Supporting young people's mental health

Changes to Public Health services

Public Health Dorset is no longer a shared service for Dorset and BCP councils. For health and wellbeing information, please visit:

If you or someone you work with needs a listening ear, there is always someone to talk to:

Call Samaritans free on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
Call NHS Connection, Dorset's mental health helpline, on 0800 652 0190
Text SHOUT to 85258

Resources and services

If you work with young people, mental health resources and services are available for you and those you support.

Dorset Youth's hub

A range of information about mental health and support services for young people in Dorset. It is organised into categories so it’s easy to find what you need.
Dorset Youth's 0-25 VSC Forum

Find out about the 0-25 VSC Forum which provides a network of support for voluntary and community sector organisations working with children, young people and families across Dorset.
RUOK? mental health campaign

The aim of the campaign is to make sure young people know where to go if they need mental health support. You can help by sharing our infographic with young people.
RUOK? campaign resources

You can download the RUOK? campaign resources to use as needed. This includes content you can use on social media, newsletters and digital screens.
Advice from the Samaritans

You don’t have to be an expert to help someone open up when something’s up. Samaritans has lots of advice about what to do if you're worried about someone.
NHS advice on supporting young people

Every Mind Matters provides NHS trusted advice and tips on ways to support a child or young person.
Kooth's resource hub

Kooth provides helpful resources for teachers and education staff to use to help you support young people with their mental health and wellbeing.

Bereavement support and national organisations

Bereavement is difficult at any age, but can be especially hard for children and young people to process. Advice and support is available. There are also charities specialising in information and resources for young people, parents and those who work with them:

Mosaic

Bereavement support for all children and young people up to 18 years old in Dorset.
Dorset Open Door

Local service to support people who have been bereaved by suicide or a sudden or traumatic death.
YoungMinds

National mental health charity, providing support to young people, parents and those working with young people.
Papyrus

National charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.

Training

You can take free online training courses which will teach you the skills and confidence to have a potentially life-saving conversation with someone you’re worried about.

Supporting young people's mental health

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Training

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