Mental Health and Well-Being - Children and Young People

Organisations

Samaritans

The Samaritans is a helpline service which is available 24/7, providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide

Samaritans

Children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS)

Growing up is not easy, and sometimes it's hard to cope with whatever life throws at you. Children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS) are there to support you if you need it.

CYPMHS

Meic Cymru

Meic is the helpline service for children and young people up to the age of 25 in Wales. From finding out what’s going on in your local area to help dealing with a tricky situation, Meic will listen even when no-one else will. They won’t judge you and will help by giving you information, useful advice and the support you need to make a change.

Meic Cymru

Shout

Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope

Shout

Young Minds

Young Minds is the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.

Young Minds

Papyrus

Papyrus provides confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person

Papyrus

SASP

The Support After Suicide Partnership brings together suicide bereavement organisations and people with lived experience, to give practical and emotional support for anyone bereaved by suicide.

SASP (Support After Suicide Partnership)

Hope Again

Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care, the UK’s largest bereavement charity, which provides free care and bereavement counselling to people suffering from grief.

Hope Again

Apps

Calm Harm

Calm Harm is a free app to help teenagers manage the urge to self-harm.

Calm Harm

Catch It

Learn how to manage feelings like anxiety and depression with Catch It. The app will teach you how to look at problems in a different way, turn negative thoughts into positive ones and improve your mental wellbeing.

Catch It

Chill Panda

Learn to relax, manage your worries and improve your wellbeing with Chill Panda. The app measures your heart rate and suggests tasks to suit your state of mind. Tasks include simple breathing techniques and light exercises to take your mind off your worries.

Chill Panda

DistrACT

This app gives you easy, quick and discreet access to information and advice about self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

DistrACT

Mee Two

MeeTwo is aimed at young people between 11 and 25. It’s free, safe and makes it easy to talk about difficult things.

Mee Two

Stay Alive

The Stay Alive app is a suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information to help you stay safe. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.

Stay Alive

Think Ninja

Think Ninja is an app specifically designed to educate 10-18 year olds about mental health, emotional wellbeing and to provide skills young people can use to build resilience and stay well.

Think Ninja

Training

Silver Cloud

Silver Cloud is an online course, suitable for people aged 16 and over, to help manage stress, anxiety and depression. A series of topics selected by a therapist to address specific needs are worked through. The eight-week course is designed to be completed in your own time and at your own pace.

Silver Cloud