Wellbeing
From birth, we are aware of our emotions. As we get older, we become better at understanding our emotions and better at putting them into words, though this can be really hard. Emotions are the driving force of our behaviours.
Explore and use the following phone numbers and websites for support and assistance:
MENTAL HEALTH
Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem. But hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling.
Phone: 0800 470 0203 | Website: nottinghamshiremind.org.uk
Below are some pages we hope you find helpful:
Intro to Mental Health for children & young people
How to get help and support – for young people
Information for young people aged 11-18
Helping someone else - It can be really worrying when someone you care about is going through a difficult time. Here you can find advice to help you support other people - and to look after your own well-being too.
The Wellbeing Hub provides free, confidential support and advice to people seeking support for mental health, drugs or alcohol use, housing and employment.
Phone: 0800 0285598 | Website: nottinghamwellbeinghub.org
Wellness in Mind provides information, advice and support for anyone in Nottingham experiencing issues with their mental wellbeing. The service will help people understand mental health issues, and connect people to the services which may best support them.
How can they help?
- They can talk through your feelings and offer advice about the next steps
- They can talk in confidence about somebody you know
- They can talk about what support may be available to you
Phone: 0800 5610073 | Website: wellnessinmind.org
Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
If you need someone to talk to, we listen. We won't judge or tell you what to do.
Whatever you're going through, you can call us any time, day or night, from any phone for FREE.
Phone: 116 123
HARMLESS: Self-Harm Resources
Tips on responding to self-harm CLICK HERE
Responding to someone you are worried about CLICK HERE
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
NHS advice on healthy living, including eating a balanced diet, healthy weight, exercise, quitting smoking and drinking less alcohol.
Website: nhs.uk/live-well
Health for Teens contains bite-sized information on a comprehensive range of physical and emotional health topics for teenagers, including healthy eating, body image, managing stress, advice on relationships, puberty, sexuality and much more. All content has been produced by school nurses, a whole range of other health and wellbeing experts, and most importantly young people.
Website: healthforteens.co.uk/Nottinghamshire
BNF aim to give people access to reliable science-based information to support anyone on their journey towards a healthy, sustainable diet. In the links below, you can find top tips to have a healthy diet and lifestyle when you are a teenager.
Healthy lifestyles for teenagers
DRUGS & ALCOHOL
If you or someone else needs urgent help after taking drugs or drinking, call 999 for an ambulance. Tell the crew everything you know. It could save their life.
Providing a single point of free support, advice and treatment to people who use alcohol and drugs in a problematic way across Nottingham City.
Phone: 0800 066 5362 | Website: nottinghamrecoverynetwork.com
How can they help?
- Supporting you to reduce your drinking
- Supporting you to reduce your drug use
- Supporting you to understand the effects of your drinking
- Supporting you to understand the effects of your drug use
- Supporting you to remain abstinent
- Supporting you to learn and develop
Honest and impartial information about drugs.
Website: talktofrank.com
Other resources:
Guide to addiction and dependency support
SEXUAL HEALTH
The Health Shop is a sexual health and harm reduction service for anyone over the age of 13 inclusive of all genders and sexualities.
Phone: 07585991542 | Website: The Health Shop
Sexual Health:
- Full STI screenings, including BBV testing – for people without symptoms. If a person has symptoms they would need to contact the Integrated Sexual Health Service on 0115 9627627. We work specifically with people who might not access mainstream sexual health services or who are disproportionally affected by sexually transmitted infections.
- Offer a range of FREE condoms, lube and gloves.
- Are a C-Card registration and pick-up point.
- To arrange a test or for more information please contact 07585 991542 or e-mail healthshop@nottshc.nhs.uk
Free and confidential Sexual Health & Wellbeing support for young people.
Website: brook.org.uk
LGBTIQ+
Some of us identify as LGBTIQ+. This means we may be lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, non-binary, queer or questioning. Or we may define our gender and sexuality in other ways. Stonewall's glossary lists many more terms.
Below you will find resources we hope will help:
Albert Kennedy Trust
akt.org.uk
Supports LGBTQ people aged 16-25 who are homeless or living in a hostile environment.
Being Gay is OK
bgiok.org.uk
Provides advice and information for LGBTQ+ people under 25.
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FFLAG)
fflag.org.uk
Offers support to parents, friends and family members of those who identify as LGBT+.
Galop
0207 704 2040 (LGBT+ hate crime helpline)
0800 999 5428 (National LGBT+ domestic abuse helpline)
help@galop.org.uk
galop.org.uk
Provides helplines and other support for LGBTIQ+ adults and young people who have experienced hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse.
Gendered Intelligence
genderedintelligence.co.uk
A charity supporting young trans people aged under 25, and information for their parents and carers.
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service
Information about local NHS therapy and counselling services, which you can often self-refer to (England only).
Mermaids
0808 801 0400
mermaidsuk.org.uk
Supports gender-diverse young people aged 19 and under, and their families and carers. Offers a helpline and webchat.
Samaritans
116 123 (freephone)
jo@samaritans.org
Freepost SAMARITANS LETTERS
samaritans.org
Samaritans are open 24/7 for anyone who needs to talk. You can visit some Samaritans branches in person. Samaritans also have a Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
Stonewall
08000 50 20 20
stonewall.org.uk
Information and advice for LGBT people on a range of issues.
Switchboard
0300 330 0630
switchboard.lgbt
Listening services, information and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
Terrence Higgins Trust
0808 802 1221
tht.org.uk
Provides support for LGBT+ people worried about their sexual health, including via a listening service.
BEREAVEMENT
Winston's Wish
Winston’s Wish provides emotional and practical bereavement support to children, young people and those who care for them.
Cruse
We help people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning.
Hope Again
Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.
Helpful Resources
Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
If you need someone to talk to, we listen. We won't judge or tell you what to do.
Whatever you're going through, you can call us any time, day or night, from any phone for FREE.
Phone: 116 123
I NEED HELP FOR ME OR SOMEONE ELSE
Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
If you need someone to talk to, we listen. We won't judge or tell you what to do.
Whatever you're going through, you can call us any time, day or night, from any phone for FREE.
Phone: 116 123
Abuse support for children and young people:
Childline
0800 1111
childline.org.uk
Support for children and young people in the UK, including a free helpline and 1-2-1 online chats with counsellors.
Kidscape
0207 823 5430
kidscape.org.uk
Information and advice for parents, carers and young people with concerns about school bullying and abuse.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
0800 800 5000 (for adults concerned about a child)
0800 1111 (18 or under – Childline helpline)
nspcc.org.uk
Support and information for children and anyone worried about a child.
YoungMinds
0808 802 5544 (Parents Helpline)
85258 (Crisis Messenger for young people – text the letters YM)
youngminds.org.uk
Committed to improving the mental health of babies, children and young people, including support for parents and carers.