Help for Young People

Get Connected
Tel: 0808 8084994  (every day, 1pm-11pm)
E-mail:  help@getconnected.org.uk
Website: www.getconnected.org
E-mail and telephone helpline that finds young people the best help, whatever the problem, wherever they are in the UK. Note that it’s free to call from all landlines and most mobile phones.

Planet Teen
www.planetteen.com
Teens Helping Teens is an anonymous way to post your thoughts, questions and concerns to other young members.

Teenmentors
www.teenmentors.org/mambo
A forum, plus access to support groups and mentor support from other teens in this website.

TSCNow
www.tscnow.com/index.php
Looked after by teenagers (with a bit of adult help), the chat room is the heart of TSC (Teen Support Chat). It's designed to provide a friendly chatting environment for young people up to the age of 19, for making friends and for advice on any problems or questions related to teenage life.

The Site
www.thesite.org
Aims to offer the best guide to life for young adults aged 16-25. The Site believes that all young people have the capacity to make their own decisions and life choices, provided they have access to quality, impartial information and advice, and the opportunity to get support and empathy from other young people going through similar situations.

There4me
www.There4me.com
Confidential online advice on anything that’s worrying you. It’s for all 12-16 year olds, including 'real time' talk with an adviser, a message board and a private e-mail inbox.

CALM: Campaign Against Living Miserably
Freephone: 0800 585858 (every day 5pm-3am)
Website: www.thecalmzone.net
If you need to sort your head out, call this confidential, freephone helpline aimed at young men aged 15-35 living in Manchester, Merseyside, Cumbria and Bedfordshire who may be feeling low or depressed. The call is free so it won’t appear on your phone bill.

Cruse Bereavement Care Youth Line
Freephone: 0808 808 1677
Website: www.rd4u.org.uk
A website and helpline for children and young people aged between 12 and 18 who have been bereaved.

RuinYourLife.com
www.ruinyourlife.com
A free and open community dedicated to creating a place on the net where anyone can come without being judged. If you self-harm, self-mutilate, suffer from an eating disorder, or act in any way that is deliberately harmful to yourself, then explore the site, communicate with other members and realise you're not alone.

Childline Factsheets: Suicide
Helpline: 0800 11 11 (open 24 hours every day)
Website: www.childline.org.uk/Suicide.asp
Information for young people on suicide. The helpline is also for children and young people in the UK.

National Nightline
www.nightline.niss.ac.uk
Nightline is a helpline scheme run by students who care about their peers. The site lists local numbers, and some nightlines also run an e-mail service for those reluctant to speak on the phone.

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