Mental health sounds scary. But actually, it’s just about how we think, act and feel every day. Mental health is all the things which go on within your mind such as your thoughts and feelings. Everybody has mental health. You can have both good and bad mental health which can change day to day and at different times in your life. Sometimes though, you might decide that you need some help or support. This website has been created to help you to know where you can go and who you can speak to.
Kirklees Keep In Mind - Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
Kirklees Keep in Mind helps young people in Kirklees access timely support to improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
What is Kirklees Keep in Mind?
Kirklees Keep in Mind is our new emotional wellbeing and mental health service for Kirklees children, young people and families. It is part of Kirklees Families Together which is a partnership of services working together to provide the right support for families.
Kirklees Keep in Mind is based around good practice, national requirements and reflects the feedback we have received from parents, families, people who work in educational settings and, most importantly, children and young people.
How can Kirklees Keep In Mind (KKIM) help?
Kirklees Keep in Mind helps children and young people improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This might be directly with young people and or their parents/carers. Sometimes this work may be 1-1 and sometimes in a group. We work very closely with schools and you may see us in school delivering assemblies or workshops to offer advice and strategies for challenging times such as exams and transition to high school. There are also lots of resources and links on the KKIM website for you to use.
How can I get help from KKIM?
If you are concerned about your child's mental health or wellbeing, please speak to your school, if this possible and appropriate. Schools can request support by completing the KKiM consultation form.
You can also request support by contacting Kirklees Families Together Gateway by:
- Completing the Support Request web form.
- you can also call the Locala Single Point of Contact on 0300 304 5555.
Locala single point of contact will log the request for support and transfer it to the Families Together Gateway which includes members from Kirklees Council Early Support and Education Psychology, Locala Health and Wellbeing and South West Yorkshire Foundation Trust. Partner organisations work together to understand the needs of children, young people and families contacting the service to provide the right support.
It’s normal to occasionally feel anxious or have bad days, but if this having a significant impact on your daily life, e.g affecting your sleep, not wanting to meet up with friends or affecting you taking part in activities you usually enjoy then you may need to seek some support to help improve things.
If you are a young person, please speak to a member of staff in school who you trust. They will direct you to someone who can talk to you about our service and see if it is suitable for you, or advise who else might be able to help.
If you are a parent and require support for your child, please contact the school and they will discuss with you and see whether the service is suitable for your child’s needs or advise you who else might be able to help.
You can also call the Locala Single Point of Contact for help with mental health support on:
0300 304 5555
Or you can complete the online Support Request form (opens link in new window)
The KKiM school offer, currently under the MHST arrangement provided by Kirklees Council Education Psychology, has received Local and National recognition for the difference it is making. The plan is that this offer will be opened to 100% of schools across Kirklees, with the following exceptions.
- Private, Voluntary, and Independent (PVI) Early Years Settings
- Colleges and sixth forms
- Selected special schools
- Selected grammar schools
- Independent schools
- Alternative provisions
The offer will focus on the 43% of schools who have not yet benefitted from the service.
