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Tapton Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Useful Links for Mental Health and Wellbeing

General Mental Health 

Epicfriends

Sheffield based, young person friendly website giving information, support and self-help advice for a range of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issues. Also information for adults.  

 

Rethink

Factsheet giving information, support and self-help advice for a range of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issues.

 

MindEd

A wide range of free educational resources on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing with a catalogue of materials. 

Sane

Website giving information, support and self-help advice for a range of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issue

 

Anna Freud

A network that shares practical, academic and clinical expertise regarding wellbeing and mental health issues for children, families and professionals.

YoungMinds - website giving information, support and self-help advice for a range   of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issues.

Great resource for parents and carers on how to support and start conversations with children about mental health and wellbeing.  Click on the icon to the left  'The #Take20 Parents' Hub'

 

 

 

Self Harm  

RC Psych

Why young people self-harm and how you can help yourself/what others can do to help - information sheet.

Calm Harm

App to support with self-harm.

Depression 

RC Psych

How to recognise depression in young people and how you can help yourself/what others can do to help - information sheet.

Get self help

information on depression and a self-help fact sheet.

Obsession  

RC Psych

Why obsessions become compulsions – information sheet and advice.

Anxiety  

RC Psych

What are the different worries and anxieties children may feel – information sheet.

Get self help

information on anxiety and a self-help fact sheet.

Mindshift

App to support with anxiety.

Stress 

Get self help

information on stress and a self-help fact sheet.

Headspace

App to support with meditation.

Eating Disorders  

South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association

local support group with website and useful contacts to support those with eating disorders

Young Carers  

Sheffield Young Carers

information and local support for Young Carers

Suicide Prevention  

Papyrus

information and confidential support and advice to support those not coping with life. Tel: 0800 0684141

Local Services and Support Groups 

Sheffield in Mind

a wide range of information provided with contacts for local services (see Sheffield Mental Health Guide).

Sheffield Directory

activities, organisations, information and services at your fingertips.

 

Kooth

Kooth is an online counselling and support service which is now available to all young people in Sheffield aged 11-18 years. It is a safe, confidential and anonymous way for young people to access emotional wellbeing and early intervention mental health and support.

National Help Lines  

Childline

young person friendly website giving information, support and self-help advice for a range of mental health/emotional health and wellbeing issues.  Tel: 0800 1111

Samaritans

support website and phone number.  Tel: 116 123