Kooth
Kooth is a free, safe and anonymous online mental wellbeing community, accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
It includes: magazine, discussion boards, messages or live chat with their team, a daily journal you can fill in. Advice and support for parents also offered.
Website
www.kooth.com
Bullying UK
Provide advice on all aspects of bullying, with a specific section for young people
Phone
0808 800 2222 (7am – Midnight, free from landlines)
Website
www.bullying.co.uk
Young Gloucestershire
Offers support to 11-25 years olds providing learning opportunities and social support.
Phone
01452 501008
Website
www.youngglos.org.uk
Email
hello@youngglos.org.uk
Gloucestershire Young People’s Advice – The Door, Stroud
Christian-based youth project, focussed on ages 11-25.
Provides mentoring and personal support, learning to express anger more positively.
Phone
01453 756745
(Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 5pm)
Website
www.thedoor.org.uk
Email
info@thedooryouthproject.org.uk
Gloucestershire Young Carers
Offers support groups and activities, opportunities to talk in confidence with someone, training and carers forum for young carers (up to 25 yrs old) in Gloucestershire.
Phone
01452 733060
Website
www.glosyoungcarers.org.uk
Self Injury Support
For girls & young women up to 24yrs in the UK affected by self-harm.
Text and email support service and support groups.
Text
0780 047 2908
(Sunday to Friday, 7am to 9pm)
Website
www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide
Papyrus draw from the experience of many who have been touched personally by young suicide across the UK and speak on their behalf in our campaigns and in our endeavours to save young lives.
Phone
0800 068 41 41
(Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm, weekends, 2pm to 10pm)
Website
www.papyrus-uk.org
ChildLine
You can contact ChildLine about anything. No problem is too big or too small. Whatever your worry it’s better out than in.
Phone
0800 1111
Website
www.childline.org.uk
Young Minds
Support to young people with mental health problems and empowering their parents and carers.
Website has audio files, podcasts, downloadable booklets.
Parents Helpline
0808 802 5544
(Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4pm)
Website
www.youngminds.org.uk
Email
parents@youngminds.org.uk
The Mix (formally Get Connected)
Provides support for people under the age of 25 for a wide range of difficulties from mental health to homelessness
Provide sign-posting to appropriate sources of specialist help from their ‘database of 10,000 trusted organisations’
They also have a free downloadable app.
Phone
0808 808 4994
(11am to 11pm everyday)
Text service
80849 (free calls and text)
Website
www.themix.org.uk