Wellbeing

It is natural that this challenging time may create stress and anxiety for young people. If you would like to organise for your child to speak with one of our School Counsellors during the time we are not at school, email the team:

Jane Kay (Lead Guidance Counsellor): jkay@papamoacollege.school.nz

Jim Browne: jbrowne@papamoacollege.school.nz

Grace Irvine: girvine@papamoacollege.school.nz

If you ever have urgent concerns about your child's mental health, contact Maternal, Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (MICAHMS) at Tauranga Hospital on 07 579 8380 or 0800 333 061. Their Crisis Team number is 0800 800 508. If it is an emergency, call 111.

Students have also been emailed details of a School Nurse Health Service that is operating while schools are in lockdown. Students are able to email our Nurse, Woody Vahey, at wvahey@papamoacollege.school.nz. They can also call a national freephone, confidential number that will be answered by a school nurse: 0800-515919

Click on the images below to go to the following sites:

Covid 19: Practical Government advice on how to look after your wellbeing, and the wellbeing of your whanau, at this challenging time

Karen Boyes: Karen talks about creating an environment at home where there are routines and activities and where memories are created.

Nigel Latta: Nigel has a number of down-to-earth videos on Youtube and Facebook to help families understand the emotional processes they are going through and offer practical tools to help with this.