procedure
If you are a school in Liverpool looking to alert your Mental Health Schools’ Team to a critical incident, please complete the appropriate form below:
School Health Teams
School nurses are registered nurses who specialise in public and child health. Their team of school nurses, community staff nurses, and clinical support workers works closely with children and young people, parents, carers, and teachers. On these pages are resources for parents and young people that are age-appropriate and signposting.
Mental Health Support Partners
As part of the partnership offer in Liverpool, ADDvanced Solutions Community Network provides information, advice, and guidance for neurodiverse children, young people and families. The team is available for parents and carers who may have any concerns Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. Tel: 0151 486 1788 info@addvancedsolutions.co.uk
Bullybusters are available for schools to support children and young people with kindness, tolerance and supporting each other.
The RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team deliver their Worries of the World LFC Parade Trauma Response bite-size sessions for parents/carers and anyone caring for or working with children and young people. These sessions typically focus on children’s understanding of big topics and discuss barriers and steps to support children’s worries in uncertain times. In response to recent events, the discussion will relate to current worries and concerns that affect children and young people.
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MYA YAY is a participation group for young people aged 11+ that offers a platform to have a voice regarding mental health. Discussions in current sessions focus on recent and ongoing incidents. Young people can sign up to join here.
YPAS offers open-access children’s groups in community-based venues designed to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children and young people. The safety and welfare of children are YPAS’s highest priorities, and the team is committed to maintaining the highest standards of care and vigilance.
Talking to children and young people
Helping your kids cope with seeing distressing news online
Advice if you’re upset by the news
How to talk to children about racism
How to deal with fake news and misinformation
Young Minds: Tips and advice related to trauma
Support and Self-help for adults
Mersey Care’s mental health self-help guides contain verified information. They are written by NHS Clinical Psychologists with contributions from service users, healthcare, and voluntary sector staff.
Kind to Your Mind Liverpool is aimed at adults over 25 to guide you through steps you can take to protect and improve your wellbeing, overcome challenges and help you on your way to recovery. You can access information about self-care and support during difficult or traumatic times in the adult Community Wellbeing Toolkit.
Talking Therapies provide psychological treatments, sometimes called talking therapy, to help people with common mental health problems such as feeling stressed, feeling low in mood (depressed) or very nervous (anxiety).
The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It is provided by the national mental health charity Chasing the Stigma and brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place.
They offer tailored information, advice and support to parents and carers who are concerned about their child or young person’s mental health. You can speak to us over the phone, or chat to us online.
You can use Young Minds parent/carer helpline service if you are the parent or main carer of a child or young person aged 25 or under. The service is available across the UK. It is free and confidential.