Mental health and young people

Face-to-face support

If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, there's plenty of help out there to support you.

Need help now?

If someone's at risk of harm, call 999 or visit your nearest Accident and Emergency department.
Text SHOUT to 85258 in the UK to text with a trained Crisis Volunteer

Talk to your doctor

If you're worried about the way you're feeling or you're going through a difficult time, it might help to speak to your GP. If you don't have a GP, find a GP near you.

For advice on talking to your doctor and tips to get the most out of your appointment, take a look at Mind's guide for young people.

Search for local support services

Search our directory for local and national mental health support services.

Get support from a mental health service

If you're under 16, you can speak to your GP, School Health Nurse or teacher who can get in touch with CAMHS.

CAMHS helps young people overcome emotional difficulties in their lives. They can support you with a variety of different needs. This might include:

anxiety
depression
eating disorders

Any other professional who works with you can also contact CAMHS to see how they can help. This could include:

a social worker
counsellor
youth worker

If you're aged 16 to 17, you can refer yourself to CAMHS.

CAMHS helps young people overcome emotional difficulties in their lives. They can support you with a variety of different needs. This might include:

anxiety
depression
eating disorders

You can call CAMHS from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. You can speak to a trained member of the team who will ask you some questions and talk to you about how CAMHS can help.

If you would prefer, you can ask your School Nurse or teacher to get in touch with them directly.

Youth Concern counselling

Youth Concern's trained counsellors are there to listen and help if you need to talk about something that is upsetting or making you unhappy.

Youth Enquiry Service (Y.E.S) counselling

Y.E.S offers free and confidential counselling if you have any concerns or difficulties in your life that would you like to talk about.