A Guide to Getting Help
Laila Page
Finding help can be scary. You may not know where to go or may think that you might be wasting someone’s time by talking about your problems. However, this is not the case. There are people who really do care and will listen and give you help.
You can go to your GP to ask any questions to do with physical or mental health. If you have problems involving bullying then you can ask your parents, carers or teachers that you trust. However, if you are not comfortable with these options there are always your friends who will be willing to listen and give any advice or help. You can also discuss any problems with your Peer Mentor.
If you are in the upper school then there are options within school such as coaching. This is all about empowering people to find their own solutions, and overcome many areas of difficulty in people’s lives.
If you just don’t feel comfortable then with talking then there is the option that around 62% of us under 18 year olds would take: using the internet. However, the internet doesn’t always give useful information if you look in the wrong place.
Below is a list of some useful and trustworthy websites and contact details that you can get helpful information or advice from:
You can go to your GP to ask any questions to do with physical or mental health. If you have problems involving bullying then you can ask your parents, carers or teachers that you trust. However, if you are not comfortable with these options there are always your friends who will be willing to listen and give any advice or help. You can also discuss any problems with your Peer Mentor.
If you are in the upper school then there are options within school such as coaching. This is all about empowering people to find their own solutions, and overcome many areas of difficulty in people’s lives.
If you just don’t feel comfortable then with talking then there is the option that around 62% of us under 18 year olds would take: using the internet. However, the internet doesn’t always give useful information if you look in the wrong place.
Below is a list of some useful and trustworthy websites and contact details that you can get helpful information or advice from:
ChildLine Phone: 0800 1111
Text: 0800 400 222 (not available at night) Email: www.childline.org.uk 
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National Domestic Violence Helpline
Phone: 0808 2000 247 
The Mental Health Foundation (helps with learning disabilities too)
Email: www.mentalhealth.org.uk |
Samaritans
Phone: 08457 20 20 20 
Rethink Mental Illness
Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday-Friday 10am-2pm) Email: www.rethink.org |