If you want to make contact anonymously to a professional - you can text a School Nurse on 07480 635 050. You can text this number about absolutely anything you think you might need help with! Alternatively, you can also check out Public Health School Nursing Health for Teens website to receive support for a range of topics.
Below are a number of apps for iOS and android devices that can support your emotional wellbeing and mental health:
Catch it: Uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help users learn how to manage feelings like anxiety and depression. Users can record and rate their mood, helping them to keep track of progress and identify triggers to their symptoms.
Stress & Anxiety companion: helps users handle stress and anxiety on-the-go. It provides tools like breathing exercises, relaxing music and games. Goals is to help users change negative thoughts to help them better cope with life's ups and downs.
For Me is a free app from Childline. It offers counselling, group message boards, and advice.
Calm Harm is a free app with password protection that provides a range of techniques to relive emotional distress. It’s particularly helpful if you often use self-harm to cope.
Clear Fear is a free app to help with managing anxiety.
MindShift is a free app with advice managing anxiety and relaxation methods.
Recharge – Move Well, Sleep Well, Be Well uses a free, personalised 6 week programme to help you improve your mood and energy levels.
SAM (Self-help for Anxiety Management) has games and tools to help you understand and manage anxiety.
Smiling Mind provides free mindfulness meditations aimed at reducing stress, anxiety and concentration levels.
MeeTwo helps teenagers talk about difficult things.
distrACT is a free app that provides help around self harm and suicidal thoughts. The app is free to download for iPhone and Android on the Apple App Store and Google Play
The following information is about services/ websites you can contact directly to ask for free advice and help or they may have forums about a range of topics you might want to learn/ understand more about:
ChildLine offer a 24-hour counselling service for children and young people. Telephone: 0800 1111.
Young Minds website also has a range of videos, blogs and advice on a range of topics.
Mind Hertfordshire Network provides a crisis helpline for anyone experiencing mental health distress or requiring emotional support and signposting. Professionals, family/ friends can call on someone’s behalf with the individual’s consent. A young people's helpline is available: If you are 10-17 years old and experiencing a dip in your mental health and wellbeing, and would like someone to talk to, you can call our Young People’s Helpline on 01923 256 391.
Mind Herts Network also offers a range of webinars for children, young people and their family members. Have a look at the dedicated Young People's page to see if any of the webinars may be of interest to you! One of the available services ia a Young People’s Online Hangout which provides an informal space for young people in Hertfordshire (15+) to socially connect as well as access support with their mental health.
Shout is the UK’s first free 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. If you are experiencing a personal crisis, are unable to cope and need support, text Shout to 85258.
If you are concern about online safety or bullying visit CEOP to learn about internet safety and report online abuse at www.ceop.police.uk
You can find help around drug or alcohol issues on CGL-Spectrum website
talktofrank.com - Honest information about drugs
The Mix are there to help anyone under 25 take on any challenge you’re facing – from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. The website has lots of helpful resources. Their confidential helpline (0808 808 4994) and online chat service are open from 11am to 11pm, 7 days a week, and are both free to contact. They also have a Crisis Messenger service that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and you can email them.
Papyrus - Prevetion of Young Suicide: Hopeline UK: 0800 068 4141 - Hopeline is a confidential support and advice service for:
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Children and Young People under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide
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Anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide
Muslim youth helpline website can be accessed here. The helpline service is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year including Bank Holidays and Eid. Current opening hours are: Monday to Sunday : 4pm-10pm. Freephone: 0808 808 2008 or use the live chat function
SANEline is a national out-of-hours mental health helpline offering anyone with mental health problems specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone over 16 affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. They are open every day of the year from 4.30pm to 10.30pm. Calls cost no more than calls to 01 and 02 numbers and are included in inclusive and free minutes on mobiles. Telephone: 0300 304 7000.
Supporting teenage Mental Health information and links to assured apps is freely available on stem4
The Samaritans offer free confidential support in a crisis 24 hours a day, every day. Telephone: 116 123.
