Mental Health and Wellbeing for Young People

Key support services, information, advice and resources for young people, students and families living in Croydon. Includes support during the coronavirus pandemic.

Please also feel free to speak privately and confidentially to our GPs, Practice Nurse, Health Care Assistant, Receptionists and Therapists here at Fairview Medical Centre:

• Call: 020 8765 8525
• Email: swlicb.fairview@nhs.net
• Online Form: Contact Us, please click here

Support Services:

• Safeguarding Young People and Children: support services and contacts for safeguarding children recommended by the Royal College of GPs (includes ChildLine, NSPCC):
  • Website: https://www.fairviewmedicalcentre.co.uk/rcgp-cov

• Young Minds: guidance, resources and advice for young people, teenagers and parents on coping with mental health, also includes tips on self-isolating, dealing with Coronavirus concerns and grief 
  • Young Minds Crisis Messenger service:  Text YM to 85258 for free 24/7
  • Parents Helpline: 0808 802 5544
  • Emergency Services: Call 999 ONLY for URGENT/IMMEDIATE situations
  • Website (self-isolation): https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/looking-after-your-mental-health-while-self-isolating/#helplines-and-resources
  • Website (main): https://youngminds.org.uk/

• Off The Record: mental health and wellbeing confidential counselling for young people, young carers and refugees living in Croydon, Merton or Sutton:
  • Call: 020 8251 0251  Young Carers Call: 020 8649 9339
  • Email: croydon@talkofftherecord.org  or  onlinecounselling@talkofftherecord.org
  • Website (coronavirus): https://www.talkofftherecord.org/coping-with-covid-19/
  • Website (main): https://www.talkofftherecord.org/croydon/

• Croydon Drop-In: mental health and wellbeing support services for young people living in Croydon:
  • Call: 020 8680 0404
  • Email: enquiries@croydondropin.org.uk
  • Website: http://croydondropin.org.uk/

• ChildLine: national Children support services to help manage mental health, wellbeing, including abuse, bullying and in times of crisis too:
  • Call: 0800 1111
  • Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/

• Contact: support, information, advice and resources for families with children with disabilities
  • Call: 0808 808 3555
  • Website: https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/

• Kidscape: advice, information and support for young people, families and carers of young people who are being bullied:
  • Call: 020 7730 3300
  • Email: info@kidscape.org.uk
  • Website: https://www.kidscape.org.uk/advice/

• National Domestic Violence Helpline - Refuge: support, advice, information for women, children and young people against domestic violence:
  • Call:  0808 2000 247 
  • Website: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

• NSPCC Helpline:  support, advice and resources to safeguard / keep children safe:
  • Call:  0808 800 5000 (to report a concern) or  0800 1111 (whenever you need help)
  • Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
  • Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/

• Night Line: practical support and helpline for students run by students supporting mental health and wellbeing:
  • Call:  0207 631 0101
  • Text: 07717 989 900
  • Email: listening@nightline.org.uk
  • Website: https://nightline.org.uk/

• Papyrus: support, advice, information and helpline for young people thinking about suicide, help with prevention:
  • Call: 0800 068 4141
  • Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
  • Website: https://papyrus-uk.org/

• Shout: 24 hours crisis helpline for people requiring emotional and practical support during mental health and wellbeing:
  • Text: 85258 "YM"  (if you are under 19 years old. A helpline advisor will CALL YOU BACK)
  • Email: info@giveusashout.org
  • Website: https://www.giveusashout.org/

Online Information, Advice and Resources:

This section includes key:

• Apps, Audio and Videos
• Information and Advice

Apps, Audios and Videos:

• ChildLine Toolbox: games, videos and advice for children to support their mental health and wellbeing
• Department of Education Resources: resources, advice and information on home-schooling and wellbeing
• NHS Mental Health and Wellbeing Apps: apps recommended by NHS for mental health and wellbeing
• Young Minds Looking After Yourself: resources to help young people look after themselves, includes videos
• Mental Health Foundation Podcasts: videos, podcasts and guided meditations
• The School Run Mental Health and Wellbeing Apps: apps recommended by the schoolrun.com

Information and Advice:

• NHS Information and Resources: advice, information and resources supporting mental health and wellbeing for all, starting with Mindfulness, with links to other resources on the right hand side of the page:
  • Website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mindfulness/

• Barnados: supporting young people e.g... homelessness, living in care, employment/unemployment and LGBT
  • Website: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/supporting-young-people

• Mental Health Foundation: information, research and advice mental health and wellbeing:
  • Website: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/c/children-and-young-people

• Public Health - Mental Health and Wellbeing for Young People: advice and guidance to help parents, young people and children cope with their mental health and wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic:
  • Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-supporting-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-wellbeing

• WHO Mental Health and Wellbeing for Young People: World Health Organisation's practical advice and support for helping families, young people and children during the coronavirus:
  • Website: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronavirus/helping-children-cope-with-stress-print.pdf?sfvrsn=f3a063ff_2

• Croydon Mental Health Services: support in Croydon for families and young people's mental health and wellbeing:
  • Website: https://www.croydon.gov.uk/healthsocial/families/ewmh