Health and wellbeing for young people

Resources and support for health and wellbeing for young people

• Bristol Mental Health and Wellbeing directory for children and young people

  The directory provides a place for children, young people and their families to get mental health and wellbeing information.

• Children and young people's mental health

  How to help a young person with their mental health, how to talk to them about their mental health, and when to spot signs they might be struggling.

• Children's Society

  Information and support for young people to make positive changes in their lives.

• Drug addiction getting help 

  NHS guidance about getting help for drug addiction.

• Drugs and alcohol addiction

  Where you can get help in Bristol with alcohol or drugs addiction.

• Drugs facts

  Information from FRANK about drugs.

• Drugs and alcohol support

  Guidance from Young Minds about facts on drugs and alcohol, how they can affect your mental health, and advice on what to do if you need help.

• Depression in children and young people 

  Find out how to spot the signs of depression in young people and information on when to get medical help.

• Kooth mental health support

  Free, safe and anonymous mental health support for young people.

• Mental health support for children and young people

  Find advice and support about mental health for children, teenagers, students and parents.

• Mental health for teens

  Find advice and support about mental health for teenagers.

• Off The Record (Bristol)

  OTR is a mental health social movement run by and for young people aged 11 to 25 living in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

• Young Minds Bristol

  Understand more about young people's mental health, get information about a mental health condition or find support.

• Student stress 

  NHS guidance on identifying and dealing with stress.

• Safer internet 

  Games, quizes and advice to help you use the internet safely.

• Sexual health services

  Find out more about sexual health. Local and online resources covering safe sex and sexual wellbeing.

• Sexual health NHS 

  NHS information and advice about sexual health, including contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

• Unity sexual health Bristol

  Free and confidential sexual health service for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

• Keeping the baby 

  Advice and support for young parents with a baby.

• Young parents

  Support available for young parents.

• Vaccinations

  NHS vaccinations and when to have them.

• Vaping

  Information about vaping from FRANK.

• Vaping  

  Information about vaping from Childline.