Help with emotions APPS
N What’s Up? suggests cognitive behavioural techniques to manage difficult emotions
N Cove features a mood journal that allows young people to express their emotions through music
Website: www.cove-app.com
N Fear Tools features a mood journal and suggests techniques to manage anxiety
Website: www.feartools.com
N Well Mind suggests techniques to manage stress, anxiety, and depression
Distraction & Relaxation APPS
N Thrive features a mood journal and suggests distraction techniques
Website: www.thrive.uk.com
N Chill Panda suggests breathing exercises and distraction techniques
Website: www.chillpanda.co.uk
Breath2Relax suggests breathing exercises
Therapeutic Activity in Cornwall
Chaos Group support young people to access and engage with meaningful activities
Website: www.chaosgroup.com/
Phone: 01872 277 600
Young People Cornwall support young people to engage in therapeutic activity
Website: www.youngpeoplecornwall.org
Phone: 01872 222 447
Head Out encourage emotional resilience through adventurous pursuits (aged 12-16 during summer holidays)
Website: www.bfadventure.org
Phone: 01326 340 912
Counselling and Outreach in Cornwall
Waves free counselling and outreach for those who have experienced domestic violence /abuse or family violence
Website: http://www.cwrt.org.uk/waves.htm
Phone: 01209 204 152 or 07815 136 743
CLEAR provide emotional trauma counselling and therapy
Website: www.clearsupport.net/clear
Phone: 01872 261147
Outlook South West provide psychological therapies to people 16+
Website: www.outlooksw.co.uk
Health and Wellbeing Support
N The Mix essential support for under 25s
Website: www.themix.org.uk
Phone: 0808 808 4994
Cornwall Healthy Weight support to eat healthily and exercise
Website: www.cornwallhealthyweight.org.uk
Email: healthy.weight@cornwall.gov.uk
Stop Smoking Service
Phone: 01209 615 600
Email: hps.admin@cornwall.gov.uk
Sexual Health and Relationships
N Brook sexual health, general wellbeing, and information about local services to you
www.brook.org.uk
Sexual Health, Cornwall and Isle of Scilly sexual health and contraception service www.sexualhealthcornwall.co.uk
Alcohol & drugs support
YZUP
Website: www.addaction.org.uk/services/young-addaction-yzup
Phone: 01872 300 816
N Talk to Frank
Website: www.talktofrank.com
Phone: 0300 123 6600 Text: 82111
N AddAction
Website: www.addaction.org.uk
Phone: 01208 227 007
Suicide & Self-Harm Support
N Papyrus is for the prevention of young suicide, to support you if you have thought of suicide or are worried about someone who has
Website: www.papyrus-uk.orgSupport with Bereavement
N Winston’s Wish support bereaved young people
Website: www.winstonswish.org
Phone: 08088 020 021
N Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide support young
people affected by suicide
Website: uksobs.org
Phone: 0300 111 5065
Penhaligon’s Friends 1 to 1 or group support for bereaved young people in Cornwall.
Phone: 01209 210 624
Email: enquiries@penhaligonsfriends.org.uk
N - National, can be accessed anywhere in the UK
Emotional and Mental Wellbeing support
N Samaritans provide a safe and supportive space to talk
Website: www.samaritans.org Phone: 116 123 (UK)
Text: 07725 909090
N SANE provides care and emotional support to people 16+ (and their families and carers) with mental health problems
Website: www.sane.org.uk
TextCare: www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/textcare
Phone: 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm to 10pm)
N Young Minds support young people in mental distress.
Website: youngminds.org.uk
Text ‘YM’ to 85258 (24 hour support)
Parents helpline: 0808 802 5544
N Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) support young men and others concerned for them
Website: www.thecalmzone.net
Phone: 0800 585 858 (5pm to Midnight)
N Kooth provide online counselling and information
Website: www.kooth.com
Mind Your Way advice and support for young people 11-25
Website: www.mindyourway.co.uk
Phone: 01872 222447
Valued Lives provide crisis and community support
Website: www.valuedlives.co.uk
Phone: 01209 901 438
PorthEden offer a crisis café Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6:30pm -10pm in Redruth.
Address: The Elms, 61 Green Lane, Redruth, Cornwall, Tr15 1LS
Website: www.portheden.org E-mail: contact@portheden.org
Phone: 07464 396999
Man Down run groups across Cornwall for men 18+ struggling to cope with everyday pressures
Email: support@mandowncornwall.co.uk or visit the Facebook page.
Nightlink provide emotional support helpline and text service for anyone living in Cornwall who is experiencing emotional distress. Available every evening from 5pm to midnight
Phone: 08088 000306 Text: 07717 989021
Mindfulness Cornwall provide mindfulness-based therapies for people 7+
Website: mindfulnesscornwall.co.uk
Phone: 07582 892 434 or 07932 564 241
Email: contact@mindfulnesscornwall.co.uk
Phone: 01208 871 905
N - National, can be accessed anywhere in the UK
Hopeline: 0800 068 4141 Text: 07786 802 5544 (9am to 10pm weekdays, 2pm to 10pm weekends and bank holidays)
N Self-Harm UK support young people who self-harm
Website: www.selfharm.co.uk
N Self-Injury Support support young women who self-harm
Website: www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/
N Calm Harm App to help resist or manage urges to self-harm
Website: calmharm.co.uk/
N Blue Ice Self Harm App which features a mood diary, management techniques, and emergency contact details
N Stay Alive app to support young people who experience thoughts of suicide
Support with Gender & Sexuality
YAY Cornwall run groups for LGBTQ+ young people
www.lgbtqyouth cornwall.co.uk
N Stonewall support and advice for LGBT people including groups in your area
Stonewall.org.uk
N Mermaids who support gender variant young people
Website: mermaidsuk.org.uk/
Phone: 0344 334 0550
Email: info@mermaidsuk.org.uk
N Galop provide advice and support and advocacy to LGBTQ+ people who have experienced hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence
LGBTQ+, Domestic Abuse helpline: 0800 999 5428
Autism Spectrum Disorder Support
N Ambitious about Autism who support young people with ASD
Website: www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
Dreadnought support young people 8-16 with ASD
Website: www.thedreadnought.co.uk
Phone: 01209 218 764
Get Together Cornwall encourage peer support for
families and young people with ASD
Website: www.gettogethercornwall.org.uk
Phone: 01579 326 683
Brown Horse Academy provide equine therapy for young people with ASD
Website: www.brownhorseacademy.co.uk
Phone: 01872 862 832
Support Eating Disorders
N Beat support those with eating disorders in a variety of different ways.
Website: www.beat.co.uk Phone: 08456 341 414
Email: help@b-eat.co.uk
N Rise Up App features a mood and food diary for those with eating disorders
Website: www.recoverywarriors.com/app
Support with Trauma and Abuse
N NSPCC support young people who experience domestic violence
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk Phone: 0808 800 5000
N NCDV allows anyone who has suffered or been threatened with domestic violence to apply for an emergency court injunction
Website: www.ncdv.org.uk
Phone: 0800 970 2070 or 0207 186 8270
Text: 60777
N Women’s Aid support young women who experience domestic abuse
Website: www.womensaid.org.uk
Phone: 0808 200 0247
N Mankind support young men who experience domestic abuse
Website: www.mankind.org.uk
Phone: 01823 334 244
N Rape Crisis England and Wales online emotional support, information and self help tools for 16+
Website and online chat: www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Phone: 0808 802 9999
First Light who support people who have experienced sexual violence in Cornwall Devon and Wiltshire
Website: www.firstlight.org.uk
Phone: 0300 777 4777
Support for Victims of crime
N Victim Support support those who have been the victim of crime
Website and online chat: www.victimsupport.org.uk
Phone: 0808 168 9111
N Southall Black Sisters support and advice for young women of colour who experience violence, abuse or hate crimes
Website: www.southallblacksisters.org.uk
Phone: 0208 571 0800