
Children & Young People
Help & Support Contacts:
Action for Children
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.
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
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)
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
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
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
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.
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