Sometimes children need help to regulate their emotions. Sometimes they need some help with emotional well-being. This page details some of the agencies that offer help and advice. 

LOCAL HELP

Your GP

They will be able to provide help and advise. Your GP can also provide access to appropriate specialist services and local organisations.

Call 111

You can call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Find local mental health services on the HSC website. 

https://setrust.hscni.net/healthy-living/mental-health-and-emotional-well-being/

NATIONAL HELP

Childline  

Free 24-hour counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday.

0800 1111

https://www.childline.org.uk

NSPCC  

Provides helplines and information on child protection and safeguarding children.

0808 800 5000

 https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Young Minds  

Young Minds has a Parent Helpline that offers free confidential telephone and email support to any adult worried about the wellbeing of a child or young person.

0808 802 5544

http://www.youngminds.org.uk/for_parents

Youth Wellbeing Directory

Helps you find support for mental health and wellbeing of young people up to age 25 across the UK.

https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/youth-wellbeing/

HaveIGotAProblem.com

Free resource about mental health and addiction issues.

http://www.haveigotaproblem.com/

Helplines partnership

Provides a comprehensive list of mental health helplines in the UK.

https://helplines.org/helplines/

Mental Health Foundation This website offers a wide range of information about mental health issues.

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Health Talk Online

Aims to provide balanced information about the experience of everyday life with a range of health conditions and issues, what to expect both physically and mentally, overcoming practical difficulties, making decisions about treatment and talking to health professionals.

http://www.healthtalk.org/

YouthinMind

YouthinMind is an online resource for information about mental health and offers brief assessments. It also provides links to other useful books, websites and services. 

http://youthinmind.info/py/yiminfo/