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Mental Health
This resource page includes a selection of services, tools, and organisations that others have found helpful.
Last updated: August 2025.
Support
If you are in immediate need
- If the young person has injured themself or taken an overdose, please call 999.
- To speak to someone urgently, please call Connections – the 24/7 helpline on 0800 6520190 (freephone) or access via NHS 111 for free.
Support in school
Each school will have a different offer for any young people who are struggling with their mental health. Speak to your child’s Head of Year or the school’s SENDCo to see what is on offer. These might include:
Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
MHSTs are NHS staff working with a number of schools to tackle the challenges children and young people experience, by helping them to feel more resilient, arming them with techniques to look after themselves and strategies to help them cope better with life’s ups and downs.
School Counsellor
Some schools have a counsellor who is a qualified professional employed by schools to work with pupils who are experiencing issues that are impacting their emotional or psychological wellbeing. School counsellors provide a safe, confidential, one-to-one space for pupils to discuss any experiences or challenges in their life.
Active Monitoring
Active Monitoring is a six week self-help programme offered through the Mind mental health charity. The young person is offered individual support from a practitioner and a trusted adult to look at some of the things they are struggling with. Active Monitoring sessions can take place in school.
Social Prescribing
This is an NHS service from Jurassic Coast PCN. A Link Worker will work with the young person on a one-to-one basis (usually in school) to identify ways to make them feel better - whether that's improving confidence, self-esteem, mental or physical health. Social Prescribing gives young people the opportunity to make connections in their area for support, new activities or ways to help boost their wellbeing in a non-medical way.
Further information
While we hope you may find something here that supports you, please note that these resources are not all officially endorsed by the NHS. We endeavour to ensure that all listings are accurate and up to date, but please be aware that we cannot guarantee this at all times.
If you are a local service, organisation or group that would like to be included in this guide, please contact us via secure online form or call the PCN Admin Team on 020 3808 9807 and tell us about your support offering.