Mental health helplines and services for young people in Harrow

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The youth hub provides lots of different activities including youth clubs, cooking sessions, gym sessions, a games night, and the Harrow Youth Parliament. Sessions are held in a few different places and have different age limits. Sometimes you can drop in, but sometimes you need to book over the phone. The youth hub also runs mental toughness sessions, but you need to be referred before you can go to these.

One-to-one and group support to help young males develop healthy boundaries, emotional resilience, social skills and essential life skills. The programme is shaped around each young person’s goals, strengths and aspirations, offering practical support to help them move forward with confidence.

Empower offers young people who are struggling with their mental health weekly sessions for three months. Each session has 60 minutes of sport, followed by a 30-minute wellbeing workshop. You do not need a diagnosis, but Empower is only for people who are struggling with their wellbeing. A parent or carer can refer you.

Kids Can Achieve has a family service that provides free one-to-one and group support to the parents and carers of children with a special educational need or disability. Your parents or carers can get help with things like benefits, housing, and emotional support – you don’t need a diagnosis. If you have a learning disability, your family might be able to get a small grant too. Kids Can Achieve also runs clubs and activities in Harrow, but these cost money – they can help you work out if the council or NHS can help you pay for you.

An online platform that offers one-to-one online chats with mental health professionals. You can chat to a professional when the chat is open, but you can explore the other parts of Kooth all the time.

Offers regular face-to-face, one-to-one support sessions with a trained volunteer so adults can talk about their suicidal thouhgts and feelings in a non-judgemental setting.

Specially trained volunteers support young people to understand and express their grief in ways that make sense for them. They can offer support at school or at home.

Six to eight face-to-face therapy sessions in Moorgate for men in suicidal crisis. James’ Place sees men quickly, without a waiting list. They cannot see people who are receiving treatment for a severe and long-lasting mental health condition. They welcome conversations with non-binary people who feel this service is right for them.

Offers emotional and wellbeing support (including counselling), support with moving from school to further education or employment, workshops for confidence and employment skills, and social activities, trips, and residentials.