The UK Met Office has issued a Yellow warning of thunderstorms from 4am to 11am on Saturday 19 July.
If you see a highway emergency, such as a fallen tree or significant flooding, please call 0345 606 6171.
Find out more about this weather warning for Suffolk, including how to prepare.
Is there an emotional wellbeing topic that you wish you could find advice on from a clinical Psychologist to help support your child's mental health?
The Psychology in Schools Team (NSFT) are currently designing their workshop programme for 2025 – 2026 for delivering free online mental health workshops to parents and carers. They would like feedback from parents and carers on what workshop topics you would find helpful for them to cover. Your ideas will help inform future workshop content and delivery. To share your views, please complete this short survey. Responses are anonymous.
View the latest free online parent and carer wellbeing workshops
To find lots of video and poster resources which shares the experiences of neurodivergent young people in Suffolk, go to The Source Neurodiversity page
At least 1 in 50 people suffer from an eating disorder, yet in 2025, their symptoms can still go unnoticed by those around them.
Families and educational staff can find advice and support about eating disorders in the following places:
Jot the robot gives a series of well-being tips to children in Suffolk. Take a look at our trending Jot the friendly robot animation - 3 things I like about myself which helps address the topic of body image and body confidence to children. For more Jot the Robot animations and resources go to our emotional wellbeing support for children page.
In light of the recent social unrest, with the ongoing racism, violence and protests that have recently occurred across the UK, we would like to highlight some resources available to help support children, young people and families during this traumatic time, which can be found on our Children and Young People page.
'The Source' website for young people in Suffolk aged 11-19, provides information, advice, and sources of support on everyday issues that impact youngsters, and features an ‘Ask the Expert’ and ‘Find help now! Emotional Wellbeing Directory’ to help navigate young people to support services. See the video below to find out more and visit the Source wellbeing page.
Find workshops and resources to help you talk to children and young people about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and cope with the news. Go to our page: Resources to help children understand war and conflict and address their worries.
Parents, carers and educational settings can find a range of useful Self-harm information and advice resources available to help them support a young person whose self-harming, from our children and young people's wellbeing page.
Anna Freud resource to support the mental health of LGBTQI+ young people which includes advice and guidance around a range of topics which might impact on their mental health. The resource includes sign-posting to a range of support.
Take a look at our Wellbeing in Education podcasts, the latest episode focuses on Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA). Go to our Podcast page for more details.
Crisis Tools learning guides developed with Health Education England (HEE)
Go to the EBSA Emotionally Based School Avoidance section for advice to support children who are anxious about going to school.
Leading on from the successful Keys to Inclusion training, the Psychology and Therapeutic Service are now offering restorative justice training to education setting staff across Suffolk.
Young people in Suffolk have faced different pressures, uncertainties and challenges over the past year. This support for young people's mental wellbeing document includes useful websites, organisations, helplines and apps that offer a range of support services.
Teachers, health and social workers, volunteers, carers and parents who care/work with children and young people aged up to 25, can now access new online Psychological First Aid (PFA) training course (This course is free to complete. Please ignore the option to buy the course certificate).