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Children & Young People – other resources

NHS Highland’s Health Information and Resources Service (HIRS)http://healthyhighlanders.co.uk/HPAC carries a range of resources, such as games, training packs and displays . Anyone who lives or works within Highland can order these, or download them from the links on the HIRS site. Leaflets don’t have to be returned.

All you have to do is register on the web site then order any relevant titles.

From outwith HIRS:

Change starts with us a toolkit for anti-bullying work led by young people

Whether it is verbal, physical, online or face to face, bullying can have a significant impact on a child’s life well in to adulthood. Bullying strips children of their rights and feelings of control – that is why it is always unacceptable. By making small, simple changes, we can break this cycle and help create a safe environment for everyone.

This resource is designed to help young people (and those working alongside them) to plan anti-bullying work in their schools and communities. At first this might seem like an overwhelming task, but this resource will help outline the steps they could take, and inspire them with lots of examples of where young people have achieved fantastic things across Scotland.

Download here

Out of Harm Toolkit
includes Talking about self harm: a conversation guide

If you are a young person who is self-harming and would like to have a conversation with an adult you trust, you could give them this resource and that could help prepare them to chat to you about it.

Young Carer Groups across Highland

A “young carer” is a child or young person under 18 who has a significant role in looking after someone else who is experiencing illness or disability. There are groups established across Highland who support young carers to manage their caring responsibilities with confidence and to have a life of their own outside caring.

For Caithness area:

Caithness Klics, 19 Nicolson Street, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5HH
Tel: 07759 231340
Email: caithnessklics@outlook.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Caithness.klics.7

For Sutherland area:

TYKES, First Floor, Estates Offices, Duke Street, Golspie, KW10 6RP
Tel: 01408 633017
Email: golspieyc@aol.com

For Skye & Lochalsh area:

Skye & Lochalsh Young Carers, Victoria Cottage, Hedgefield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV15 9GF
Tel: 01478 613617
Email: skye.lochalshcarers@gmail.com
www.skyeyoungcarers.co.uk

For other areas in Highland

Connecting Young Carers, Glen Orrin House, High Street, Dingwall, IV15 9TF
Tel: 01463 723562/3
Email: youngcarers@connectingcarers.org.uk
www.connectingyoungcarers.org