Click on each topic below for a range of companies and charities who can provide you, your child, and your family, with guidance and support.
abuse
Domestic Violence
- Brook (inc LGBTQ+)
Ìý - Child’s Vision
- Clarion
- Domestic Abuse Services (Kent)
- FLOWS (Women Only)
- Galop (LGBTQ+ Only)
- Kent Police Domestic Abuse (Kent)
- Kent Resilience Hub (Kent)
Ìý - Love is Respect
- Man Kind (Men Only)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- NAPAC
- NCDV
- Oasis (Kent)
- Operation Encompass
- Refuge
- Respect (Men Only)
- Respect Phoneline
- Safe Lives
- Salus (Kent)
- Sateda (Kent)
- Stalking Helpline
- Stop It Now
- The Freedom Project
- Women’s Aid
Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse & Assault
- Beech House (Kent)
- Brook (inc LGBTQ+)
Ìý - CEOP
- Family Matters (Kent & Bexley)
- Galop (LGBTQ+ Only)
- It’s Not Okay
- Love is Respect
- Lucy Faithfull
- NHS Sexual Assault Services
- Oasis (Kent)
- Rape Crisis
Ìý - Respond (SEND Only)
- Safe Lives
- Stop Abuse Together
- Stop It Now
- Survivor’s UK (Men Only)
- The Children’s Society
- The Mix
Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage & FGM
- Brook
Ìý - Forced Marriage
- Galop (LGBTQ+ Only)
- Karma Nirvana
- The Halo Project
accessibility
- AccessAble
Accessibility information for a range of businesses and services - Changing Places
Locating Changing Places toilets for people with reduced mobility - Euan’s Guide
Accessibility information for a range of businesses and services
Ìý - ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Fire Safety Visit (Kent)
ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ visit to ensure your house is safe - The Advocacy People
Help with advocating for your health, needs and accessibility requirementsÌý - Wheelmap
Locating wheelchair accessible places
Addiction
Alcohol
Try Dry App
Alcohol Tracker
- Adfam
- Al-Anon UK
- Alcohol Change
- Alcohol Toolkit
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Bottled Up
- Change Grow Live
- Drink Aware
- Every Mind Matters
- Family Lives
- Health for Teens
- Kenward Trust (Kent)
- Nacoa UK
- NHS Drink Less
- NSPCC
- Ok Rehab
- The Children’s Society
- The Mix
- Turning Point
Drugs
- Adfam
- Change Grow Live
- DrugFAM
- Family Lives
- Health for Teens
- Kenward Trust (Kent)
- NSPCC
- Ok Rehab
- The Children’s Society
- The Mix
- Turning Point
Smoking & Vaping
- Every Mind Matters – Vaping
Ìý - Health for Teens – Vaping & Smoking
Vaping – Smoking – Ìý - ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Fire Safety Visit (Kent)
ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ visit to ensure your house is safe - NHS Quit Smoking – Smoking
Gambling & Gaming
- Big Deal
- Family Lives
- GamCare
- Health for Teens
- NHS Inform
- YGAM
bereavement
- Child Bereavement Network
For young people and adults - Child Bereavement UK
For young people - ChildLine
For young people - Cruse
For adults - Grief Encounter
For young people - Health for Teens
For young people - Holding On Letting Go (Kent)
For young people - Hope Again
For young people - Kent Bereavement Service (Kent)
For young people and adults
Ìý - Kent Resilience Hub (Kent)
For young people and adults - Slide Away
For young people - Winston’s Wish
For young people
bullying
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
Ìý - ChildLine
- Every Mind Matters
- Family Lives
- Galop (LGBTQ+ Only)
- Health for Teens
- Kent Resilience Hub (Kent)
Ìý - Kidscape
carers
- µþ²¹°ù²Ô²¹°ù»å´Ç’s
For adult carers
Ìý - Carers First
For adult carers - Carers Trust
For adult carers and young carers - Carers UK
For adult carers - Health for Teens
For young carers - Kent Young Carers (Kent)
For young carers
Ìý - Kinship
For adult carers - Spurgeons
For young carers
crime victims
- Rubicon Cares (Kent)
- The Mix
- Victim Support
employment
- Access to Work
- Citizens Advice
- Clarion
- Jobcentre Plus
- Kent Adult Education (Kent)
- Live Well (Kent)
- Men’s Sheds
- Mencap (for carers or people with learning disabilities)
- Metro
- Oasis One Stop Shop (Kent)
- Open Learn
- Runway Training
- Smart Works
- The Education People (Kent)
- The Mix
- Together Matters
health & send
General Health & Disabilities
- Afasic
Speech and language difficulties - Beams
Disabled children - Beat
Eating disorders
Ìý - Bladder & Bowel UK
Bladder and bowel issues - British Deaf Association
Deafness - Contact
Disabled children - Down’s Syndrome Association
Down’s Syndrome - Dyspraxia Foundation
Dyspraxia - Ellenor (Kent & Bexley)
Hospice care - Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy - Every Turn
Dementia - Everyday Active (Kent)
General health and fitness - For Us Too
Disabled children - Headway
Brain injuries - Health for Teens
General health - Kent Association for the Blind (Kent)
Blindness - Leonard Cheshire
General disabilities - Macmillan
Cancer - Mental Health Matters
Mental illness - Metro
General health - NHS Community Health (Kent)
General health - RNIB
Blindness - RNID
Deafness - Scope
General disabilities - Sense
Deafblindness and complex disabilities - Shine
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus - Sibs
Siblings of disabled people - SignHealth
Deafness - Space 2 Be Me
Disabled children - Speech and Language UK
Speech and language difficulties - The Advocacy People
Help with advocating for your health and needs - Unique
Rare chromosome and gene disorders - Walk and Talk (Kent)
General health and fitness - Wellmind
Arthritis and chronic pain
SEN & Autism
- Afasic
Speech and language difficulties - Beams
Disabled children - ChildLine
Dyslexia and learning difficulties - Contact
Disabled children - Dandelion Time (Kent)
Vulnerable children’s activities and support - Dyspraxia Foundation
Dyspraxia - Family Lives
SEND - For Us Too
Disabled children - Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities - Health for Teens
SEND - KCC Children’s Centres (Kent)
SEND - KCC SEND Support (Kent)
SEND - Kent Autistic Trust (Kent)
Autism - Kent Family (Kent)
SEND - Kent School Health (Kent)
SEND - Kids
SEND - Learning Disability Team (Kent)
Learning disabilities - Leonard Cheshire
General disabilities - Mencap
Learning disabilities - Metro
SEND - National Autistic Society
Autism - National Children’s Bureau
SEND - Natspec
SEND specialist education - NHS SEND
SEND - Over the Wall
SEND activities and support - Respond
SEND - Salus (Kent)
Autism - Scope
General disabilities - Sense
Complex disabilities - Sibs
Siblings of disabled people - Space 2 Be Me
Disabled children - Speech and Language UK
Speech and language difficulties - The Advocacy People
Help with advocating for your health and needs - Turning Point
Learning disabilities
housing & food
- Every Turn
Housing and homelessness - ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Fire Safety Visit (Kent)
ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ visit to ensure your house is safe - Live Well (Kent)
Housing and homelessness - Mencap (for people with learning disabilities)
Housing and homelessness - Nacro
Housing and homelessness - Oasis One Stop Shop (Kent)
Housing and homelessness - Porchlight (Kent)
Housing and homelessness - Salvation Army
Housing and homelessness - Sanctuary
Housing and homelessness - Shelter
Housing and homelessness - The Mix
Housing and homelessness - The Trussell Trust
Food
lgbtqia+
- µþ²¹°ù²Ô²¹°ù»å´Ç’s
- Brook
Sexuality:
Gender: - Family Lives
- Galop
- Health for Teens
- Love is Respect
- Mencap
- Mental Health Matters
- Mermaids
- Metro
- NSPCC
- Stonewall
- The Be You Project (Kent)
- The Mix
mental health
Wellbeing & Mental Health Support
- Anna Freud
Self-care resources for parents and young people - µþ²¹°ù²Ô²¹°ù»å´Ç’s
General wellbeing and mental health support - Beat
Eating disorders support
Ìý - Brook
General wellbeing and mental health support - CALM
General wellbeing and mental health support - Charlie Waller
General wellbeing and mental health support - ChatHealth
Mental health messaging service - ChildLine
General wellbeing and mental health support - Dandelion Time (Kent)
Support for children who have suffered traumatic experiences - Emerge
Support for young people who are in hospital from self-harm or suicide attempts
Ìý - Every Mind Matters
General wellbeing and mental health support - Every Turn
General wellbeing and mental health support - Family Lives
General wellbeing and mental health support - Heads Together
General wellbeing and mental health support - Health for Teens
General wellbeing and mental health support - Help for Heroes
Support for veterans and their families - Hub of Hope
General wellbeing and mental health support - IESO
Mental health therapy messaging service - Kent Family (Kent)
General wellbeing and mental health support - Kent Resilience Hub (Kent)
General wellbeing and mental health support - Kent School Health (Kent)
General wellbeing and mental health support - Kooth
General mental health support and messaging service - Live Well (Kent)
General wellbeing and mental health support - Maternal Mental Health Alliance
Mental health support before, during and after pregnancy
Ìý - Mencap
Mental health support for people with learning disabilities - Mental Health Foundation
General wellbeing and mental health support - Mental Health Matters
General wellbeing and mental health support - Men’s ShedsÌý(Men Only)
Group meet-ups for support and fun projects for men - Metro
General wellbeing and mental health support - Mind
General wellbeing and mental health support
Ìý - Mood Spark
General wellbeing and mental health support - Nacro
General wellbeing and mental health support - NHS Inform
General wellbeing and mental health support - NHS Mental Health
General wellbeing and mental health support - NHS Mental Health Conditions
General wellbeing and mental health support - NHS Online Mental Health Triage
Online mental health symptom checker
Ìý - NHS Single Point of AccessÌý(Kent)
Form to request mental health support - NHS Talking Therapies
Find an NHS Talking therapies service
Ìý - NSPCC
General wellbeing and mental health support - Papyrus
Suicide prevention and safety plans - Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (Kent)
Mental health support before, during and after pregnancy
Ìý - Place2Be
General wellbeing and mental health support - Reach Out
General wellbeing and mental health support - Release the Pressure (Kent)
General mental health support and messaging service
Ìý - Rethink Mental Illness
General wellbeing and mental health support - Samaritans
General mental health support and contact line - Sane
General wellbeing and mental health support - Scope
Mental health support for disabled people - Self-Harm UK
Self-harm support - Shout Crisis Text Line
Crisis messaging service - Staying Safe
Suicide prevention and safety plans
Ìý - SupportLine
General wellbeing and mental health support - The Advocacy People
General advocacy for getting mental health support - The Children’s Society
General wellbeing and mental health support - The Mix
General wellbeing and mental health support - Together Matters
Tools for improving wellbeing and mental health
Ìý - Togetherall
Community mental health support - Turning Point
General wellbeing and mental health support - Walk and Talk (Kent)
Local walks to exercise and make friends - Wellmind
Online programs to help with wellbeing and mental health - Young Minds
General wellbeing and mental health support - Youth Access
General mental health support and counselling - Zero Suicide Alliance
Suicide prevention and safety plans
Useful Apps
BlueIce
Strategies to manage self-harm
Calm Harm
Strategies to manage self-harm
Catch It
Mood diary
Chill Panda
Calming game
Clarity
CBT thought diary
Clear Fear
Strategies to manage anxiety
Headspace
Meditation and sleep improvement
MindShift
CBT for anxiety
Sanvello (was Pacifica)
Anxiety and depression toolkit
Self-Help for the Mind (SAM)
Self-help techniques
Silver Cloud
Tools to target mental health issues
Sleepio
Sleep improvement programme
Thrive
Prevent and manage anxiety and stress
What’s Up?
CBT and ACT support
Not available on Android
Worry Box
Anxiety and stress relief
Not available on Android
Worry Watch
Anxiety and mood tracker
Not available on Android
Wysa
Anxiety therapy chatbot
money
- Citizens Advice
- Clarion
- Family Lives
- Gov Benefits
- ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Start
- Live Well (Kent)
- Money and Pensions Service
- Salvation Army
- Step Change
- The Mix
- Together Matters
online safety
- CEOP
- Childnet
- Every Mind Matters
- Family Lives
- Health for Teens
- It’s Not Okay
- KCC Online Safety (Kent)
- Kent Resilience Hub (Kent)
- National Online Safety
- NSPCC
Ìý
parenting
- Anna Freud
- µþ²¹°ù²Ô²¹°ù»å´Ç’s
- Family Lives
- Health for Teens
- ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Fire Safety Visit (Kent)
- KCC Childcare Advice (Kent)
- KCC Children’s Centres (Kent)
- KCC Young Parents (Kent)
- Kent Family (Kent)
- Kent Resilience Hub (Kent)
- Kent School Health (Kent)
- Kidscape
- Maternal Mental Health Alliance
Ìý - NSPCC
- Perinatal Mental Health Community Service (Kent)
- Spurgeons
- The Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity – Bedwetting
- The Incredible Years
- Tiny Happy People
pregnancy
- Brook
- ChildLine
- The Mix
- °Õ´Ç³¾³¾²â’s
relationships
- Brook
- ChildLine
- Every Mind Matters
- Family Lives
- Health for Teens
- Kent Resilience Hub (Kent)
- Love is Respect
- Mencap
- Metro
- NSPCC
- The Mix
sexual health & pregnancy
- Brook
- ChildLine
- Health for Teens
- Metro
- NHS Community Health (Kent)
- NHS Sexual Health Clinics
- The Mix