Helplines for Professionals

YoungMinds Professionals is our toolbox of consultancy and training services for leaders and front line workers across the children’s mental health system.

YoungMinds

National Website with mental health support, guidance and advice

Mental Health Foundation

Bringing together the NSPCC’s expertise in protecting children and O2’s tech know-how, we’re helping you keep your kids safe online. Whether you’re an online expert or you’re unsure of where to start, we’re here to help.

Net Aware

This is for you if you volunteer, work or are studying to work with infants, children or teenagers. MindEd has e-learning applicable across the health, social care, education, criminal justice and community settings. It is aimed at anyone from beginner through to specialist.

Minded

The HeadStart Resource padlet holds a range of resources and links to support the school community. We will be adding to it regularly as it is a great platform to share the wealth of existing and new resources and support out there. Do continue to keep an eye on it and please let us know if there is anything you feel would be good to add.

HeadStart Padlet

Providing support and advice around those who are affected by bereavement.

Cruse

Providing education about sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. Thinkuknow is unique. It is underpinned by the latest intelligence about child sex offending from CEOP Command. Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to this practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them.

THINKUKNOW

Boingboing provides opportunities to learn about resilience. We run regular Resilience Forums, develop Resilience Frameworks, books and other materials, and offer training and talks on resilient approaches to life’s challenges.

Boing Boing

Our aim is to transform current mental health provision in the UK by improving the quality, accessibility and effectiveness of treatment. We believe that every child and their family should be at the heart of the care they receive, working in partnership with professionals.

Anna Freud

IMECE’s Counselling Service creates a non-judgmental, confidential and secure environment for women 16+ to explore and process traumatic experiences caused by Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) with an increased awareness of Harmful Practices such as Forced Marriage, so-called “Honour” Based Violence.

Specialist Counselling Service