{"id":1075,"date":"2020-07-24T16:29:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T15:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/irl\/?page_id=1075"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:15:09","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/carers\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Non-urgent advice: <\/span>Great websites<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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ChildLine<\/strong><\/a> is a confidential service for children and young people up to the age of nineteen.\u00a0Children can contact a ChildLine counsellor about anything; no problem is too big or too small.\u00a0Call free on\u00a00800 1111, have a 1-2-1 chat online or send an email.\u00a0Parents\/carers and other adults can get information and support in relation to issues such as suicidal thoughts and self-harm through their partner organisation,\u00a0NSPCC.\u00a0Their helpline is open 24\/7 on\u00a00808 800 5000.<\/p>\n

Young Minds<\/strong><\/a> is the UK\u2019s leading charity committed to improving the mental health of children and young people. The parents section of the site includes lots of useful information, tips and details of their free, confidential parents helpline on 0808 802 5544.<\/p>\n

The Mix<\/a> <\/strong>is the UK’s leading support service for children and young people up to 25 on a range of issues including mental health. They run discussion boards and can be contacted via online chat, a free, confidential helpline 0808 808 4994 and a free text crisis line (text\u00a0THEMIX\u00a0to\u00a085258).<\/p>\n

Epicfriends<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is an excellent site provided by Sheffield CAMHS which helps young people to help friends who might be struggling to cope emotionally. It provides a very helpful traffic light system guiding you about how to help.<\/p>\n

Papyrus<\/a><\/strong> is a national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.\u00a0They run HopeLineUK for children and young people up to 35 years and anyone who is concerned about a child or young person.\u00a0Its staffed by professionals and open 10am-10pm Monday to Friday and weekends 2.00pm – 10.00pm.<\/p>\n

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)<\/strong><\/a> is an award-winning charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the biggest killer of men under 45 years in UK. CALM provides a helpline and webchat facility and both are open every day 5.00pm until midnight.<\/p>\n

My Mind<\/a><\/strong> is a website created by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership which has lots of self-help resources for young people.<\/p>\n

Rethink<\/a><\/strong> Mental Illness offers information about mental health problems and self-help strategies for coping with them.<\/p>\n

FRANK<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0offers friendly, confidential advice about drugs; it can help you find out everything you and your child or your friend might want to know about drugs (and some stuff you don\u2019t).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Non-urgent advice: <\/span>Useful apps<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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HeadSpace<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a guided meditation app that many young people and adults have found helpful. There is a free version that can be used freely and a subscription version that includes additional resources.<\/p>\n

CalmHarm<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is an award-winning app which suggests tasks to help young people resist or manage the urge to self-harm.<\/p>\n

Doc Ready<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a digital tool that helps young people prepare to speak to a doctor about mental health \u2013 it helps them create a checklist of things they may want to talk about, and gives information and advice about speaking to a GP<\/p>\n

MindShift<\/a> <\/strong>is an app designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety.<\/p>\n

Stay Alive<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a suicide prevention app providing information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide. The app also includes a safety plan, customisable reasons for living, and a LifeBox where helpful photos and memories can be stored.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Non-urgent advice: <\/span>Local links<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Off the Record<\/a> <\/strong>provides a range of free, confidential and independent services for children and young people in Bath and North-East Somerset, that support the development of their emotional health and well-being.<\/p>\n

On your Mind<\/a><\/strong> Signposts children and young people in\u00a0Wiltshire\u00a0to sources of support for good mental health and emotional\u00a0wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Boys In Mind<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a local website with information and resources aimed at encouraging boys and young men to reach out for help and support when they need it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1405,"parent":192065,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1075","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1075"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196831,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1075\/revisions\/196831"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/camhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}