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What is HeadStart?

It’s a partnership programme, led by Cornwall Council and funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, which develops resilience and mental wellbeing in young people.

We deliver the community strand of the programme under Your Way, focusing on preventing the onset of mental ill health.

Our offer

We’ll directly support you whether you’re a young person aged 10-16, parent, carer, volunteer or community group through our Youth and Community Facilitators.

Our Youth Facilitators will support you with your mental health and emotional wellbeing whilst our Community Facilitators will provide you with links in your community, training and advice around mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Direct support

Directly supporting you with your emotional health and wellbeing

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Community Support

Providing you links with in your community

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HeadStart Kernow

Information about the wider HeadStart Kernow project

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ESA

Information on Emotional Support Animals (ESA), their rights and how to register them.

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Let's Chat

Kooth, from XenZone is a free online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop. Their Online services are available Monday-Friday 12pm-10pm and Saturday-Sunday 4pm-10pm

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Need help now?

We are not an emergency or crisis service. If you need to speak to someone urgently call your GP/family doctor!

or

Childline up to 19yrs : 0800 1111
The Samaritans: 116 123
In an emergency go to A&E or call 999

 

If you are concerned about the safety of a child or young person please contact the Multi-Agency Referral Unit (MARU) on 0300 123 1116 (01208 251300 out of hours), or the Police.

Blogs

HeadstartMind
20th October 2020

The curse of the now generation

Do you ever find yourself getting frustrated when you’re unable to get something instantly? Or your friends get annoyed with you if you leave them on read? In a world…
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CoronavirusHeadstartParenting
23rd September 2020

Why exercise is good for me?

Joe Wicks of PE With Joe just put out a video admitting that he is struggling with his mental health at the moment, and talking about how exercise is the…
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CoronavirusHeadstartParenting
22nd September 2020

Mornings!

Hello fellow parents. I wonder how you are setting into your new routines. I hope you are finding time for some self-care now that your young people have gone back…
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CoronavirusHeadstartParenting
2nd September 2020

Back to school

When I wrote my first ever blog for this page, children had just been pulled out for school/childcare for an unknown amount of time. I wrote about the fear and…
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