Helplines
Childline
Childline is a charity that supports children or young people under the age of 19 in the UK with a free, confidential helpline or a 1-2-1 counsellor chat.
Call 0800 1111, email or visit the Childline website to chat to a counsellor.
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more on the Childline website.
HOPELINE247
HOPELlNE247 is a free, confidential helpline which encourages young people under 35 to speak openly about suicide and supports those who may have suicidal thoughts.
Call 0800 068 41 41, text 07860 039 967 , or email pat@papyrus-uk.org
Open 24 hours a day (including weekends and bank holidays)
Find out more on the PAPYRUS website.
Meic Cymru
Meic Cymru offers a free, confidential helpline service to support children and young people up to the age of 25 living in Wales.
Call (or whatsapp) 0808 802 3456, text 07943 114 449 or start a live chat.
Open from 8 am to 12 am.
Find out more on the Meic Cymru website.
Services
Hub of Hope
The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place for the first time.
Find support that is right for you on the Hub of Hope website.
The Mix
The Mix offers support people aged 11 to 25 with mental health, relationship issues, working life, school life, housing, depression and many other issues. The Mix provide a crisis text message service and a telephone or webchat counselling service.
Text 'THE MIX' to 85258 for a crisis messaging service or book a counselling session.
Find out more from The Mix website
YoungMinds
YoungMinds is a national charity which offers confidential advice and support for young people struggling with their mental health or suicidal thoughts.
Call 0800 068 41 41, text 07860 039 967 , or email pat@papyrus-uk.org
Open 24 hours a day (including weekends and bank holidays)
Find out more from the YoungMinds website.
Digital tools
Combined Minds
Combined Minds is an app that helps families and friends support young people with their mental health.
Combined Minds uses a ‘Strengths-Based’ Approach which has been shown to be effective in recovery. This approach focusses on the positive attributes of the person and builds on resourcefulness and resilience.
Find out more on the Combined Minds website.
Toolkits and guides
Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation have developed a guide on 'looking after your mental health: a guide for young people'. This guide offers reccomendations on how to look after yourself and your mental health.
Find out more on the Mental Health Foundation website.
YoungMinds
YoungMinds provide a range of information and advice as well as resources including things such as wellbeing activities, toolkits and webinars to help you support yourself or the young people in your lives. This includes:
Find out more on the YoungMinds website.
These resources are specifically for young people, but you may also find our listed resources for students helpful.