Mental and Emotional Health Services

NHS urgent mental health helplines are for people of all ages.

You can call for:

• 24-hour advice and support - for you, your child, your parent or someone you care for
• help to speak to a mental health professional
• an assessment to help decide on the best course of care

You may need urgent help for many reasons.

The important thing to know is you will not be wasting anyone's time.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust telephone number: 0800 731 2864

Website

Southwark Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has several multidisciplinary teams.  Please click here for further details.

Kooth is a digital mental health support platform that can be accessed 24 hours a day.  It's an anonymous site which helps children and young people to feel safe and confident in exploring their concerns and seeking professional support.  

Kooth is accessible to children and young people of all ages including care leavers, children with special educational needs and disabilities, youth offending, not in education, employment and training and those stepping down from CAMHS.

Kooth is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is available online, offering free and safe access to self-help materials, mood-tracking, online journal and goal setting tools and a moderated online community of peers. Young people can also contribute to the Kooth magazine and share their experiences, or take part in moderated online peer-to-peer forums.

Access is free of the typical barriers to support: no waiting lists, no thresholds, no cost and complete anonymity.

You can find further information here and sign up to Kooth here

The Nest in Southwark provides free mental health and wellbeing support for young people aged 11 – 25. This supports young people and their families with the opportunities, experiences and tools to enable them to develop their emotional and social skills through one-to-one and group work.

Drop-in sessions 

Tuesday (15.30 – 17.30): For 11– 18 year olds

Wednesday (9.30 – 12.30: Parent/carers of 0 – 5s

Thursday (15.30 – 17.30):  For 11–18 year olds

Saturday (10.00 – 14.30): For 11 – 25 year olds

Contact 

Telephone: 02081381805

Email: thenest@groundwork.org.uk

Address: Unit 4 Co-Operative House, Rye Lane Peckham, London, SE15 4UP

Visit the Nest website for more information and to access online resources.

The Wellbeing Hub provides information and support for anyone in Southwark experiencing problems with their mental wellbeing.  Please click here for further information.

Click here to view the Adolescent Sure Start Local Offer page 

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Mental Health Support Teams are part of a government initiative to promote access to mental health services and improve children and young people’s wellbeing. 

Click on the links below to download information about services provided by Groundwork London available to children, young people, families and schools based in Southwark.

• Primary school and parental support for children experiencing anxiety or challenging behaviours ^{(pdf, 103kb)}

• Secondary school support for children experiencing low mood and anxiety   ^{(pdf, 108kb)}

• Social skills group for primary aged children with an Autism Spectrum Condition ^{(pdf, 205kb)}

• Talking to Teens ^{(pdf, 230kb)} - for parents and carers who want to work on and improve communication with their teens and/or who want to prepare for their child's upcoming teen years.

• Boys Space ^{(png, 530kb)}- provides a safe space to discuss the issues that are important to young men's wellbeing and self-esteem 

• Supporting Adolescent Anxiety ^{(png, 409kb)}

• Supporting Adolescent low mood and depression ^{(pdf, 113kb)}

• Parent-led interventions for child anxiety ^{(pdf, 1.1mb)}

• Parent-led interventions for common behaviour problems   ^{(png, 670kb)}

Mind provide a variety of services to support the mental and emotional health of Southwark residents.  You can find further details here.  

Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity with over 25 years’ experience working with pupils, families and staff in UK schools.

We provide mental health support in schools through one-to-one and group counselling using tried and tested methods backed by research.  Each school has a dedicated Place2Be mental health professional who is an integral part of the school team.

They work closely with pupils, families and staff to improve emotional wellbeing and provide mental health support for the whole school.

We collect data to measure our impact on mental health in schools. This helps us to review and improve our in-school support.

Further information

Details of the full range of support services available can be found on the Place2Be website.

• Thrive - therapeutic gardening programmes

• The Maypole Project provides a variety of services for families of children and young people with additional needs.  This includes therapies for children, young people and adults. 

• Growing Hope provides free therapy for children and young people with additional needs. Additional needs are wide ranging and could include a physical disability, a cognitive disability, a mental health problem or undiagnosed need that impacts participation in everyday activities.

• Arts Network -  Free creative art afternoon workshops for adults who have experienced mental health challenges.  Download flyer ^{(jfif, 298kb)} 

• Blackfriars Settlement - support and personal development for adults aged 18 and over recovering from difficulties with their mental health. 

• Talking Therapies Southwark - help with a wide range of psychological and emotional problems if you are aged over 16 and have a local GP. 

• Counselling Services - details of further counselling services available within Southwark.

• Mentally Healthy Schools -  practical information and resources to help all primary school staff understand, promote and deal confidently with children’s mental health issues.

• Young Minds - Mental health advice and support for children, young people and their families

• Footsteps Forward is led by RJ4ALL, supporting young people aged 14-18 years, who have been bereaved or affected by youth violence. Support includes a mixture of activities and therapeutic support,  delivered weekly from their Community Centre in Southwark.  Download a flyer here ^{(jpg, 552kb)}.

• Autism Voice UK - Providing advice and emotional support to people with Autism, from their site in Clapham. They provide emotional support from volunteers and keyworkers, a mentoring programme and group counselling. 

• Walworth Garden - Gardening Therapy sessions are ideal for anyone experiencing isolation, anxiety, mild to moderate depression, or other similar challenges.  No specific diagnoses or referrals are needed. Adults of any ability are welcome.