Getting Help
If you are affected by any of the issues raised through this blog, there is help out there. For further information on the support available and how to access it please visit the links below:
YCT
A mental health and emotional wellbeing charity providing support to children and young people, up to the age of 25, across Hertfordshire and Essex. YCT also provide support to professionals working with young people.
Young Minds
Fighting for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever the challenges. Young Minds aim to make sure that children and young people get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties.
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Samaritans
Samaritans vision is that fewer people die by suicide. They work to achieve this by making it their mission to alleviate emotional distress and reduce the incidence of suicide feelings and suicidal behaviour, providing support 24 hours per day
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Papyrus
Fighting for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever the challenges. Young Minds aim to make sure that children and young people get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties.
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Kooth
Free, safe and anonymous online counselling for young people. Kooth is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free at the point of use.
Big White Wall
Supporting people with a wide range of mental health and wellbeing issues – from anxiety, depression, stress and trauma, to relationship problems and lifestyle challenges.
Childline
Childline offer free, confidential help to anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. They offer support 24 hours a day. You can talk to them about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, they have trained counsellors available to support you.
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Stonewall
Letting all lesbian, gay, bi and trans people, here and abroad, know they're not alone.
Stonewall believe we're stronger united, so they partner with organisations that help to create real change for the better.
LGBT Foundation
Supporting the needs of the diverse range of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans, The LGBT Foundation work in partnership to build strong, cohesive and influential LGBT communities. They support LGBT people to increase their skills, knowledge and self-confidence to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing.
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Albert Kennedy Trust
A voluntary organisation created to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people who are homeless, living in a hostile environment or in housing crisis.