Kooth is an online platform that helps young people with their mental health and wellbeing. You can use Kooth to help with lots of different things, including mental health difficulties (like anxiety, low mood, or eating problems), as well as life challenges like relationship issues, exam pressures, or moving schools.

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Advice

Journalling

Audio

Activities and games

Breathing excercises

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What can you do in the Kooth app?

Kooth has resources as well as spaces to chat.

The resources include activities, articles, a journal section, inspiring stories, and calming exercises.

You can anonymously talk to other young people on moderated discussion forums – this means that adults check the things people post before they’re published. They do this to keep everyone safe.

You can also chat to mental health professionals by messaging – they can support you and offer clinically safe advice. These chats can be a one-off, but you can also have a series of chats if that would be more helpful for you. The professionals are only online during specific times, but the rest of Kooth is always there for you to explore.

How does the Kooth app help?

Kooth aims to make sure that young people can access support early, without needing to get a referral from anyone.

Kooth says it draws from different therapeutic models to offer evidence-based support in the moment. You can find out more about Kooth’s clinical approach on the Kooth website.

Kooth app: the details

How much does it cost?

Kooth is free for young people to use.

It’s funded by services (often NHS organisations) for all the young people in their area. This means it’s only available in areas where an organisation pays for it.

You can see if your area pays for Kooth when you sign up. You can use the first part of your postcode, or choose your area from the list of areas where Kooth is available.

What ages is it for?

Kooth is usually available for young people aged between 10 and 18. In some areas, it’s available for people aged between 18 and 25 as well.

The organisation that runs Kooth also has an adult service called Qwell – but, like Kooth, it isn’t available everywhere. You can find out about Qwell on the Qwell website.