Links to organisations you may find useful;
Mental health and wellbeing
Kooth.com https://www.kooth.com Online forums, text chat facility and counselling for young people between the ages of 11 and 24.
ThinkNinja https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/thinkninja/ An app decided for 10 to 18 year olds, allowing young people to learn about mental health and emotional wellbeing and develop skills that can build resilience and stay well.
Young Minds https://youngminds.org.uk Support for parents. carers and young people
CAMHS (Child and adolescent mental health service) https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk
Bromley CAMHS: http://oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/child-and-adolescent-mental-he/
Bromley Wellbeing https://bromley-y.org Support for children, young people and their families in the borough of Bromley
Shout – In a crisis? TEXT 85258 – 24 hour service https://giveusashout.org
ChildLine 0800 1111 – 24 hour helpline https://www.childline.org.uk
Resources and advice for parents and young people on a range of subjects https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/
Samaritans 116 123 – 24 hour helpline https://www.samaritans.org
Papyrus https://www.papyrus-uk.org Information and resources for young people and their parents, including information about Hopeline (help for those thinking for suicide) HopeLineUK 0800 068 4141
Online Safety and Social Media advice
Parent Zone https://parentzone.org.uk/advice/parent-guides Parent guides to a vast range of apps and social media including WhatsApp, Tik Tok, Instagram etc
NSPCC https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
UK Safer Internet Centre https://www.saferinternet.org.uk
Bereavement support:
Child Bereavement UK https://www.childbereavementuk.org
Sexual abuse:
CEOP (Child Exploitation and online protection centre) https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ Dedicated to eradicating the sexual abuse of children. The CEOP Centre is part of UK policing and very much about tracking and bringing offenders to account either directly or in partnership with local and international forces.
Foodbanks;
Bromley: https://bromleyborough.foodbank.org.uk
Croydon: https://croydon.foodbank.org.uk
Lewisham: https://lewisham.foodbank.org.uk