Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
CAMHS are NHS services that assess and treat young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. CAMHS support covers many mental health illnesses like depression, problems with food, self-harm, violence or anger, bipolar disorder, anxiety and schizophrenia. Professions will refer to this service.
PAPYRUS (Prevention of Young Suicide)
If you’re having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be, contact PAPYRUS for confidential support and practical advice. Guides on how to spot the signs and ask if someone is feeling suicidal as well as how to start the conversation are available to download.
Educational Psychology Service
Psychological support for children, young people and their families to improve educational outcomes and meet developmental and psychological needs in range of settings: children’s centres, early years, schools, further education settings and more.
Find out more about the Education Psychology Service
Open Door
Young people aged 12 to 24 and parents/carers living in Haringey have access to Open Door, a free confidential, counselling and psychotherapy service.
Find out how Open Door can help
YoungMinds
YoungMinds, a mental health charity, offers tools, advice, information and support to children, young people, and their parents/carers. The organisation supports young people to look after their mental health, provides practical guidance for those struggling and offers advice to parents/carers and trusted adults so they can best support the young person in their life.
Find out how YoungMinds can help
Mind in Haringey
Haringey’s Wellbeing Network works with young people aged 16 years and over, who are leaving, or have left, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services or the Leaving Care Team.
Find out how Mind in Haringey can help
Kooth
Kooth is a digital mental health platform for 11 to 25 year olds. Commissioned by the NHS, it offers free, safe and anonymous support 365 days a year. Kooth provides online counselling and wellbeing support.
Family resilience
Family resilience and collective mental health is just as important as individual wellbeing. See our guidance on adult mental health services.
Childline
If you're under 19, you can call 0800 1111 to talk to Childline. The number will not appear on your phone bill.
Apps
MeeTwo
Talk anonymously about difficult things with others of a similar age or experience. Get help with your problems or use your experience to help others. It’s free, safe and anonymous.
NHS Go
NHS Go is an app that supports young people with confidential advice and access to mental health information.
Resources
Student Mental Health Hub
At college in Haringey? Good Thinking’s Student Mental Health Hub helps you to stay mentally healthy while you’re studying. On this page, you'll find guides, apps, podcasts and links to useful resources to help you to make the most of your student experience.
Good Thinking Student Mental Health Hub
Black student resources
Further education can be an exciting time but it can also be daunting and, for black students, there are specific challenges in academic settings that could affect your mental health. Co-created with black students at London South Bank University, these blogs, videos and podcasts acknowledge some of the stressors that black students might experience at college or university and provide advice on how to prioritise good mental wellbeing.
Check out the mental health resources created by black students for black students here
