Resources for Young People

Please note:  We have checked all these websites BUT adults need to check the websites themselves for suitability before passing details to their children.You might wish also to consider contacting your GP, child’s school or CAMHS for support.

National

Phone 111	Mental Health Triage Team	24/7 (365 day) access to Mental Health nurses to ensure a consistent, confident, reliable and sustainable service provided by the MH specialist provider and hosted by NHS 111/999. The Mental Health Triage Service also supports a dedicated Mental Health Rapid Response vehicle which is in partnership with SCAS to provide urgent and emergency mental health care to people who are in their own home or in the community where they have been assessed as needing an emergency response to their mental health
CAFCASS	www.cafcass.gov.uk/young-people/my-parents-are-separating	Information and advice for young people on separation and explanation of court process.
National Youth Advocacy Scheme	www.nyas.net	Providing help, advice and advocacy to children about their rights
Action For Children	https://advice.actionforchildren.org.uk/
NSPCC	www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe	Help and support for domestic abuse
	www.youngminds.org.uk	Mental Health support for children and young people
Think Ninja		An App available on Apple and Google Play, empowers children to build resilience
Divorce Aid	www.divorceaid.co.uk	Help and advice for children and teens. It discusses emotions and has details of helplines, online advice, useful sites and books.
Childline	www.childline.org.uk	Lots of information on website for children and young people. Free 24-hour helpline – 0800 1111 to talk about any problem. Also check out the divorce and separation section (https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/home-families/family-relationships/divorce-separation/) .
Kids Health	www.kidshealth.org	Information about parents’ divorce or separation for kids (www.kidshealth.org/en/kids/divorce.html?ref=search) and teenagers (www.kidshealth.org/en/teens/divorce.html?ref=search)
R U Thinking About It?	www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Sexandyoungpeople/Pages/Sex-and-young-people-hub.aspx	Offers relationship advice, facts and advice.
Student health	www.studenthealth.co.uk	Provides information on anxiety, IBS, exam nerves, sleeping problems etc.
Teenage Health Freak provides	www.teenagehealthfreak.org	Informative and interesting health information for teenagers.
TeenIssues.co.uk	www.teenissues.co.uk	Offers information and advice on teenage issues.
Beat	www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk	For young people, information on eating disorders and youth helpline.
The Hideout	www.thehideout.org.uk	Supporting children and young people living with domestic violence, or to those who may want to help a friend.
The Mix	www.themix.org.uk	Support for under 25’s on a range of issues.
Wikihow	www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-Your-Parents%27-Divorce	Tips on dealing with your parents’ divorce or separation.
Young Minds	https://youngminds.org.uk	Mental health support and resilience
Youth2Youth	www.youth2youth.org.uk	Aimed at young people up to the age of 19 and gives confidential help and advice on any concern.

Local: Portsmouth

Relate	www.relate.org.uk/portsmouth/children-and-young-peoples-counselling-portsmouth	Free counselling if you live in Portsmouth
Off The Record (Portsmouth)	www.otr-south.org.uk	A free, confidential support service to young people aged 11-25 offering counselling, information and befriending to young people.
Sorted?	what0-18.nhs.uk/resources/information-on-local-healthcare-services/are-you-sorted	Support for 11-20 year olds living in Portsmouth

Local: Southampton

No Limits	www.nolimits-southampton.org.uk	No Limits is a charity which offers free and confidential information, advice, counselling, support and advocacy for children and young people under 26 who live in Southampton and Hampshire.
Wheatsheaf Trust	www.wheatsheaftrust.org/client-services/young-people	Activities for kids that can provide opportunities and variety that may have been missing at school.
Yellow Door	www.yellowdoor.org.uk	Charity which offers free, supportive services to children and young people who have experienced domestic or sexual abuse at any point in their lives.

Resources for Separated Parents

WEBSITES:  

Phone 111	Mental Health Triage Team	24/7 (365 day) access to Mental Health nurses to ensure a consistent, confident, reliable and sustainable service provided by the MH specialist provider and hosted by NHS 111/999. The Mental Health Triage Service also supports a dedicated Mental Health Rapid Response vehicle which is in partnership with SCAS to provide urgent and emergency mental health care to people who are in their own home or in the community where they have been assessed as needing an emergency response to their mental health
National Domestic Abuse Helpline	0808 200 0247 www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help/	Government assistance and helpline for Domestic Abuse sufferers
Blue Lamp Trust	www.bluelamptrust.org.uk 0300 777 0157	A not for profit organisation in Hampshire and Isle of Wight, dedicated to improving community safety
Resolution	www.resolution.org.uk	An association representing over 5000 family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes.  See the Parenting After Parting pages on the website for information and advice for separated parenting and supporting your children through separation and beyond.
CAFCASS	www.cafcass.gov.uk	Website provides information for families going through divorce and separation, adoption and care proceedings. Helpful explanation of court processes. Also has a hub  that helps separated parents – cafcass.clickrelationships.org/
Action For Children	https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/
CAMHS
Good Things Foundation #seeitdifferently	www.goodthingsfoundation.org/projects/crossroads-reducing-parental-conflict	Excellent video and other resources, showing the impact of conflict on children and how to improve it
Gingerbread	www.gingerbread.org.uk	Provides expert advice, practical support and campaigns for single parents.
Family Lives	www.familylives.org.uk	Website providing information, on-line community and a range of publications for all parents about children as they grow up.
Gov.uk	https://www.gov.uk/browse/childcare-parenting/divorce-separation-legal	Government website – information about separation, including money, property, maintenance and child arrangements
Relate	www.relate.org.uk/	Relationship and counselling website. Helpful advice in “Help with Separation and Divorce” including tips on talking to your younger children/teenagers.
Family Mediation Council	www.familymediationcouncil.org.uk	General information about mediation.
The Parent Connection	www.theparentconnection.org.uk	Website for separating parents. Includes lots of advice on parenting after parting.
oneplusone	www.oneplusone.org.uk	An online service to help separating couples continue to parent in the best way possible despite their break-up. Excellent videos.
Our Family Wizard	www.ourfamilywizard.com/	App to support communication between separated parents. Lots of tools.
Citizens Advice Bureau	www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/ending-a-relationship	See section on ending a relationship when you have been living together.
FEGANS	www.fegans.org.uk	A Christian charity supporting separated parents and families
VIMEO	www.vimeo.com/312933504?_sm_au_=iVVN67VCMD k8qfrqW2MN0K7K1WVjq	Video created to raise awareness of how parent’s relationship post separation can impact children
Anna Freud Centre	https://www.annafreud.org/mental-health-professionals/our-help-for-children-and-families/	a range of specialist support services for children, young people and their families
Tavistock	https://www.tavistockrelationships.org/	Tavistock Relationships offer a range of counselling and support services for families, not just for separated couples.
	https://tavistockrelationships.ac.uk/policy-research/appg/1334-sort-it-out-campaign	a campaign to stop children being harmed by ongoing parental conflict
	https://betweenus-app.com/	An APP designed to help improve relationships, available on Apple or Google Play
Only Dads	www.onlydads.org/	help for fathers in the family court system
Only Mums	www.onlymums.org/	not just for Mums!  They publish an excellent book, 101 Questions answered about separating with children. For anyone experiencing separation issues.
Two Wishes	www.twowishes.org/	information on an international level
Home Start	www.home-start.org.uk/	offering information for all family life-changing events
	www.divorceandchildren.com	Tips and materials you can buy direct.  From the US so ideas are set against a different background but still very accessible and valuable.
Anxiety Canada	www.anxietycanada.com/	website provides information on anxiety as well as tools to help manage it
My Tutor	https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/teen-mental-health-a-guide-for-parents/	useful tips for parents about issues that affect teens, from cyber bullying to body image

Local

The EC Roberts Centre	www.robertscentre.org.uk	Support for families around housing, debt, parenting difficulties, co-parenting, and mental health
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund	www.rnrmchildrensfund.org.uk	Supporting children whose parents work, or have worked, for the Naval Service.
SAAFA	www.saafa.org.uk/hampshire	Help for members of the Armed Forces, Veterans and their families
Solent Mind	www.solentmind.org.uk/our-services/portsmouth-support-and-recovery-service	Personalised range of support, advice and practical assistance around mental health
Home Start	www.home-start.org.uk/	various locations across South of UK
Citizens Advice Southampton	citizensadvicesouthampton.org.uk/	Provides free, independent and confidential advice on family issues, employment, housing, welfare benefits, debt, community care.
Solent Mind	www.solentmind.org.uk/our-services/advocacy/advocacy-south-southampton/	Personalised range of support, advice and practical assistance around mental health
Southampton Family Trust	www.sftrust.org.uk	Free parenting courses and support