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Student Wellbeing

Emotional Health and Wellbeing covers the following areas: exploring what influences your self-esteem, different approaches to managing feelings, and mental health.

Social and emotional wellbeing creates the foundations for healthy behaviours and educational attainment. It also helps prevent behavioural problems (including substance misuse) and mental health problems. That’s why it is important to focus on the social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people.

Overall Support

epic friends

This site is all about helping you to help your friends who might be struggling to cope emotionally.

kooth

Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people.

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You can contact ChildLine about anything. No problem is too big or too small. Whatever your worry it’s better out than in.

rethink

Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
Tel: 0300 5000 927 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm)

the mix

Information & peer support for young people on lots of different topics. Support includes: 1-to-1 online chat, helpline, email, text message support (24 hr), telephone counselling, web chat counselling. Tel: 0808 808 4994

mental health foundation

Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.

mind

Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
Tel: 0300 123 3393 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm)

young minds

A charity providing information & support for parents and professionals who are supporting a young person living with mental health problems.

samaritans

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

sane

Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.
Tel: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30-10.30pm)

headspace

Step-by-step guides to meditation and relaxation. Can be tailored to each person to suit them.

chilypep

Your mental health first aid kit.
A practical guide of ways to improve your mental wellbeing.

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A toolbox of ways to stay calm and improve your mental wellbeing.

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Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help.
Text 85258 free from any mobile for immediate support.

Anxiety & Stress Support

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Charity providing support if you’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.
Tel: 03444 775 774 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5.30pm)

No-Panic

Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and OCD. Offers a course to help overcome your phobia/OCD.
Tel: 0844 967 4848 (Daily, 10am-10pm)

mindmate

Information & advice about dealing with panic and panic attacks.

Eating Disorder Support

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Beat provides helplinesonline support and a network of UK-wide self-help groups to help adults and young people in the UK beat their eating disorders.

SYEDA

Independent Chairty based in South Yorkshire to help people with eating disorders

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General information about eating disorders. Your complete guide to conditions, symptoms and treatments, including what to do and when to get help.

young minds

A charity providing information & support for parents and professionals who are supporting a young person with body image queries.

Bipolar Support

Bipolar UK

A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.

OCD Support

No-Panic

Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and OCD. Offers a course to help overcome your phobia/OCD.
Tel: 0844 967 4848 (Daily, 10am-10pm)

ocd action

Support for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Includes information on treatment and online resources.
Tel: 0845 390 6232 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5pm)

ocd uk

A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.
Tel: 0845 120 3778 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)

Depression & Suicide Support

samaritans

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

Support for Men

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CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15-35.

Bereavement & Loss Support

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Information and advice about dealing with feeling lonely.

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Information and advice about dealing with feeling lonely.

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Information & support for young people dealing with bereavement and the loss of a loved one.
Support includes: a helpline, email support and an online chat support service (Weds- Fri 12pm- 4pm)

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Cruse offers confidential face-to-face, telephone, email and website support. They have a national helpline, local services, a website and freephone helpline specifically for children and young people 0808 808 1677

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Marie Curie provides useful information for bereaved family and friends. They provide advice & a free helpline 0800 090 2309

Risk – Drug & Alcohol

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You can contact ChildLine about anything. No problem is too big or too small. Whatever your worry it’s better out than in.

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Know what’s what; the glossary of drugs has all the info and the slang.

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Information & support for young people who have or who have family members with addiction problems.

Divert Rotherham

This is a service that can provide free and confidential support to young people (up to 18) who have been affected by drug and alcohol-related issues.

Support For Parents

Overall Support

NHS

This site deals with feelings, mood and common life problems that are not clinical diagnoses. If you want to talk to someone right away, the mental health helpline page has a list of organisations you can call for immediate assistance.

mental health foundation

Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.

mind

Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
Tel: 0300 123 3393 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm)

action for children

Information & support for families by providing advice, support links and parenting programmes.

rethink

Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
Tel: 0300 5000 927 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm)

samaritans

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

sane

Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.
Tel: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30-10.30pm)

headspace

Step-by-step guides to meditation and relaxation. Can be tailored to each person to suit them.

NHS

Getting teenagers to talk openly about what’s bothering them can be hard. Follow these tips to help get them talking to you about their worries.

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Are you concerned about a young person and not sure what to say? Do you worry that you might make things worse? Want to help them but not sure how?

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Know what’s what; the glossary of drugs has all the info and the slang.

knowdrugs

This website provides parents and carers with all of the essential information and advice you need to understand the important issues around young people’s drug use

Alcohol Change

Information about alcohol misuse.

alcohol education trust

Many parents feel lost and confused when talking to their children about alcohol. How can you help them deal with peer pressure and stay safe? What UK laws exist relating to young people and alcohol.

We-Are-With-You

Information & support for young people who have or who have family members with addiction problems.

A helpline for anyone who is concerned about their own or someone else’s drinking.
Tel: 0300 123 1110

rotherham healthwave

A support page for adults to help them make healthy life decisions and changes.