Children & Young People

Help & Support Contacts:

Action for Children

Web: actionforchildren.org.uk

This is a charity that works to support children, young people and their families across England.

Anxiety UK

Tel: 03444 775 774

Text: 07537 416 905

Web: anxietyuk.org.uk

Is a well-known support service that provides advice and support for those living with anxiety.

Beat

Youthline: 0808 801 0711

Studentline: 0808 801 0811

Web: beateatingdisorders.co.uk

Beat provides an under 18s helpline, webchat, and online support groups for those with eating disorders.

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

Tel (UK): 0800 58 58 58

Tel (London): 0808 802 58 58

Web: thecalmzone.net

CALM is a well-known listening service that provides various forms of information and support for men who may be at risk of suicide. This resource also contains a web chat. 

Centrepoint

Tel: 0808 800 0661

Web: centrepoint.org.uk

Provides advice, housing, and support for young people aged 16–25 who may be homeless or at risk of becoming homelessness.

Childline

Tel: 0800 1111

Web: childline.org.uk

Is a well-known protective service that supports children and young people in the UK experiencing distress, abuse, or neglect. They have a FREE 24-hour helpline.

FRANK

Tel: 0300 123 6600

Web: talktofrank.com

FRANK is a well-known confidential advice and information service about drugs, their effects, and the law. 

Hope Again

Tel: 0808 808 1677

Web: hopeagain.org.uk

Supports young people when someone dies.

Hub of Hope

Web: hubofhope.co.uk

Is a national database of mental health charities and organisations that offer mental health advice and support across Britain.

Kooth

Web: kooth.com

Kooth provides free, safe, and anonymous counsellors everyday, until 10pm. This service is for young people.

Me and My Mind

Web: meandmymind.nhs.uk

This is an advice and support service for young people struggling with unusual or distressing experiences such as hearing voices. 

Mencap

Tel: 0808 808 1111

Web: mencap.org.uk

This is an information and advice service for people who may have a learning disability, as well as for their families and/or carers.

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

Tel: 0800 800 5000

Tel (18 and under): 0800 1111

Web: nspcc.org.uk

The NSPCC is a well-known protective organisation that provides support for children and anyone worried about a child’s health or safety.

NHS Go

Web: nhsgo.uk

This is an NHS app that provides confidential health advice and support for those aged between 16–25 year old. 

No Panic

Tel: 0330 606 1174

Web: nopanic.org.uk/no-panic-youth-hub

Is a charity that offers support for those who may suffer panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

OCD Youth

Web: ocdyouth.org

ODC Youth provides support for young people who have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

On My Mind

Web: annafreud.org/on-my-mind

Provides information for young people so to help them make informed choices about their mental health and well-being.

 Papyrus HOPELINEUK

Tel: 0800 068 41 41

Text: 07786 209697 (text)

papyrus-uk.org

This is a confidential support service for under-35s, who may be at risk of suicide, and others who are concerned about them.

Refuge

Tel: 0808 200 0247

Web: refuge.org.uk

Refuge is a help and support service for young people affected by domestic violence.

Relate

Tel: 0300 003 0396

Web: relate.org.uk

Relate is a well-known organisation that provides help and support with relationships. They provide counselling, telephone counselling, and anonymous live chat. 

Rethink Mental Illness

Tel: 0300 5000 927

Web: rethink.org

This is a service that provides support and information for those who may be affected by mental health problems. They also provide information about local support groups that they facilitate.

 Safeline

Tel: 0808 800 5007

Web: safeline.org.uk

Is a well-known young people’s helpline, providing support for matters surrounding sexual abuse and rape.

Samaritans

Freephone: 116 123

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Freepost: RSRB-KKBY-CYJK, PO Box 90 90, Stirling FK8 2SA

Web: samaritans.org

The Samaritans is a well-known organisation that provides support on a variety of matters.

Shelter

Web: shelter.org.uk/youngpeople

Shelter is a well-known charity that works with people in housing need by providing free, independent, expert housing advice.

The Mix

Tel: 0808 808 4994

Text: 85258

Web: themix.org.uk

This service provides support and advice for those under 25 years old. They provide a helpline, crisis messenger service, and webchat.

 Time to Change

Web (England): time-to-change.org.uk

Web (Wales): timetochangewales.org.uk

Is a well-known national campaign working to end stigma and discrimination against those who may be living with mental health problems.

Victim Support

Tel: 0808 168 9111

Web: victimsupport.org.uk

Provides emotional and practical support for those affected by crime and traumatic events.

Voice Collective

Web: voicecolleactive.co.uk

Provides support for people under 25 years old, who may hear voices, have visions or other unusual or distressing sensory experiences or beliefs.

Welsh Women's Aid

Tel: 0808 80 10 800

Web: welshwomensaid.org.uk

This service provides information and support for women and children who may be experiencing domestic abuse. This resource includes a directory of local services for support.

Young Stonewall

Tel: 0800 050 2020

Web: youngstonewall.org.uk

This organisation provides information and support for LGBTQ+ people.

YoungMinds

Helpline (parents): 0808 802 5544

Texline: 85258

Web: youngminds.org.uk

This is a well-known organisation that is committed to improving the mental health of babies, children, and young people. They also provide support to parents and carers. 

Youth Access

Web: youthaccess.org.uk

This is an advice and counselling network for young people. They also provide details of free local services.

Are you struggling with your mental health? Feeling failed by a health or government service? Need an advocate? A volunteering placement? Something else? We’ve got you covered with our Support Directory - a comprehensive contact list for anything you may need or may be battling with (UK. only).

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