To help you with feelings of anxiety and depression so that you can feel more free
Depression and anxiety are two of the most common mental health disorders affecting young people today. They can be difficult to recognise and even more challenging to cope with. If you or someone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, it's essential to understand that help is available.
There are many resources available to young people, including counselling services, support groups, and educational materials on mental health and self-care. Our website provides a list of links to these resources to help you find the support and assistance you need to manage these conditions.
It's important to remember that seeking help is a sign of strength, and it can make a significant difference in your quality of life.
With the right support and resources, it is possible to overcome depression and anxiety and live a healthy, fulfilling life.
Websites Offering Support:
Blurt
exists to make a difference to anyone affected by depression. Being diagnosed can be overwhelming – there’s a lot to learn and plenty of prejudice to battle. Telling people is tough, and not everyone will understand.
Blurt exists, whenever you need them, for anything at all. They will help you understand depression and what it means for you. They’ll support you, listen to you and introduce you to people who’ve been where you are. They’ll help you break down barriers and broach the subject with those closest to you. They’ll help you help yourself, with a little knowing nod.
Calm Zone
PREVENTING SUICIDE SINCE 2005.
UNITING PEOPLE AGAINST SUICIDE EVERY DAY.
One in five of us will have suicidal thoughts in our life.
CALM’s vision is that no one feels like suicide is their only option. But right now, too many people are struggling to see a way forward.
Every day in the UK we lose 18 people to suicide. This isn’t just a stat on a page. These are our mums and dads, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, partners and friends. That’s why we’re here to help anyone struggling with life – and provide everyone with the skills to help prevent suicide.
Have I Got a Problem?
offers free online resource to help you understand issues or concerns you may have about mental health or addiction issues.
Mind
provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. Their mission is not to give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect.
No Panic
is a registered charity which helps people who suffer from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other related anxiety disorders including those people who are trying to give up Tranquillizers.
No Panic also provides support for the carers of people who suffer from anxiety disorders.
Teen Mental Health
is designed to share information about mental health and provide you with resources that can help you understand your mental health and assist those you care about.
Caring about and maintaining our mental health is as important as our physical health. We only have one brain and one body, so it’s our job to keep it running in the best way we can by paying attention to and working to improve our mental and physical health. We seem to know more about our bodies than we do our minds. Use the tools, resources, events and engagement tools to improve mental health literacy in your community and help change the conversation.
The Mighty
want having a disability or disease to not be isolating. That’s why The Mighty exists. When you look online for help, often you find medical information but for those of you that want a community, The Mighty is building just that. The Mighty is a safe platform to share stories, connect with others and raise support for the causes they believe in. You are stronger when we face adversity together. They have also partnered with over 100 nonprofit allies to deliver their resources to their community.
YoungMinds
is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Youth Access
promotes young people’s information, advice and counselling services (YIACS), including a directory of Free and confidential counselling, advice and information services.
Books on this subject:
10 Things To Do Before You Leave School
Just before Ruby started Sixth Form, her father died from a heart attack and in the months that followed Ruby became so depressed that she attempted suicide. After missing a lot of school and dealing with the depression, she’s about to go back. Ruby is worried. Will her depressed feelings return? Is she well enough to get through her final year? Should she apply to university? The night before term begins, she finds something that makes the prospect even more daunting: an envelope addressed to her in her father’s handwriting. Inside is a list: ‘Ten Things I Hope You Do Before You Leave School’. It makes no sense. Ruby can’t understand why he’d want her to do these things, let alone whether she’ll be able to do them. As she navigates her way through UCAS, parties, boyfriends and A-Levels, she decides to give the list her best shot. Ruby’s efforts lead her into strange situations and to surprising discoveries.
Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief
Significant loss and unresolved grief are not always thought about when you have anxiety. However, these can be primary underpinnings of anxiety. Claire Bidwell Smith bridges these two emotions in a way that is deeply empathetic and eminently practical. This book can help if you’re suffering from anxiety but not sure why. Equally it can help if you’re struggling with loss and looking for solace. Using research and real life stories, grief expert, Smith, presents a concrete foundation in order to help you heal. It takes a big step beyond Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s widely accepted five stages. It includes tools and coping strategies for panic attacks, getting a handle on anxious thoughts, and more.
Be You – A Workbook for Teens
Teenage depression can be overwhelming. Do negative thoughts, anxiety and stress fight for airtime on your play list? Would you like to find ways to quieten your head, release nervous energy and plan for happiness?
Be You! is a teen depression workbook that helps teenagers develop safety plans for bad days. It contains practical, down-to-earth methods for managing emotions, understanding your moods, and staying safe. There are also ‘chill’ pages, and fun activities to give you a break when you need it!
Aim for good days, while planning how to combat the worst ones. On the way, enjoy being you.
Blame My Brain: the Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed
During the teenage years the brain is undergoing its most radical and fundamental change since the age of two. Examination of the ups and downs of the teenage brain dealing with powerful emotions, the need for more sleep, the urge to take risks, the difference between genders and the reasons behind addiction or depression.
Healthy Mind, Happy You: How to Take Care of Your Mental Health – Everything you need to know about anxiety and mental health
This reassuring, fact-packed book for girls and boys is all about how to maintain good mental health while growing up.
Dr Emily MacDonagh, a practising NHS doctor and OK! magazine’s popular Health and Parenting Columnist, talks about anxiety and mental health in a simple and friendly way.
Topics include:
- What is anxiety, and how can you manage it?
- Why do people have low mood and depression?
- How to understand and express your emotions
- Plus, expert tips and practical information on self-esteem, the physical changes of puberty, resilience, and lots more.
Mother of two and step-mother to teenagers, Dr Emily lives with her husband Peter Andre and children in Surrey.
Buy here
How 2 B Happy
offers practical, down-to-earth advice. How to Be Happy helps analyse feelings and develop a positive outlook, and it is bursting with activities, quizzes, jokes and anecdotes.
My Heart and Other Black Holes
A brilliant and heartbreaking new novel for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park, about two strangers who want to die… and, in meeting each other, learn how to live.
What Happy People Know
A challenging, no-nonsense & empowering approach to dealing with whatever life throws at you and coming out the other side with an unfailingly positive attitude.