Mental health support for young people (SEMH)
Comprehensive information, advice and support for young people’s mental health
Professionals/parents/ young people/children
Play, Youth, Community (PYC)
Information about adventure playgrounds, youth clubs, community centres & HAF
Parents/carers/ young people
Portsmouth Local Offer
Services available to support children and young people with their mental health
Parents/ carers and professionals
Action for Children: Parent Talk
Information and support for parents on mental health and wellbeing
Parents
Amparo (Listening Ear)
Practical emotional support for any stage of bereavement
Parent/carers
Anna Freud Directory
Youth Wellbeing Directory
Young people, parents/ carers and professionals
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Mental health support for children and young people
Young people, parents/ carers and professionals
Health Visiting
Information for professionals on infant mental health
Professionals
Specialist Health Visitor for Perinatal and Infant Health
Tel: 0300 123 6629
HOPELineUK
Charity providing advisory service and support for suicide prevention
Young people, parents/ carers and professionals
Kooth
A free online counselling and wellbeing support service available to all young people aged 11-25 in Portsmouth
Young people 11-25
Listening Ear
Specialist counselling service for children and young people bereaved by suicide
Children and young people
Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
Working with schools to support children and young people struggling with low mood or anxiety
Schools and children/young people
Mind Jam – emotional support for children & adolescents through Gaming and Game Design
Online 1 to 1 mentorship and guidance for children suffering with anxiety, stress and social issues through positivity, learning new skills and play
Children, young people
Neurodiversity Team
Dedicated 0-19 support team for children and young people with neuro-developmental needs: family support workers, child and adolescent mental health workers, therapists, an educational psychologist, and service lead
Professionals/parents/carers
neurodiversity0-19enquiries@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
To request ND profiling training for professionals:
No Limits
Information, advice, counselling and support through a range of services available ‘under one roof’.
Young people/ professionals
PEP – suicide bereavement resources
Resources for professionals supporting children and young people who are bereaved.
Professionals/parents
Portsmouth City Council: Mental Health Support
Advice and guidance on mental health support
Parents/carers and professionals
Portsmouth Education Partnership (PEP)
Information on inclusion
Professionals
Place2be
Mental health charity providing support and coping skills. Free resources for schools and parents. Support for parents
Professionals, pupils and parents
Portsmouth services for emotional or mental health needs guide
Guide to level of need and service contacts
Professionals
Papyrus – Prevention of young suicide
Aims to equip teachers with the skills and knowledge necessary to support students who may be having suicidal thought
Professionals
Self-harm Support Hub (Solent Mind)
Information for parents and carers who are supporting young people who self-harm
Parents/carers
Shout
Shout is a free, confidential 24/7 anonymous text support service for anyone in the UK struggling to cope and needing to talk.
Parent/ carers / young people
Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Pathway
Quick reference guide for professionals, parents and carers
Parents/carers and professionals
Solent Mind
Here to make sure that anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn to for advice and support. Mental health experts can help if you feel low, worried or anxious and need to talk. Lots of resources for schools and parents
Young people, school, parents
Solent PULSE – Health visitor and School Nurse support
For advice around areas such as: health, drugs, sex, emotions, self harm
Young people, parent carers and professionals
School Nurse Service 07491 163 276
Health Visitor Service 07491 163 275
STEM4
Online support for teenage mental health
Young people, parents/ carers and professionals
‘Stress on the brain’ YouTube video
Made by a group of students , they talk about trauma, the effect on your brain and give tips to help stay calm in stressful situations
Young people, school, parents
Teenage girls and anxiety
Teenage girls talk about anxiety
Teenage girls, school, parents
The Girls’ Network
Charity that inspires and empowers girls aged 14 – 19 by connecting them with a 1:1 mentor
Young people
Young Minds
Online support for children and young people
Children and Young People
Young Minds
Find out more about the relationship between cultural identity and mental health and how to get support
Professionals/parents/students
