Mental Health & wellbeing Resources
HELPLINES
Young Minds Parents Helpline
0808 802 5544
Monday-Friday 9.30am-4.00pm
https://youngminds.org.uk/contact-us/parents-helpline-enquiries/ (contact form)
Young Minds is the UK’s leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of young people. It has a free helpline for parents/carers worried about the behaviour or mental health of a child or young person up to the age of 25. Helpline advisors can refer you to specialists, who will arrange a consultation, normally within seven days of your call.
Childline 0800 1111
Childline offers free and confidential help and advice to children and young people. Please see the adjustments Childline has made to its services due to the COVID-19 outbreak here.
Rotherham CAMHS Crisis Line 03000 218996
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services has introduced a 24-hour helpline providing help or advice in a crisis from trained mental health advisors and clinicians.
Shout Text SHOUT to 85258
Shout is a 24-hour crisis text service for people who feel they are struggling to cope and need immediate support. It is confidential, available to UK residents of any age and free to text from all major phone networks. Texting will put you in touch with a trained Shout Volunteer who will chat to you via text. The volunteers can signpost to further support.
SPECIALIST HELPLINES
ANXIETY
Anxiety UK
03444 775 774
Text 07537 416 905
Email: support@anxietyuk.org.uk
Anxiety UK has a membership model but there are free resources available. The confidential helpline is not a Freephone number but you can have a Live Chat via the website or text.
BEREAVEMENT
Grief Encounter (a local charity supporting bereaved children and young people)
0808 802 0111
Email: grieftalk@griefencounter.org.uk
www.griefencounter.org.uk – web chat is available through the home page
Cruse Bereavement Care (for any bereaved person)
0808 808 1677
https://www.cruse.org.uk – web chat available
https://www.hopeagain.org.uk – Cruse’s website for young people
Child Bereavement UK (supporting children and parents)
0800 02 888 40
Email: support@childbereavementuk.org
https://www.childbereavementuk.org – web chat available
Winston’s Wish (supporting children and young people)
08088 020 021
Email: ask@winstonswish.org
https://www.winstonswish.org – online chat available
Crisis Messenger – text WW to 85258
Sudden
Sudden offers bereavement support for anyone who has lost a loved one unexpectedly.
0800 2600 400
Email: help@sudden.org
National Bereavement Service
The National Bereavement Service provides practical and emotional support.
0800 0246121
EATING DISORDERS
BEAT 0808 801 0677
Email: help@beateatingdisorders.org.uk
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity.
LOCAL SUPPORT
https://www.rotherhamsendlocaloffer.org.uk/a-z-of-health-services/
SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN TO ACCESS
Kooth (for Y6s and older children)
Kooth is a free online counselling and wellbeing platform for young people aged 11-18. It is safe, secure and anonymous. Signing up is easy, with no referral needed. The service is staffed by a professional team of qualified counsellors and offers one-to-one support as well as a range of therapeutic tools and activities.
ONLINE SAFETY RESOURCES
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
https://www.internetmatters.org/
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A CHILD’S SAFETY
Please call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000 or contact the safeguarding team at school.
