Safeguarding

Young Minds

24 hour support for young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis.

Text YM to 85258 or youngminds.org.uk

Samaritans

24 hour listening support for people who are in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide.

116 123 or samaritans.org

Childline

24 hour confidential counselling service on the telephone or online for children and young people.

0800 1111 or childline.org.uk

Mind

Information, advice and support on managing emotional wellbeing and mental health.

0300 123 3393 or mind.org.uk

The Mix

Information, support and listening for people under 25.

0808 808 4994 or themix.org.uk

Stonewall

Information, advice and where to get local support, for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies.

08000 50 20 20 or stonewall.org.uk

Frank

Information and advice about drugs and substance abuse.

0800 776 600 or talktofrank.com

Brook

Healthy Lives for Young People including advice on sexual health, Relationships, drugs and abuse.

brook.org.uk

Sex Wise

Provides lots of information about sexual health including contraception, pregnancy and STI’s (and their symptoms).

sexwise.fpa.org.uk

Getting It On

Information and services for 13-19 year olds on sexual and mental health issues, drugs & alcohol and relationship problems.

gettingiton.org.uk

Become.

Support, advice and guidance for young people living in care or care leavers.

Becomecharity.org.uk

Disrespect No Body

Read up on the definitions of different types of abuse, get advice and the signs to spot.

disrespectnobody.co.uk

Centrepoint

Provides support, information and guidance for homeless young people or those at risk of becoming homeless.

0808 800 0661 or centrepoint.org.uk

Family Action

Supporting families who are going through difficult times including guidance for young carers.

family-action.org.uk

Let’s Talk About It

Provide practical help and guidance in order to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

ltai.info

Shout

Offering text support for people in a crisis, anywhere and anytime.

Text ‘Shout’ to 85258 or giveusashout

Ditch The Label

Online Support and forums relating to those effected by Bullying.

ditchthelabel.org

Kooth

Offers emotional and mental health support as well as counselling for young people aged between 11 – 24 years

kooth.com

No Panic

Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

0300 7729 844 or No Panic

Anxiety UK

Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.

Test 07537 416 905 or Anxiety UK - National charity helping people with Anxiety

Papyrus

Young Suicide prevention society.

0800 068 4141 or papyrus-uk.org

AL-ANON

A free self help group and helpline for anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else’s drinking

0800 0086 811 or al-anonuk.org.uk

Cruse

Bereavement Care and Support

0808 808 1677 or Cruse Bereavement Care

Rape Crisis

Provide specialist support and services for victims and survivors of sexual violence.

0808 802 9999 or Rape Crisis England and Wales

Beat

Supporting people with eating disorders.

0808 801 0811 or beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Gamblers Anonymous

A free Self Help group and programme supporting those with gambling addictions. 

0330 094 0322 Or Gamblers Anonymous

Relate

The UKs largest provider of Relationship Support.

Relate

NHS: Every Mind Matters

https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/back-to-school-coronavirus-covid-19/

NHS: Emotional wellbeing hub

swlondonccg.nhs.uk and nhs.uk/better-health

Student Minds:

Provides a range of support information for higher education students studentminds.org.uk or studentspace.org.uk daily phone and webchat support

Child Bereavement UK

(up to age 25)

Helpline, webchat, 1-1 zoom

Child Bereavement UK

Grief Encounter:

Daily helpline, resources: 

grief encounter.org.uk

Kingston Bereavement Service

kingstonbereavementservice.org.uk

Winston’s Wish: Place phone, online chat

winstonswish.org

Support Apps for your Phone that could help you to try:

  • NHS Moodometer 
  • HeadSpace
  • Breethe 
  • Mindshift
  • Chill Panda
  • Stop, Breethe, Think
  • Calm Harm
  • Stay Alive
  • Cove
  • Equoo
  • Elefriends
  • Smiling Mind

National Domestic Abuse helpline (Refuge)

0808 2000 247 or refuge.org.uk

Provides local domestic abuse support information and advice

Women’s Aid

womensaid.org.uk

Provides domestic abuse support agency information

Citizens Advice Bureau

0800 144 8848 Or 

Provides a range of welfare support agency information and advice citizensadvice.org.uk/family/gender-violence/domestic-violence-and-abuse-getting-help/

Togetherall

24/7 anonymous access to a wellbeing platform togetherall.com. Students can get guidance from clinicians alongside a variety of self-help creative courses and psychoeducational materials.

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