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Children’s mental health

Name of service
Type of support
Who is it for
Contact/link
Name of service

Mental health support for young people (SEMH)

Type of support

Comprehensive information, advice and support for young people’s mental health

Who is it for

Professionals/parents/ young people/children

Name of service

Play, Youth, Community (PYC)

Type of support

Information about adventure playgrounds, youth clubs, community centres & HAF

Who is it for

Parents/carers/ young people

Name of service

Portsmouth Local Offer

Type of support

Services available to support children and young people with their mental health

Who is it for

Parents/ carers and professionals

Name of service

Action for Children: Parent Talk

Type of support

Information and support for parents on mental health and wellbeing

Who is it for

Parents

Name of service

Amparo (Listening Ear)

Type of support

Practical emotional support for any stage of bereavement

Who is it for

Parent/carers

Name of service

Anna Freud Directory

Type of support

Youth Wellbeing Directory

Who is it for

Young people, parents/ carers and professionals

Name of service

Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Type of support

Mental health support for children and young people

Who is it for

Young people, parents/ carers and professionals

Contact/link

CAMHS Portsmouth

Tel: 0300 123 6632

Name of service

Health Visiting

Type of support

Information for professionals on infant mental health

Who is it for

Professionals

Contact/link

Specialist Health Visitor for Perinatal and Infant Health

Tel: 0300 123 6629

Name of service

HOPELineUK

Type of support

Charity providing advisory service and support for suicide prevention

Who is it for

Young people, parents/ carers and professionals

Name of service

Kooth

Type of support

A free online counselling and wellbeing support service available to all young people aged 11-25 in Portsmouth

Who is it for

Young people 11-25

Name of service

Listening Ear

Type of support

Specialist counselling service for children and young people bereaved by suicide

Who is it for

Children and young people

Name of service

Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

Type of support

Working with schools to support children and young people struggling with low mood or anxiety

Who is it for

Schools and children/young people

Name of service

Mind Jam – emotional support for children & adolescents through Gaming and Game Design

Type of support

Online 1 to 1 mentorship and guidance for children suffering with anxiety, stress and social issues through positivity, learning new skills and play

Who is it for

Children, young people

Name of service

Neurodiversity Team

Type of support

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

Who is it for

Professionals/parents/carers

Contact/link

neurodiversity0-19enquiries@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

To request ND profiling training for professionals:

sharedmailbox.sendstrategy@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Name of service

No Limits

Type of support

Information, advice, counselling and support through a range of services available ‘under one roof’.

Who is it for

Young people/ professionals

Name of service

PEP – suicide bereavement resources

Type of support

Resources for professionals supporting children and young people who are bereaved.

Who is it for

Professionals/parents

Name of service

Portsmouth City Council: Mental Health Support

Type of support

Advice and guidance on mental health support

Who is it for

Parents/carers and professionals

Name of service

Portsmouth Education Partnership (PEP)

Type of support

Information on inclusion

Who is it for

Professionals

Contact/link

PEP Inclusion

Name of service

Place2be

Type of support

Mental health charity providing support and coping skills. Free resources for schools and parents. Support for parents

Who is it for

Professionals, pupils and parents

Name of service

Portsmouth services for emotional or mental health needs guide

Type of support

Guide to level of need and service contacts

Who is it for

Professionals

Contact/link

services

Name of service

Papyrus – Prevention of young suicide

Type of support

Aims to equip teachers with the skills and knowledge necessary to support students who may be having suicidal thought

Who is it for

Professionals

Name of service

Self-harm Support Hub (Solent Mind)

Type of support

Information for parents and carers who are supporting young people who self-harm

Who is it for

Parents/carers

Name of service

Shout

Type of support

Shout is a free, confidential 24/7 anonymous text support service for anyone in the UK struggling to cope and needing to talk.

Who is it for

Parent/ carers / young people

Name of service

Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Pathway

Type of support

Quick reference guide for professionals, parents and carers

Who is it for

Parents/carers and professionals

Name of service

Solent Mind

Type of support

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

Who is it for

Young people, school, parents

Name of service

Solent PULSE – Health visitor and School Nurse support

Type of support

For advice around areas such as: health, drugs, sex, emotions, self harm

Who is it for

Young people, parent carers and professionals

Contact/link

School Nurse Service 07491 163 276

Health Visitor Service 07491 163 275

Name of service

STEM4

Type of support

Online support for teenage mental health

Who is it for

Young people, parents/ carers and professionals

Name of service

‘Stress on the brain’  YouTube video

Type of support

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

Who is it for

Young people, school, parents

Name of service

Teenage girls and anxiety

Type of support

Teenage girls talk about anxiety

Who is it for

Teenage girls, school, parents

Name of service

The Girls’ Network

Type of support

Charity that inspires and empowers girls aged 14 – 19 by connecting them with a 1:1 mentor

Who is it for

Young people

Name of service

Young Minds

Type of support

Online support for children and young people

Who is it for

Children and Young People

Name of service

Young Minds

Type of support

Find out more about the relationship between cultural identity and mental health and how to get support

Who is it for

Professionals/parents/students