Mental Health (Under 18)

Action for Children are a national children’s charity committed to helping children and young people in the UK. They work with Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health to provide a service called ‘Build Sound Minds Derby and Derbyshire’.  They also provide a service called ‘Space 4 U‘ supporting children who are seriously affected by someone else’s substance misuse.

BUILD SOUND MINDS

This service supports children and young people from 0 – 17 years with:

• Anxiety, depression, stress and or other mood difficulties
• Self-harm – where this is mild to moderate
• Behaviour problems where the behaviour falls outside what might be considered to be within the range of normal behaviour
• Emotional difficulties (Mild to moderate)
• Family difficulties
• Adjustment reactions (i.e. managing transition, change)
• Simple phobias
• Bullying where this is having a significant impact on emotional wellbeing (direct/indirect/cyber)
• Difficulty managing angry feelings
• Relationship difficulties
• Parental need where support in managing and understanding behaviour could be beneficial

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They offer psychologically informed interventions with children/young people and families, which is focused and time limited as per the NICE guidelines

This can be face to face or by digital means. It can also include support for Parents and group based interventions

Parents  and carers can make a referral here

Young people can access an enquiry form here

Space 4 U welcomes referrals from anyone, for children aged 5 to 18 from all parts of Derbyshire who are affected by someone else’s substance misuse.

You can access a referral here

Kooth is an online mental health platform for children and young adults (Age 11-25)

It is free, anonymous and is accessible via mobile, tablet and desktop devices

Available 365 days a year, from 12 noon –10pm, Monday to Friday and 6pm – 10pm at weekends

JOIN KOOTH

For a comprehensive look at all the available resources in Derbyshire, via Joined Up Care Derbyshire, visit the Derby and Derbyshire Mental Health and Wellbeing website here

• Child Bereavement UK helpline: 0800 02 888 40

• The Childhood Bereavement Network

• Hope Again helpline: Freephone 0808 808 1677 for young people (from Cruse Bereavement Support)

• Cruse Bereavement – National

  Cruse Bereavement Derby and South Derbyshire helpline: 01332 332098

  Cruse Bereavement Chesterfield helpline: 01246 550080