Children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing

Mental health problems can affect anyone, regardless of age, race, gender or social background. If you think that you may have a mental health problem – or suspect that someone close to you has one – please seek help. Without care and treatment, mental health problems can have a serious effect on an individual and those around them. 

Mental health support teams in schools 

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in partnership with Off the Record provide Mental Health Support Teams in the majority of schools across our area. School teams support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties delivering evidence-based individual interventions, group interventions and have a strong focus on whole school approaches to improve mental health outcomes. 

Find out more about Mental Health Support Teams. 

Local services for Children and young people 

Kooth 

Kooth is a free, safe, and anonymous online platform where young people can access mental health support whenever they need it. Delivered in partnership with the NHS, Kooth is available to anyone between the ages of 10-18. 

Young people can get in touch with the service to get support directly, without needing to be referred by a health professional. 

Find out more on the Kooth website  

Off The Record 

Off the Record (OTR) is a mental health social movement by and for young people aged 11-25 in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.  

Off The Record isn’t just a charity providing mental health services, it’s a mental health movement mobilised to support, promote and defend the mental health, rights and social position of young people. Off The Record provides information and support around wellbeing, including group work, sessions in schools and colleges, and one-to-one therapeutic support. 

Find out more at: 

Creative Youth Network 

Creative Youth Network enables young people, no matter their background or circumstances, to reach their potential.  

They build trusting relationships with young people, which enables them to address their individual needs. Creative Youth Network run youth centres across South Gloucestershire and provide one-to-one wellbeing support (lowintensity CBT), as well as a wide range of programmes and activities. Our low-intensity CBT offer is for 7-17 year olds, delivered by Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners. We can work with mild to moderate mental health issues, for 6-10 sessions. We also have LGBTQ+ specific trained practitioners. 

Available in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. 

Find out more about Creative Youth Network 

Directory of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Children and Young People

The Directory of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Children and Young People provides up-to-date mental health and wellbeing information, including services commissioned by NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB.

You can download the directory for your local area below. They have been designed to be used online and you can also print them as an A5 booklet.

Bristol Directory of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Children and Young People North Somerset Directory of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Children and Young People South Gloucestershire Directory of Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for Children and Young People

For support during a mental health crisis, contact NHS 111 online or by phone and select Option 2 to be connected to a mental health professional who can provide advice, support and help you get the care you need. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to people of all ages.