The Health for Teens website delivers interactive messages and advice, covering a range of topical subjects, such as Coronavirus and online gaming that promote health and wellbeing and help young people to make the right choices.
The site, aimed at 11-19-year-olds signposts to a number of children’s and families services provided by the Trust, including:
- ChatHealth text messaging service to contact school nurses
- Immunisations
- Help to quit smoking
- School Nursing Team in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
- Anxiety and mental health
More information about these services, including a link to the Health for Teens site can be found at www.mpft.nhs.uk/services/health-visiting-and-school-nursing.
Claire Bailey, Managing Director for MPFT’s Children and Families services said: “The site not only gives young people helpful health and wellbeing guidance, but can be accessed by parents, carers and teachers to utilise the variety of resources available such as interactive games, signpost to local health services or download relevant information materials. People can also search for contact details of their child’s School Nursing Team.”
Notes for Editors
- The Trust is working in partnership with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, which runs the Health for Teens website – www.healthforteens.co.uk
