Health & Wellbeing
Everyone needs help from time to time with their mental wellbeing or their physical health. It is important for all of us to get that help from reliable sources and professional organisations. Young people and children often find it difficult to ask for that help, so we have prepared this page as a list of organisations that can offer advice and support. We do not have any affiliation to these organisations, but rather recognise the important work they do to help people, and particularly young people.
“Leaders and teachers have focused on understanding and providing effective support for pupils’ social, emotional and behavioural needs.”
OFSTED 2023
Mermaids
Mermaids is one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ charities, empowering thousands of people with its secure online communities, local community groups, helpline services, web resources, events and residential weekends. They also seek to educate and inform wider society on gender identity by helping professionals accommodate and reassure gender-diverse young people.
Tellmi
Tellmi prioritises engagement and reaches young people through schools, universities, community and targeted social media marketing. Their multi-award winning Tellmi app delivers peer, counsellor and specialist support available 365 days a year, with no referrals and no waiting lists. Integrated signposting provides young people with direct access to local services.
