Young People’s Mental Health Resources

Urgent Contacts

If you need to speak to someone at any time 24/7 you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or the out-of-hours NHS helpline on 111, or Connection (Dorset Crisis Response Service) on 0300 1235440.

See also Dorset Mind for some additional useful contact details.

 

Text Services

ChatHealth (text: 07480 635511) is a confidential text messaging service  that enables children and young people to contact their local public health nursing (school nursing) team.

 

Online services

UP in Poole provides support, information and advice for young people, including an online live chat option

Kooth offer online counselling and support for young people

Dorset Mind is a Dorset-wide charity aimed to help young people of Dorset to be as mentally healthy as possible

 

Mental Health App Library

Our Dorset Mental Health App Library -to help you choose trusted apps to support your mental health and wellbeing.

 

Help with relationships

Relate offer specific help for young people with relationship difficulties

 

Help with bereavement/loss of a loved one

National Bereavement Service (Telephone: 0800 0246 121) -Every bereavement is different and there are different processes dependent on your circumstances.

Mosaic offer bereavement care specifically for children and young people

CRUSE offer bereavement counselling and support

 

CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

CAMHS have some useful information online on their website for young people

 

Information for parents

CAMHS also have some useful information specifically to help parents who are worried about their children’s mental health

Date published: 2nd August, 2024
Date last updated: 9th August, 2024