11 Oct

Kooth – free service for young people to use to support their mental health

Young People need a safe and welcoming space to explore their mental health needs. For the past 15 years Kooth has been the UK’s leading provider to the NHS in effective online mental health support.1 in 5 children and young people suffer from mental health illness in any given year. At Kooth, we believe every…

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23 Jul

Zoe, Mind Campaigner: Young People Demand Change

Hi School days – the best days of our lives. So why are kids in classrooms across the country having their school days ruined due to negative treatment of students with mental health problems? That was my experience and unfortunately I was not an exception to the rule. My school did not have the training to…

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11 Jun

Early support for young people: Fund the Hubs

The pandemic has sped up a crisis in young people’s mental health that was already growing fast. Hundreds of thousands of young people are struggling with their mental health – and too often they can’t get support when they first need it. The earlier a young person gets support for their mental health, the more…

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21 May

LGBT+ youths twice as likely to contemplate suicide, survey finds

Young LGBT+ people are three times more likely to self-harm and twice as likely to contemplate suicide as their non-LGBT+ peers, according to a survey. The research was carried out by Just Like Us, an LGBT+ young people’s charity, which surveyed 2,934 pupils aged 11-18, including 1,140 pupils who identify as LGBT+, between December 2020…

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19 Apr

New volunteering project for young people in North Tyneside

VODA is working with Phoenix Detached Youth Project to create a new volunteering project for local young people. The project aims to create a space for young people to improve their local community through group projects. If you are or know a young person (aged 14-25) who has a passion for a cause and is…

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19 Mar

Mental health resources for children, students, parents, carers and school/college staff

The Department of Education has put together a list of useful links and sources of support so that children and young people, parents, carers, and school and college staff can get the advice and help they need.

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11 Dec

YMCA North Tyneside Christmas Appeal 2020

YMCA has launched this year’s Christmas appeal with a mini-documentary which shows how YMCA North Tyneside helps vulnerable young people by providing supported accommodation, education and help with independent living. Find out the stories of young people who find themselves homeless and why YMCA is so important to them. Read more here

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06 Dec

Boloh – New helpline and web chat service from Barnardo’s

Barnardo’s has launched a new free telephone helpline and web chat facility for children, young people and families from black asian and minority ethnic communities who are suffering the long lasting and wide ranging impact of COVID-19. It is called Boloh which means speak. Barnardo’s specialist advisors who speak English, Urdu or Hindi, aim to provide ongoing support…

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