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Mental Health Services in Darlington

mental health services

Here are details of a wide range of local mental health services, please pass them on to anyone who may find them useful. 

• Crisis Team - Tees Esk and Wear Valley

The Crisis Team service is available in a mental health emergency 24/7 for people and carers and can be accessed by calling 0800 0516171

 

• Cruse Bereavement Care

www.cruse.org.uk

Helping people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support,

information, and campaigning

 

• Darlington Children’s Front Door

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/education-and-learning/childrens-social-care/

If there is a concern about a child or young person, Children’s Front Door can be contacted via telephone: 01325 406222 or email: childrensfrontdoor@darlington.gov.uk

 

• Darlington Assistance for Refugees

https://www.darlingtonrefugees.org/

Support and advice for asylum seekers and refugees

 

• Darlington Association on Disability (DAD)

https://www.darlingtondisability.org/

Support for people with disabilities and autism through the provision of services, support, and information

 

• Daisy Chain

https://www.daisychainproject.co.uk/

Supporting and empowering autistic and neurodivergent individuals through the provision of

holistic person-centred services

 

• Darlington Mind

https://www.darlingtonmind.com/support-for-children-young-people

A range of services for children and young people aged between 11 and 18 whenever a bit of extra support is needed

 

• Darlington Parent Carer Forum

https://www.facebook.com/TogetherforBetterDarlington/

The Darlington Parent Carer Forum is a parent-led forum for parent and carers of Special

Educational Needs (SEN) and disabled children and young people

 

• Darlington Young Carers (Humankind)

www.humankindcharity.org.uk/darlington-young-carers-service

Support for young carers aged 5 to 25

 

• Durham and Darlington Talking Therapies

https://durhamanddarlingtontalkingtherapies.org.uk

A self-help, counselling and talking therapies service for ages over 16

designed to help with common mental health problems

 

• First Stop Darlington

www.facebook.com/FirstStopDarlington

Information, advice, guidance, and support to people who are

experiencing difficulties in their lives that may make them vulnerable to a range of outcomes

 

• Growing Healthy Darlington

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/services/childrens-services/growing-healthy-darlington

Promoting and protecting the health and wellbeing of all children & young people aged 5 to 19

 

• Harbour Support Services

www.myharbour.org.uk

Harbour works with families and individuals who are affected by abuse from a partner, former partner, or other family member

 

• Healthwatch Darlington

https://www.healthwatchdarlington.co.uk/young-people

Information for residents who use local health and social care services

 

• Kooth

www.kooth.com

Kooth is a digital free, safe, confidential, and non-stigmatised way for young people aged 11 to 18 years to receive counselling, advice and support on-line

 

• Little Treasures

https://www.littletreasures.website

Supporting autistic adults and children by providing support and practical advice to parents/carers

 

• Listening Post

https://dacym.co.uk/listening-post/

A listening and mentoring project seeking to help young people with low level mental health and wellbeing issues

 

• MindEd

https://www.minded.org.uk/

A free educational resource on children, young people, adults, and older people’s mental health

 

• Recovery College

www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk/young-people

Provides a range of online educational courses and resources for people struggling with mental health

 

• Relate North-East

https://www.relate.org.uk/get-help

Relate has blogs, resources, books, and self-help tools for just about every relationship problem out there

 

• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Service (SENDIASS)

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/education-and-learning/darlington-special-educational-needs-service/information-advice-and-support-service

Supporting parents and carers of children who have or may have special educational needs

 

• Shout 85258

https://giveusashout.org/

A free, confidential, anonymous text support service that can be texted from wherever you are in the UK. If you are struggling to cope and need to talk, trained volunteers are there, day or night

 

• Tees Valley Sleep Service

https://teesvalleysleepservice.co.uk/

Telephone support & resources, sleep workshops and 1:1 sleep assessments for ages 21⁄2 to 18 years with an additional health or development need

 

• Young Minds

https://www.youngminds.org.uk

Provides young people with tools to look after their mental health with a website full of advice

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