Health and Wellbeing Support
Useful support links for children and families
Family Support:
Cruse Bereavement Care (resource for families)
Support for grief and bereavement
Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm)
Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Health in Mind (resource for families)
Health in Mind is a free NHS service for anyone in East Sussex experiencing emotional or psychological difficulties.
Get in touch via their website https://www.healthinmind.org.uk/
Holding Space (resource for families)
Family Mental Health Support In East Sussex
Support for parents, carers, children and young people who are struggling with their mental health
Website: https://www.holdingspace.org.uk/
Mental Health Foundation (resource for families)
Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities
Website: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
Mind (resource for families)
A mental health charity
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm) Website: www.mind.org.uk
Netmums:
The UK's biggest parenting website offering unique local information, expert parenting advice, chat, competitions, recipes & friendly support, as well as campaigning on a wide range of issues. The three mums who founded the site have since been awarded the OBE
SANE (resource for families)
Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers
Website: www.sane.org.uk/support
Samaritans (resource for families)
Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
QWELL
Anonymous support for adults with anything Mental Healthwise, support with any difficult thoughts or feelings.
Young Carers:
Support for young carers
If you feel that your child is a young carer for you or another member of your family, then support can be accessed from the organisation - East Sussex Young Carers.
For further information you can also contact the Imago Young Carers Hub directly through the following means:
- Phone: 0300 111 1110
- Email: info@eastsussexyoungcarers.org.uk
- Twitter: @ESussexYCarers
- Facebook: Imago Young People Support
The Imago YC Hub is available for you to call Monday - Friday 9-5pm to talk about Young Carers’ needs and can provide information, advice and signposting.
Young Minds:
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
The UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Support for Children
Blue Ice (resource for children)
Another NHS app to help young people manage their emotions and reduce urges to self-harm.
See website https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/blueice/ for more information and how to download the app.
Calm Harm (resource for children)
An award-winning app developed for the NHS by a teenage mental health charity. Calm Harm provides tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm.
See website: www.calmharm.co.uk for more information and how to download the app.
Childline: (resource for children)
https://www.childline.org.uk/
Offers help and advice about a wide range of issues, and lets people talk to a counsellor online, send an email or post on the message boards.
Children's Society (resource for children)
Information and support on different aspects of mental health and wellbeing
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
Kooth
Free counselling and mentoring for children.
PAPYRUS (resource for children)
Youth suicide prevention society
Phone:0800 068 4141 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 10pm, and 2pm to 10pm on weekends and bank holidays) Website: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
Shout (resource for children)
Free, confidential support via text, available 24/7
Text SHOUT to 85258 in the UK to text with a trained crisis volunteer who will provide active listening and collaborative problem-solving
The Mix (resource for children)
Free confidential telephone helpline and online service that aims to find young people the best help, whatever the problem
- Call 0808 808 4994 for free (11am to 11pm daily)
- https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support
ThinkuKnow
https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/
How to keep yourself and your friends safe online.
Need advice on staying safe online, using social media or worried about a friend's online behaviour. Visit their website for more information and where to get help.
