Directory of Services
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Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
This website provides a range of resources including podcasts and top tips to guide parents in understanding and managing mental health problems.
B-EAT Youth Helpline
Online community information, help and support for anyone affected by eating disorders.
Call 0845 634 7650 (Monday to Friday evenings, from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, and Saturdays 1pm-4.30pm)
www.b-eat.co.uk
A trust set up in memory of Charlie Waller, who took his own life whilst suffering from depressions. Information about depression, maintaining wellbeing and getting help
UK’s free helpline for children and young people. It provides a confidential telephone counselling service for any child or young person with a problem.
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)
www.talktofrank.com
A mental health initiative spearheaded by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, which combines a campaign to tackle stigma and change the conversation on mental health.
https://www.headstogether.org.uk/
Kidscape
Kidscape are the first charity in the UK established specifically to prevent bullying and sexual abuse. The website offers advice and practical skills on how to deal with bullying. Remember, no-one deserves to be bullied. Nearly everyone is bullied at some time in their lives: by brothers and sisters, by neighbours, by adults or other children/young people. 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.
www.kidscape.org.uk
Kooth
Free online support for young people. Kooth counsellors are online Monday-Friday, 12 noon till 10pm and weekends 6pm till 10pm.
www.kooth.com
Quality-assured information, advice and resources to help primary schools understand and promote children’s mental health and wellbeing.
https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/
Mental Health Support in Croydon
Resources on children and young people’s mental health for parent/carers and professionals.
Place2Be
Place2Be is a children's mental health charity with over 25 years' experience working with pupils, families and staff in UK schools.
Relaxation in the Classroom
The Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress or struggling to cope.
Call 0116 123 (24 hours, 7 days a week)
www.samaritans.org.uk
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. The Winston's Wish 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 9.30pm)
www.winstonswish.org.uk
The UK’s leading charity committed to improving the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Information for children, young people and parents including a parent helpline.
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Deciding you’re ready to see a counsellor is a big step. Let us guide you through the process of finding the right counsellor for you.
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
Apps & Online Resources For Wellbeing and Mental Health
A List of Apps complied by Mind in Brighton and Hove
Cosmic Kids Yoga and Mindfulness App
Make Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation fun for kids, helping them build their strength, balance and confidence.
GoNoodle helps teachers and parents get kids moving with short interactive activities. Desk-side movement helps kids achieve more by keeping them engaged and motivated throughout the day.
A great app with age-specfic resources, including a new resource 'Thrive Inside.' Thrive Inside is a special program to help you stay psychologically healthy while you're spending extended periods of time at home.
Check-in with how you're feeling and try short activities tuned to your emotions