As well as your physical health, it is important to look after your emotional or mental health.
You can ask for support from your current school or college. They can access different resources and services to help them offer you the support that you need.
If you need more support than your school or setting can provide, there are some other more specialist services available in North Yorkshire such as:
NHS Services
The NHS can provide you with information and support on a range of mental health conditions.
They also offer a service known as IAPT, which stands for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies. These run-in local communities and cities and can offer a range of service such as talking therapies, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, and guided self-help.
Your doctor (GP) can refer you to IAPT, or you could self-refer.
You can find out more by visiting NHS mental health support
Other Services which can help you
Compass Phoenix
Compass Phoenix offer support and interventions for children and young people aged 9 to 19 and up to 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities.
Contact Compass Phoenix by
- Telephone on 01904 661916 or 0800 008 7452
- Email at phoenix@compass-uk.org
- Text – Compass offers a confidential text messaging service BUZZ US to young people aged 11-18 across North Yorkshire. Text on 07520 631168
Young people can text BUZZ US about any mental health or wellbeing worries. Such as low mood, stress, eating problem, self-harm, anxiety or self-esteem.
Compass Buzz will get back to you within a day during the week.
If that feels like too long and you need urgent help or you feel in crisis, please contact the help suggested above or visit here for information on out of hours support you can access.
Mind
Mind offer mental health and well-being support for 11 – 18 year olds.
Information for young people on mental health and wellbeing – Mind
Videos by Mind
Bullying at school and looking after your wellbeing – Bear (youtube.com)
The impact of lockdown – Maddie (youtube.com)
Coping with grief – Faith (youtube.com)
Physical illness and its impact on mental health – Hafiza (youtube.com)
How creative and art therapy helped me through a difficult time – Emily (youtube.com)
Coping with the loss of a family member – Charlie (youtube.com)
Opening up about stress and anger – Chantelle (youtube.com)
Coping with tough experiences at school – Isla (youtube.com)
The Go-To
Social emotional and mental health support for children and young people in North Yorkshire –
View the booklet:
Mini Marketplace The Go-To (thegoto.org.uk)
Visit the website:
The Go-To – Emotional wellbeing and mental health (thegoto.org.uk)
Find out what support services are available in North Yorkshire for young people (17 and under) and (18 to 25 year olds) :
What’s in North Yorkshire for me? – The Go-To | Mental Health (thegoto.org.uk)
Stem4
Support young person’s mental health. Offering a library of free mental health resources – including videos, leaflets and guides on a range of topics.
stem4 – supporting teenage mental health
Teenage girls talk about anxiety: ‘It’s always linked to failure’ (youtube.com)
The Mix
Support for young people 11-25 years old – from mental health to money, homelessness to finding a job, drugs to break-ups.
The Mix – Essential support for under 25s
Helpline: 0808 808 4994 Open Monday to Friday 4 pm to 11 pm or contact through the website:
Young Minds
Practical advice to helping you find support:
YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds
To find out what help Young Minds offer:
Find Help With How I’m Feeling | Advice For Young People | YoungMinds
Kooth
Free safe and anonymous online support – counselling and peer support for 11 – 25 year olds.
Stem 4 Free Apps to help young people with mental health
Home – Calm Harm App – Calm Harm is a free app to help young people manage or resist the urge to self-harm.
Home – Clear Fear App – Clear Fear is a free app to help children and young people manage symtoms of anxiety.
Home – Move Mood App – Move Mood is a free app to help young people manage low mood and depression.
Home – Combined Minds App – Combined Minds is a free app to help families and friends provide mental health support.
Home – Worth Warrior App – Worth Warrior is a free app to help young people manage low self-worth, poor body image and related eating disorders.
CAMHS
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This a specialist service for children and young people under 18 and their families and is part of the NHS.
CAMHS have specially trained staff that can help when significant problems with mental health are stopping you getting on with daily life.
Referrals are made by your local GP. You can find out more about this service by visiting:
- If you live in Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate or Hambleton and Richmondshire pdf (northyorks.gov.uk).
- If you live in Selby – Selby Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service – Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
- If you live in Craven – Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHS) – Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
You can also visit:
Children and young people’s mental health | North Yorkshire Council
About Specialist CAMHS in North Yorkshire – The Go-To | Mental Health (thegoto.org.uk)
Moving into Adult Health Services
Moving into Adult Health Services
Young people usually move (transition) from child health teams to adult health teams at age 18, but some transitions can start from age 16.
Any health services that you are working with should talk to you about this and help you to plan for the move.
If you have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), it might be helpful to ask any health professionals that work with you to come to your next EHCP annual review. For more information about annual review Link to annual review page
Care and Support Needs Assessment
If you have care needs and find it difficult to look after yourself, it might be helpful to get some more information about what your needs are and what could be done to support them.
You could ask North Yorkshire Council for a care assessment by contacting:
North Yorkshire Council Adult Social Care Team on 0300 131 2 131 or you can visit their website : Social care for adults | North Yorkshire Council
For more information about a social care needs assessment visit:
Request involvement from adult social care | North Yorkshire Council