Mental health matters at Milford Haven School!
At Milford Haven School and Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen Mind mental health matters every day!
Tracey Price CEO of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen Mind said “We are proud to award Milford Haven School our first ever Mental Health Matters School Award. We’re very happy to recognise the whole school for their commitment to mental health awareness and support across pupils and staff. We also hope that seeing their success will encourage other local schools to get in touch about becoming a Mental Health Matters School!”
Mind in Pembrokeshire have been invited to Milford Haven School a dozen times during 2023. To provide mental health classes for every student in every year group.
To attend wellbeing fayres to share information about local services and how they can help.
To receive trauma training alongside the entire staff team and to inform them on healthy lifestyle choices that can improve feelings of wellbeing.
Mind information is available every day throughout the school including quick tips on wellbeing topics like sleep, panic attacks, relaxation and more.
Three different year groups are already booked in for ‘healthy relationships’ training for 2024!
Milford Haven School Headteacher Ms Ceri-Ann Morris said “Our pupils’ mental health and wellbeing are of paramount importance. At Milford Haven School we have created a safe place where pupils are not only encouraged to flourish academically but are also supported throughout all of the challenges of their adolescent life. We offer our pupils a diverse range of both internal and external services in the form of counselling, mentoring, PSE lessons, school nurse appointments and pupil and teacher led support groups. All of these services are available to every single child.
As a result of our ongoing and relentless commitment to pupil and staff wellbeing, we have been awarded the Mind Mental Health Matters Award. Our staff and pupils are proud to be one of the first schools in Pembrokeshire to have received this award.”