Mental Health:

If you are concerned about a child’s mental health then please call 111 or CAMHS Crisis Team

You can self-refer to CAMHS – 01234 893300

Mind BLMK Young person’s wellbeing navigator – 03003300648 or hq@mind-blmk.org.uk

See their tips on Exam Stress:

https://www.mind.org.uk/for-young-people/feelings-and-experiences/tips-for-coping-with-exam-stress/

Bereavement:

CHUMS - 01525 863924 or info@chums.uk.com

Counselling:

BEDFORD OPEN DOOR – 01234 360388 or 07922 105200

They offer 12 weeks FREE counselling either in person, or online or on the phone.

NSPCC
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk 
Adult helpline: 0808 800 5000
Young person's helpline (Childline): 0800 1111

Childline
Website: www.childline.org.uk

Family Lives
Online advice and information on all aspects of family life with support groups/workshops.
Free 24-hour confidential helpline: (08088) 002222
Website: www.familylives.org.uk

Relate for parents and families
Useful information and advice for parents, or anymore in a family to help with the most important relationships – the ones you have with your family.
Website: www.relateforparents.org.uk

Marie Collins
The Marie Collins Foundation is the UK charity enabling children who suffer sexual abuse and exploitation via internet and mobile technologies to recover and live safe, fulfilling lives.
Website: www.mariecollinsfoundation.org.uk

Families United Network/Family Voice
Offers support to Bedfordshire families who have a child with a disability, special need or additional needs.
Website: www.familiesunitednetwork.co.uk

Shelf Help Reading Well
The Reading Well books have been chosen by young people and health experts to help you with difficult feelings and experiences that can affect your wellbeing.  The books have information and advice as well as personal stories about dealing with anxiety, depression or stress and experiences such as bullying. Shelf Help list

School Nursing Service
The  0-19 School Nursing Service works in partnership with children, young  people and their families in Bedfordshire to ensure that children’s health and wellbeing needs are supported within their school and their community. They lead on the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme and play a key role in addressing public health issues such as emotional health and wellbeing, sexual health, obesity and other health related issues.
Website: https://www.bedslutonchildrenshealth.nhs.uk/services/bedfordshire-and-luton-0-to-19-health-visiting-and-school-nursing-service/

Click on the below links to find lists of useful mental health apps.

www.blackcountryminds.com/help-advice/helpful-apps/

www.liverpoolcamhs.com/websites-apps/

Autism Bedfordshire 
Website: www.autismbeds.org

The National Autistic Society 
Website: www.nas.org.uk

Young Carers (Central Bedfordshire Council)
Website: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Bullying
Website: www.bullying.co.uk

Anti-bullying Alliance (ABA)
Brings together more than 65 organisations with the aim of reducing bullying and creating safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn. 
Website: www.anti-bullying.org

Beatbullying
Beatbullying is the leading bullying prevention charity in the UK and provides anti- bullying resources, information, advice and support for young people, parents and professionals affected by bullying. 
Website: www.beatbullying.org.uk

Bedford Open Door 
Website: www.bedfordopendoor.org.uk

CHUMS Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service
Tel: 01525 863924
Website: www.chums.uk.com

Hear2Listen 
Website: www.hear2listen.org.uk

Relate Bedfordshire and Luton 
Website: www.relatebedsandluton.org.uk

Sorted Counselling Services 
Tel: 01582 891435 appointments (Mon-Thur)

Website: https://sortedbedfordshire.org.uk/ 

Email: admin.sorted@talktalk.net

CEOP
Website: www.ceop.police.uk

Childnet International
The UK's safer internet centre
Website: www.childnet-int.org

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) 
Website: www.ceop.police.uk

Internet Watch Foundation 
Website: www.iwf.org.uk

National Online Safety
#WakeUpWednesday Children are using smart devices from a much younger age than ever before. Therefore it's essential we talk to our children about how to use them safely. There are many positive benefits to the new technology at our disposal these days - but there are plenty of downsides too. As a parent or carer, it's important you understand these risks and how you can take steps to protect your family against them.
Website: www.nationalonlinesafety.com

Safe4Me
Child Centered Policy. An initiative from colleagues in West Mercia who have produced a range of materials aimed to promote self-help and signpost support for families and young people around cyberbullying.
Child Centered Policy

Thinkuknow 
Website: www.thinkuknow.co.uk

NSPCC
Childline’s new tool helps young people remove nude images shared online.
The NSPCC’s service for children and young people, Childline, has launched the Report Remove tool with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to help young people remove nude images of themselves from the internet.
Website: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-opinion/2021/childline-tool-remove-nude-images-online/

Aquarius
Website: aquarius.org.uk

CAN (PLAN B) 
Website: www.can.org.uk

National Drugs Helpline (FRANK)
Tel: 0800 776 600 (24 hrs free advice)
Website: www.talktofrank.com

NHS choices 
Website: www.nhs.uk

Stonewall
The lesbian, gay and bisexual charity. 
Website: www.stonewall.org.uk

CHUMS
Website: www.chums.uk.com

Mencap
Mencap is a learning disability charity that provides information and support to children and adults with a learning disability, and to their families and carers.
Website: www.bedfordmencap.org.uk or www.mencap.org.uk

MentalHealth
Dedicated to finding and addressing the sources of mental health problems.
Website:  www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Papyrus
Prevention of Young Suicide
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org 

Rethink
Rethink Mental Illness helps millions of people affected by mental illness by challenging attitudes and changing lives.
Tel: 0845 456 0455
Website: www.rethink.org

Young Minds 
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Young person’s helpline: 020 7336 8445
Parent helpline: 0808 8025 544
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk

Brook Advisory Centres 
Website: www.brook.org.uk

The Grove Pregnancy Crisis and Post Abortion Centre 
(Care Confidential for pregnancy and post abortion support).
Website: www.careconfidential.com

Gingerbread 
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Parents Support Link Leaflet

Autism Bedfordshire 
Website: www.autismbeds.org

Bedford and District Cerebral Palsy Society
Website: www.bdcps.org.uk

British Institute of Learning Disabilities
Website: www.bild.org.uk

National Autistic Society 
Website: www.autism.org.uk

Disabled Living Foundation 
Website: www.dlf.org.uk

Mencap 
Mencap is a learning disability charity that provides information and support to children and adults with a learning disability, and to their families and carers. 
Website: www.bedfordmencap.org.uk or www.mencap.org.uk

Remploy (employment opportunities) 
Website: www.remploy.co.uk

Youth Inspired 
Website: www.youthinspired.org.uk