This section covers resources and information on a variety of difficulties children and young people can experience:
- Anxiety information from Childline. This explores anxiety, stress and panic attacks. There are videos and a message board to get support from.
- Anxiety information from YoungMinds, this includes what is anxiety, symptoms of anxiety, treating anxiety, and where to get help.
Information about Bipolar Disorder for young people from YoungMinds.
Information about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) by YoungMinds.
Psychosis resources from MIND charity that explores what psychosis is, possible causes and how to access treatment and support. Includes tips and guidance for friends and family.
If you or a young person is experiencing psychosis and is in need of urgent help, please call our 24/7 mental health crisis line on 0800 145 6485. Visit the 'I need urgent help' page for more information around the support available for children and young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Advice, information and support on self-harm by Rethink Mental Illness.
- Self-harm distraction techniques for young people who self harm from the National Self Harm Network.
If you or a young person is having thoughts about self-harming and is in need of urgent help, please call our 24/7 mental health crisis line on 0800 145 6485. Visit the 'I need urgent help' page for more information around the support available for children and young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
If you have seriously harmed yourself or you feel that you may be about to harm yourself, call 999 for an ambulance or go straight to A&E.
Information and support for young people around suicidal thoughts from charity Papyrus.
If you or a young person is having suicidal thoughts and is in need of urgent help, please call our 24/7 mental health crisis line on 0800 145 6485. Visit the 'I need urgent help' page for more information around the support available for children and young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
Information on Tourette's for young people, parents and teachers from NHS Choices.