Helpful resources
Young People
Anna Freud Centre
Phone: 0207 794 2313
Website: www.annafreud.org
A children’s mental health charity providing specialist help and training and carrying out research.
Childline
Phone: 0800 11 11
Website: www.childline.org.uk
Provides free confidential counselling and emotional support for children and young people. Online chat services with a counsellor are also available on the website.
Kooth
Website: www.kooth.com
Provides fee online support for young people delivered by qualified counsellors via chat based services.
Nightline
Website: www.nightline.ac.uk
The nightline association provides listening support and information helplines run by university students for university students, including about mental health related issues.
STEM4
Website: stem4.org.uk
STEM4 aims to improve teenage mental health by stemming commonly occurring mental health issues at an early stage.
Student Minds
Website: www.studentminds.org.uk
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity, aiming to provide students with the skills, knowledge and confidence to talk about their mental health and support their peers.
The Mix
Phone: 0808 808 4994
Website: www.getconnected.org.uk
The Mix is the UK’s free, confidential helpline service for young people under 25 who need help but don’t know where to turn. It provides information on a wide range of issues, including mental health related topics. Help can be accessed by phone, email or webchat, and it also runs a free telephone counselling service.
YoungMinds
Phone: 0808 802 5544
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people through campaign, research and policy work. They also operate a parent helpline for any parents concerned about their child’s mental health, and resources for professionals working with young people.