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Child and Teen Health
Local Support
Hertfordshire County Council - Families First
Families First is the term used in Hertfordshire for services that work together to support families who need extra help. These are also known as early help services.
Herts Sport and Physical Activity Partnership
The Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership (HSP) works strategically and collaboratively to improve the lives of the people of Hertfordshire, by using the power of sport and physical activity to tackle inequality and disadvantage. Our Strategic Plan provides the framework for our work, and our Annual Impact Report highlights how we deliver our strategy in practice.
Visit the Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership website
Youth Talk
We're here to help. Youth Talk provides free, confidential counselling to 13 to 25 year olds in St Albans, Harpenden and surrounding areas.
National Support
NSPCC
If you’re worried about a child, even if you’re unsure, contact NSPCC professional counsellors for help, advice and support.
Childline
Offers free, confidential advice and support for any child 18 years or under, whatever the worry.
Contact: For families with disabled children
Contact support families with the best possible guidance and information. For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability.
Dyspraxia Foundation
The helpline is available to help you with problems and issues you may encounter; offering help and advice to people with dyspraxia, parents, carers, and families about or on the subject of dyspraxia.
Cleft Lip and Palate Association
The helpline is available to help you with problems and issues you may encounter; offering help and advice to people with dyspraxia, parents, carers, and families about or on the subject of dyspraxia.
Change4Life
Change4Life aims to help your family be healthier and happier. Find out more about what’s really in the food your family eats.
NHS - Talking to your teenager
Getting teenagers to talk openly about what's bothering them can be hard. Follow these tips to help get them talking to you about their worries.
Kooth App
Soluna by Kooth is your space to get free confidential mental wellbeing support - built by the same people who brought you Kooth and designed to fit you.
Chums - Emotional wellbeing services
CHUMS Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for children and young people provides therapeutic support in a variety of ways. CHUMS has developed a unique service delivery model to ensure that children and young people are able to access a service that supports their individual needs.
Mind - Side by Side
Mind's online community
It’s a powerful thing to connect with someone else over shared experiences. Side by Side is an online community where you can listen, share and be heard.
Headspace App
Think of Headspace as your everyday mental health companion, making it easy to put your mind first with personalised support, from self-guided to human-delivered clinical care, designed for everyday life.
The OLLIE Foundation
The OLLIE Foundation is a suicide prevention and well-being charity on an important mission.