Mental Health Resources For Children and Adults
Need help now – Suicidal thoughts
- NHS - 999 or 111 or go to your nearest A&E department
- Samaritans - 116 123 (free even from mobiles out of credit)
- Childline - Call 0800 111
- Kent Safeguarding Children Out of hours Emergency line Kent & Medway 03000 41 91 91
- Papyrus (Hopeline) - Call 08000684141 Text 07860039967 Email pat@papyrus-uk.org Open 9am-10pm weekdays or 2pm-10pm weekends/bank holidays
- Release the Pressure - Freephone: 0800 107 0160 open 24h per day Website: www.kent.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/health/release-the-pressure . Open to anyone in Kent, aged 16 and over providing confidential support to get you back on track.
Phone: 0808 802 5544 (9.30am-4pm Mon-Fri) - Parents Helpline
Email: ymenquiries@youngminds.org.uk
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
A leading UK charity, committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young adults. Operates a parents helpline and also has resources for professionals.
Phone: 01732 744950 Email: hello@westkentmind.org.uk
Website: www.westkentmind.org.uk
Supports people with Mental Health problems across West Kent, Ashford and surrounding areas. Training offered includes Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), MHFA youth, Suicide prevention, Workplace Wellbeing as well as a schools and young people’s programme.
Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) Kent
Phone: 0800 011 3474 to make a self referral or on behalf of someone else
Website: www.nelft.nhs.uk
Providing emotional and mental health support for children and young people, this is an open referral service which means that we will take referrals directly from you or someone else (e.g. a parent, school or other professionals).
Phone: 0300123 4496
Website: http://www.headstartkent.org.uk/young-people/more-places-to-get-help
HeadStart’s Resilience Hub offers guidance, resources and ways to access support. They have put together and verified information and advice to make it easy to find the information and support you are looking for.
Kent Safeguarding Children Board
Front door Team (Kent): 03000 41 11 11
Medway Social Care Services: 01634 334 466
Out of Hours Emergency Line Kent and Medway: 03000 41 91 91
Website: https://www.minded.org.uk/
A free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for adults
Website: https://studentsagainstdepression.org/
Provide you with a calm environment and the resources to help you find a way forward.
Website: https://www.cwmt.org.uk/
Awareness, information and resources for young people who are depressed, as well as training for families, schools, workplaces and GPs.
Website: https://www.place2be.org.uk/
A children’s mental health charity providing school-based support and in-depth training programmes to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and school staff.
Website: https://hubofhope.co.uk/
Search facility to enable you to locate mental health services and resources local to you.
Phone: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org
Providing, confidential and non- judgemental support 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Website: https://ww.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-scools-make-it-count
Provide lots of information and resources for CHYP, parents and teachers, including how to cope if you are struggling with your mental health.
Phone: 0800 068 4141
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Website: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
A national charity for the prevention of young suicide. It runs HOPELine UK, a suicide prevention hotline for anyone up to the age of 35 who may be feeling suicidal, or is concerned about a young person.
Phone: 07766 808 222
Providing a free ongoing over the phone counseling service for people with suicidal thoughts.
Website:
CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably
Phone (National): 0800 58 58 58 (London): 0808 802 58 58 5pm-midnight 365 days a year
A charity dedicated to prevent male suicide.
Chat Health
Text: 07520 618850 – monitored by the Kent School Health Service, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
A confidential texting service for young people aged 11-19 in Kent. You can txt about anything (e.g. exam stress, sexual health, body image concerns, healthy lifestyle advice, feelings of depression or anxiety)
Kooth
https://www.kooth.com/
Free, safe and anonymous support
Apps
A variety of Apps aiming to provide support for mental health and wellbeing.
Offers help with stress, anxiety and depression, as well as mood tracker, guided relaxation, a fun game to help in crisis. |
Various sounds and mixes to enhance relaxation and sleep. |
Short guided meditations, breathing and acupuncture exercises. |
This is a free app designed to help resist the urge to self-harm. |
Offers anonymous text chat with trained listeners available 24/7 as well as other helpful advice and activities. |
This is a free app to help users resist the urge to self-harm, including a visual distraction library and promotes recovery. |
Offers help with stress, anxiety and depression, as well as mood tracker, guided relaxation, a fun game to help in crisis. |
This is a free suicide prevention resource, with lots of information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis. For if you are having suicidal thoughts or if are concerned about some else who may be considering suicide. |
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