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Directory of Wellbeing Services

Below is a directory of recommended wellbeing services:

Self-help websites for young people

Kooth

Kooth is a web based confidential support service available to young people.  Kooth provides a safe and secure means of accessing mental health and wellbeing support designed specifically for young people.  Kooth offers young people the opportunity to have a text-based conversation with a qualified counsellor.  Counsellors are available from 12 noon to 10pm on weekdays and 6pm to 10pm at weekends, every day of the year on a drop-in basis.  Young people can access regular booked online counselling sessions as needed.  Outside counselling hours young people can message the team and get support by the next day.  When young people register they will have support available to them now and in the future.  Support can be gained not only through counselling but articles, forums and discussion boards.  All content is age appropriate, clinically approved and fully moderated. 

 Click here to watch a video about the service.

Young Minds

The UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Just as people’s bodies can become unwell, their minds can become unwell too. Mental health problems are more common than you might think – three children in every classroom may have a mental health problem. Young Minds offer information to young people about mental health and emotional wellbeing. If you need to talk, they can let you know about organisations that listen, plus they offer online support and information.

ChildLine

Free helpline for children and young people. It provides a confidential telephone counselling service for any young person with a problem. If you are worried about anything, big or small – don’t bottle it up. It can really help if you talk to someone. If there is something on your mind, ChildLine is there for you. You can visit the Childline Explore section for advice and information on a range of topics. Also, you can get support on the online message boards. Freephone 0800 1111 (24 hours and the call won’t show on your phone bill).

The Mix

Free, confidential telephone helpline finding young people the best help whatever the problem. Provides free connections to local or national services, and can text information to your phone. Freephone 0808 808 4994 (7 days a week 1pm-11pm).

Samaritans

Samaritans volunteers listen in confidence to anyone in any type of emotional distress, without judging or telling people what to do. Call 0116 123 (24 hours, 7 days a week).

FRANK

Confidential information and advice for anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s drug or solvent misuse. Freephone 0800 77 66 00 (24-hour service, free if calling from a landline and won’t show up on the phone bill, provides translation for non-English speakers)

Kidscape

The first charity in the UK established specifically to prevent bullying and sexual abuse. Their website offers advice and practical skills on how to deal with bullying. Remember, no-one deserves to be bullied. If you are being bullied, you may feel scared, vulnerable and quite alone but you owe it to yourself to try and sort out the situation so that the bullying stops.

Brook Advisory Service

The UK’s leading provider of sexual health services and advice for young people under 25. The charity provides free and confidential sexual health information, contraception, pregnancy testing, advice and counselling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and outreach and education work.

Winston’s Wish

The death of a parent, brother or sister is one of the most fundamental losses a child will ever face. At Winston’s Wish, they believe that bereaved children need support to make sense of death and rebuild their lives. Their Helpline offers support, information and guidance to all those caring for a bereaved child or young person. Helpline 08452 03 04 05 (Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm, and Wednesday evenings, 7pm to 9.30 pm).

Digital Healthy Schools

‘Digital Healthy Schools Programme’, is an initiative designed to educate our students on responsibly using mobile technology to help them manage their health. As you know, our country is facing big challenges to the healthcare system. Yet, many of the long term illnesses that impact so many lives and cost so much to treat are entirely preventable. It has been shown by healthcare professionals that mobile technology is an effective way for patients to manage their conditions and for people to maintain and improve their health. Despite this, mobile Health (mHealth), which can include everything from step counters and stress busting apps to personal diabetes monitoring and skin-cancer diagnosis tools, is a relatively unknown area for many people. It requires more awareness, and we need more help navigating the options available. This Programme provides an unmatched education in mHealth.

VIDEO - Student Intro to Digital Healthy Schools

APPS - Digital Healthy Schools