Support Services for Children and Young People

- For children and those who care for them.
- Offers emotional education training for children, works with carers and children for children mental health, and information on emotional literacy.

Website: https://www.jwbridgethegap.com/
Post: Bridge the Gap, 45 Friar Gate, Derby DE1 1DA

- For children and young people.
- Offers information and advice, counselling on the phone and on the website, self help, and talk to other young people on message boards.

Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/
Helpline: 0800 1111 (won’t show up on phone bill)

- Part of Cruse Bereavement UK.
- For children and young people (12 - 25 years old) who are grieving a death
Offers helpline, counselling, and advice.

Website: https://www.hopeagain.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 808 1677 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
Email: hopeagain@cruse.org.uk

- For young people.
- Offers advice, discussion boards, and an online journal space.

Website: https://www.kooth.com/

- Regards children and young people, accessible to anyone.
- Offers information, therapeutic services for children and young people, and works with schools and families.

Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 800 5000 (for adults concerned about a child)

- For students (any level) at university.
- Offers peer to peer emotional support.

Website: https://nightline.ac.uk/

- For anyone aged under 25 years old.
- Offers information and advice on a variety of young people topics including discussion boards, helpline, email helpline, crisis text support, and counselling.

Website: https://www.themix.org.uk/
Helpline: 0808 808 4994 (free)
Text support: text THEMIX to 85258 (free)

- For children and young people.
- Offers text support for young people, helpline for parents for advice, emotional support and signposting of a child under 25 years old, and webchat for parents.

Website: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Text support for young people: text YM to 85258 (free text)
Helpline for parents: 0808 802 5544 (free)