What Parents Need to Know about Mental Health and Wellbeing Apps

The rise in awareness of mental health issues has given way to several easily accessible services to help with such problems – for example, wellbeing apps promising to serve as an assistive tool for anyone in need of support. While these can be useful to some, there are a few risks which are important to consider – especially if a child or young person is using the app.

Of course, it can be tricky to know exactly where the safety concerns lie with a service intended to help and support its users – and it can be harder still to safeguard younger users. This free guide breaks down the online safety risks of mental health and wellbeing apps, before letting you know how best to keep children and young people safe if they ever wish to use these services.

This free guide brings you up-to-speed on the risks associated with mental health apps, while also letting you know how to safeguard any children and young people using these services.

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Former Pupil Visits Year 6

This week former Bomere Heath and Corbet School pupil Beth Trow visited Year 6 pupils to talk to them about her journey from sports day successes on our school field to the European U-18 Athletics Championships.

Following her representing Shrewsbury Athletic Club and Shropshire County, as well as West Bromwich Albion FC and Shrewsbury Town FC at football, Beth represented Team GB at the European U-18 Championships in Slovakia in July.

Beth gave a presentation about her athletics and football journeys, training, successes and future goals, as well as answering questions about her promising career. The Year 6 pupils asked some amazing questions! Beth really helped them understand the importance of determination, resilience and being self-reflective in order to improve.

We thank her for giving up time from her busy training schedule to come in to see us again – and we wish her all the best for her upcoming training and races!