Support for children, young people and young adults

Mental health and wellbeing for young people

Our early help pages have information about where to access help and support in Shropshire.

Mental health and wellbeing for university students

You'll also find specific help for university students on our early help pages.

Sources of information for parents, carers, children and young people

  • Healthier Together - Healthier Together provides advice for parents, young people and pregnant women, as well as clinical resources to support healthcare professionals, which means that your child can receive consistently high-quality care, irrespective of which healthcare professional they see

  • Mental Health Perinatal Community (Shropshire) Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust - Shropshire Community Perinatal Mental Health Team (PMHT) provides specialist assessment and support for women across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, providing both support to those women experiencing mental health difficulties and those at risk of developing mental health difficulties up until a year after a baby's birth. The service supports women experiencing moderate to severe mental health problems. Find out more from their information leaflet

  • Mental health and wellbeing – young people’s page

  • Young Minds - has lots of information to support young people, parents and carers and those who work with young people

  • Bee U - the emotional health and wellbeing service for people, up to the age of 25, living in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin

  • Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families - information for supporting young people's mental health during periods of disruption

  • MIND - national organisation providing advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. It also campaigns to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding

  • Childline - a listening and support emotional health and wellbeing service for children and young people under 25: Call 0800 1111

Bereavement

  • Hope Again - the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. A safe place where you can learn from other young people how to cope with grief, and feel less alone