Mental Health - Children
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families uses video interviews to explain what CYPMHS is.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists website has material about who’s who in CYPMHS, with information for parents, teachers and young people.
Child Bereavement UK
Telephone: 0800 028 8840
Email: support@childbereavement.org
Website: childbereavementuk.org
Grief encounter
Telephone: 0808 802 0111
Email: contact@griefencounter.org.uk
Website: griefencounter.org.uk/young-people
Headspace
A new charity based in Bourton-on-the-Water offering free counselling and wellbeing activities to support young people aged 11 to 19.
Website: www.myheadspace.org.uk
Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage
Scientific, fun and stigma-free digital therapy for childhood anxiety. Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage is an engaging child-led, parent/guardian supported therapeutic intervention that can be used on most smartphones or tablets.
It facilitates graded exposures (the active ingredient of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with psychoeducation to empower 7-12 year olds with mild to moderate needs to learn to self-manage fears, worries and anxiety.
It is practical, age appropriate, non-stigmatising, encourages self management and provides user progress and health outcomes data in real time to authorised professionals.
Website: www.luminova.app/glos
Tic+ (formally Teens in Crisis)
Online and face to face counselling for young people (aged 9-21 yrs) in Gloucestershire.
Telephone: 01594 546117 (open daily except Saturdays)
Mobile: 07977 334433
Website: www.ticplus.org.uk
Cotswold Counselling
Offers confidential counselling which takes place at their Centre in Cirencester:
- Types of counselling offered include counselling for primary school children and young people: 11-18 years
- As a registered charity, the service is offered at an affordable rate (financial contribution negotiable if there is difficulty with payment)
Telephone: 01285 885 830
E-mail: admin@cotswold-counselling.org.uk
Website: https://www.cotswold-counselling.org.uk/request-counselling
Private Services
All individuals have a right to make choices about their care, this includes the right to opt for private services. We are not affiliated with any private services, however, information about some of the private services available has been included to help you make a fully informed decision.
AchievingGoals...Now
..Now! is a Psychotherapy and Coaching practice providing psychotherapy by Franeen McDonald for children, and family therapy.
Telephone: 07766 878 693
Email: franeenmcd@gmail.com
Website: www.achievinggoalsnow.com
Mental Health Services for Children and Young People in Gloucestershire
Mental Health Services for Children and Young People in Gloucestershire.
Poster: Mental Health Services
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
Young Gloucestershire
Offers support to 11-25 years olds providing learning opportunities and social support.
Telephone: 01452 501008
Email: hello@youngglos.org.uk
Website: www.youngglos.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.
Telephone: 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 (Sun to Fri 07:00 – 21:00)
Website: www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
ChildLine
You can contact ChildLine about anything. No problem is too big or too small. Whatever your worry it’s better out than in.
Telephone: 0800 1111 (24 hrs, webchat)
Website: www.childline.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.
Telephone: 0808 808 4994 (11:00 – 23:00 everyday)
Text service: 80849 (free calls and text)
Website: www.themix.org.uk
Bullying UK
Provide advice on all aspects of bullying, with a specific section for young people
Telephone: 0808 800 2222 (07:00 – Midnight, free from landlines)
Website: www.bullying.co.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.
Telephone: 01453 756745 (Mon-Fri 08:45-17:00)
Email: info@thedooryouthproject.org.uk
Website: www.thedoor.org.uk
Alumina
An online course started by selfharm.co.uk for young people aged between 14 & 18.
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been self-harming or what it means to you, Alumina is an opportunity to think more about it and work out what your next step might be.
Provides online chats (max. 5 people), and a video course.
Website: www.alumina.selfharm.co.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.
Telephone: 0800 068 41 41 (Mon-Fri: 10:00 – 22:00, weekends: 14:00 – 22:00)
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
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 09:30 – 16:00)
Email: parents@youngminds.org.uk.
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
Books on prescription for young people
Details of books targeted at children and young people on topics including:
- Anger, negative thinking
- Anxiety and phobia, shyness/social anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Body image, self esteem/confidence
- Depression, isolation/loneliness
- Eating disorders, healthy living
- Family problems
- Parenting: general
- Self-harm, sexual abuse
Website: www.tameside.gov.uk/Libraries/Books-on-prescription-for-young-people-annotated
Reading Well
Reading Well for children provides quality-assured information, stories and advice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Books have been chosen and recommended by leading health professionals and co-produced with children and families.
Website: www.reading-well.org.uk
Chill Panda
Learn to relax, manage your worries and improve your wellbeing with Chill Panda.
The app measures your heart rate and suggests tasks to suit your state of mind. Tasks include simple breathing techniques and light exercises to take your mind off your worries.
This app is free can be downloaded for iPhone and Android Phones.
Website: www.nhs.uk/apps-library/chill-panda
MeeTwo
The MeeTwo app provides a safe and secure forum for teenagers wanting to discuss any issue affecting their lives.
You can anonymously get advice from experts or other teenagers going through similar experiences in areas such as mental health, self-harming, relationships and friendships.
This app is free can be downloaded for iPhone and Android Phones.
Website: www.nhs.uk/apps-library/meetwo
BlueIce
BlueIce is an evidenced-based app to help young people manage their emotions and reduce urges to self-harm.
It includes a mood diary, a toolbox of evidence-based techniques to reduce distress and automatic routing to emergency numbers if urges to harm continue.
This app is free and can be downloaded for iPhone and Android Phones.
Website: www.nhs.uk/apps-library/blueice