Isle Listen in schools
In-school mental health support and educational programme to meet schools’ needs for children, teachers and parents.
We aim to equip the Island’s young people with the skills and resilience to navigate the mental health and emotional challenges of 21st century life
What we can support with
We can support with
- School related concerns or worries e.g. exam pressure
- Friendship and relationship difficulties
- Low-level bullying concerns
- Difficulties at home e.g. parental conflict, parental separation
- Any low-level mental health concern e.g. worry or low mood, self-esteem
We don’t support with
- Eating disorders
- Psychotic illness or symptoms
- Neurodevelopmental conditions
- Addiction or substance misuse
- Diagnosed disorders or symptoms at a clinical level where an individual regularly receives support from CAMHS or alternative services
- Suicidal intent
- Significant risk-taking behaviours
How can we help?
Transitions in life are never easy and it’s completely ok to not feel ok.
We offer a range of services within schools and at our Therapy Suite, at Skanco Court, to support young people with their mental health.
Education
Our Wellbeing Facilitators work within secondary and primary schools, with children as young as 8 years old, educating students about mental health through classroom-based sessions and assemblies.
Listening Service
Within secondary schools we offer a confidential low level 1-to-1 listening service in which our Wellbeing Practitioners help students to manage their feelings with concerns such as exam pressure, friendship worries, bullying, social media difficulties and low self-esteem.
Therapeutic Support
For those that require a higher-level of support we have a team of experienced and qualified therapeutic professionals that can offer a broad range of psychological therapy, from our Therapy Suite at Skanco Court.
Accessing our service
Our Listening Service is confidential, within the parameters of safeguarding policies of the individual schools and our governance board, and offers a private space for you to talk about what’s worrying you whether that be school, relationships, friendships, exam stress or anything else you’d like to talk to someone about.
Looking after your own wellbeing
It can be worrying when you, or someone you care about, is experiencing a difficult time. Here is some useful information and advice to look after and support your mental health and wellbeing.
We know looking after children and young people isn’t always easy.
Primary schools
We engage with parents and carers to educate on how they can facilitate conversations with their children about mental health and wellbeing, and create a supportive home environment.
Secondary schools
We help parents and carers to understand some of the common issues that young people face, and what they can do to support them.
How we can help
We offer regular ‘drop ins’ at our Centres in Douglas and Castletown, where you can come along and informally chat to members of our schools and therapeutic teams about any worries, concerns or unanswered questions you might have about a young person’s mental health and wellbeing.
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What you can do
Here is some useful information and advice to look after and support your child’s, as well as your own, mental health and wellbeing.
What is Anxiety-Based School Avoidance (ABSA) and how can you help a young person struggling to attend school?
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Understanding anxiety in the workplace
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Helping secondary school students to manage anxious thoughts and worries through our Listening Service
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Greater responsibilities continue to fall to educational and teaching staff.
Primary schools
We engage with teachers in the implementation of low-level education surrounding mental wellbeing and how to go about this practice effectively.
Secondary schools
We prepare teachers to recognise the appropriate signs and signals, while educating them on the appropriate points of contact to signpost.
How we can help
We offer regular ‘drop ins’ at our Centres in Douglas and Castletown, where you can come along and informally chat to members of our schools and therapeutic teams about any worries, concerns or unanswered questions you might have about a young person’s mental health and wellbeing.
View drop in dates
What you can do
Here is some useful information and advice to look after and support student’s, as well as your own, mental health and wellbeing.
Some more helpful resources
Go to resources
Isle Listen is a charitable initiative entirely funded through the generous support and donations of the local community. Can you help us?
Donate
Every penny donated helps us to continue our work towards removing the stigma surrounding mental health and support young people.
Fundraise
Without the generous support of people like you, we could not do what we do. Let us know if you’re raising funds for us or would like to support our campaign.