Children & Young People – websites (by name/topic)
Body Image/Body Confidence
Be Real Campaign this campaign states: “We know that low body confidence is damaging people’s lives. It affects everyone – all ages, both sexes – and starts young. It impacts people’s physical and mental health and holds them back in life, stopping them from achieving all that they could.” Another site offering helpp with body image is Youth Health Talk A site containing lots of information for Young People. This link takes you to the section on body image.
Bullying
Here are a variety of websites to support you if you are being bullied. See the section on Cyber Bullying too.
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Respect Me – “You don’t have to like me…agree with me…or enjoy the same things I do. But you do have to respect me.”
Child Line – “Bullying can happen anywhere and be about anything. Here you’ll find information about different types of bullying, plus get help and support.”
Bullying UK – Listening, supportive and non-judgemental
Young Minds – Bullying affects over one million young people every year, and anyone can be bullied. You can stand up to the bullies and we’ll help you do it.
Check out the support available for you if you are a young carer looking after any members of your family or someone else.
Cyberbullying – Cyberbullying is using the internet, email, online games or any digital technology to threaten, tease, upset or humiliate someone else.
Different types of cyber bullying; Get help with bullying videos; What to do if you’re bullying someone; Helping a friend
Bullying UK – “Cyber bullying is rife on the internet and most young people will experience it or see it at some time. In our recent national bullying survey, 56% of young people said they have seen others be bullied online and 42% have felt unsafe online. Cyber bullying can happen 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and it can go viral very fast.”
Aye Mind – Online safety services
Eating Disorders
“Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity. We began life in 1989 as the first national charity for people with eating disorders because of a merger of two local charities. Called the Eating Disorders Association, we have grown and developed over time to become Beat. We are a champion, guide and friend to anyone affected by eating disorders, giving individuals experiencing an eating disorder and their loved ones a place where they feel listened to, supported and empowered.”
Seed Eating Disorders UK – An Eating Disorder doesn’t care if you are young or old, male or female or about your race! Young people between the ages of 8 and 17 are amongst the most vulnerable when it comes to risk of developing an eating disorder. More staggering is that it has the highest mortality rate of any other mental health illness. Don’t suffer in isolation. Don’t think you are not worthy of treatment. Don’t judge yourself thinking you are a bad person. Rejoice in individuality, confidence and being your own person. Do your best by yourself and by others and no one can ask anymore of you!”From a seed a flower blooms as do people who blossom in life.”
Family Breakdown
Young Scot – “How kids deal with divorce”
Feeling Lonely
Child Line – “It’s normal to feel lonely or isolated sometimes. If it feels like these feelings are taking over, we’re here to help.”
Breathing Space – “Sometimes our thoughts and feelings can overwhelm us. It helps to get some Breathing Space. Pick up the phone – we’re here to listen.”
The world’s first emoji powered jukebox established to help young people in Scotland talk about how they are feeling, after new research revealed that only a quarter would tell someone if they were struggling to cope.
provides free, safe, and anonymous online support for young people, with access to counsellors during opening hours. There are also articles written by young people, and support from the Kooth Community.
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 12pm – 10pm, Saturday – Sunday 6pm – 10pm
Leaving Home
Shelter Scotland – “Leaving home can be an exciting and liberating experience, but it can also be stressful and difficult. Being well prepared can help the process go smoothly so that you avoid ending up in unsuitable accommodation or, worse, finding yourself with nowhere to live at all. These pages contain advice and information on preparing to leave home, and include links to other organisations which can help you.”
Help and advice for all aspects of sexuality. Includes sections on coming out, transgender, bukkying and know your rights.
Not Enough ‘Me’ Time
Personal space and privacy (Young Scot)
What to do if you feel like running away (Young Scot)
What can I do about overprotective parents? (Young Scot)
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
“We exist to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives by shattering the stigma around suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to suicidal behaviour.”
Peer Pressure
Needing support to cope with peer pressure? Check out this video and article from Young Scot.
http://young.scot/choices-for-life/articles/video-dramas-dealing-with-peer-pressure/
http://young.scot/get-the-lowdown/articles/how-to-cope-with-peer-pressure/
Reach says “Having a hard time at school? You’re not alone.With the right support, things can get better for you.” Includes, new school, leaving school, bullying, exams, and when life at home makes school hard. Includes film clips.
School
Child Line – https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school-college-and-work/school-college/exam-stress/
Young Minds – https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/problems-at-school/
NHS Inform – https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/mental-wellbeing/stress/coping-with-exam-stress
BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1HsY1X8ySjKBMVXPVCbP4qH/exam-stress
BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37552759/what-to-do-if-youre-expelled-from-school
“See Me is Scotland’s programme to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination and enable people who experience mental health problems to live fulfilled lives”. One of their key messages is “it’s okay to not feel okay”
Specific information is included for Young people and Workplace.
Self harm –
Harmless UK – “Harmless is a user led organisation that provides a range of services about self harm including support, information, training and consultancy to people who self harm, their friends and families and professionals. ”
Self Harm UK – “Dedicated to self-harm recovery, insight and support.”
Suicide
Papyrus UK – “We believe that many young suicides can be prevented”
Child Line – “When people feel hopeless and can’t see any way to make things better, they sometimes want their life to end. But things can get better. There are people who can help. If you feel suicidal and need help straight away, call 999 or call Childline on 0800 1111. “
Includes lots of information on HIV and sexual health.
A support service for young people (under 25). Covers several topics, including “mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Talk to us via online, social or our free, confidential helpline. ”
“Winston’s Wish was established by Julie Stokes OBE, a clinical psychologist, in 1992 to meet the needs of bereaved children and their families. The idea took root when Julie visited the US and Canada on a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship. Having been inspired by the services she saw there, Stokes returned to the UK and set up Winston’s Wish.” The site includes a range of practical support and guidance on bereavement to children, their families and professionals via a national helpline and publications for all ages.
Young Carers
https://www.mygov.scot/young-carer-support/
“If you’re a young carer (under 18) or a young adult carer (aged 18 to 25), you can get help, advice and support. You might help look after a parent, brother, sister or grandparent – with shopping, cooking and cleaning, or personal care like getting dressed. You may also help by talking to them and trying to understand their feelings. Your relative may have an illness, a disability, a mental health condition, or a drug or alcohol problem. As a young carer, you may have more responsibility for a family member than many of your friends have.”
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/health/looking-after-your-health
“Caring for someone can be rewarding but it can also be very tiring, putting a lot of demand on your physical and emotional energy. When you are simply coping day to day and responding to the needs of others, it’s easy to forget your own health needs. Research has found that caring for others can have a major impact on a person’s health and wellbeing. If you are a carer, you are more likely to be in poor health – both physically and mentally – than people without caring responsibilities.”
This web site is full of great information from Young Minds, “the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people”. Topics include “looking after yourself”, “what’s worrying you”, information on medications and services, people’s real stories and more.
The Young Scot web site includes information and advice for Young People on several topics, including Body, Mind, Identity, Lifestyle and Relationships.
A site containing lots of information for Young People. This link takes you to the section on body image.