Find Help: Devon

Support to understand and cope with grief if you live in the North Devon or Torridge area.

Support to understand and cope with grief if you live in the North Devon or Torridge area.

Children and Families in Grief (CFG) is a charitable organisation that provides practical, emotional and creative support for children and young people in South Devon following the loss of a loved one.

Proud2Be can offer one-to-one support and host youth groups for 11-18 year olds with a kind and supportive LGBTQIA+ youth worker. They offer support for LGBTQIA+ people in Devon to thrive, be free, safe and proud to be ourselves; and to work with others to acknowledge and help dismantle systemic oppression.

If you are aged 13+ you can self-refer online, or you can be referred by a parent/carer/guardian or GP/teacher/social worker.

Support following the loss of a loved one for teens from Plymouth and the immediate surrounding area.

Help if you are living through the suicide of a loved one.

If you are in crisis, having suicidal thoughts, or simply need someone to talk to, please call the Samaritans on 116 123. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and calls to their number are free from any UK phone.

If you are interested in ongoing support for the impact of suicide in Devon, you can refer yourself for their service, by completing their online form.

The Devon & Cornwall Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) service provides medical support including examination, as well as practical and emotional support after rape or sexual assault, including counselling.

Bereavement support for children and young people aged 5-25 in Exeter, East and Mid-Devon.

Devon Young Carers work with people aged 4 to 18 who help look after a friend or someone in their family who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs and alcohol. Support can include specialist advice, access to respite opportunities, and 1-to-1 support.

If you are worried about your own safety, or the safety of another child or young person, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). If there is an immediate risk, contact the police on 999.

This site was created for you to have a place to go to find lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being. There are downloads, website links, apps, books and videos that they share.

Information and recommended resources to support your mental health.

Young Devon helps you get support with your mental health and wellbeing, build life skills, get your voice heard, grow in confidence, find safe accommodation and develop into a happy, independent adult.

Specific help includes:

• Wellbeing Support– counselling, 1-2-1 support, Wellbeing Café youth groups
• Skills Services – free courses, training & mentoring
• Victims of Crime Support – supporting young people who have been affected by crime

Pact runs the national Prisoners’ Families Helpline, a free and confidential service which offers practical and emotional support, information and advice to anyone who is affected by imprisonment, in a straightforward, non-judgemental way.

Kooth is a free online counselling service that is available to provide you with emotional and mental health support. You can also access articles, discussion boards, daily journal and can message of live chat members of the team.

Solihull provides free online courses for you (there are separate ones your parents can access too).

Your brain changes as you hit adolescence. To find out how the changes explain how your behaviours are also changing, take the module designed just for you.

You will need an access code to enter the modules. Use ‘TAMAR’.

Information and resources to support your safety and to help to understand police related topics.

Information and resources to support your safety and to help to understand police related topics.

Visit the youth page for more targeted support and guidance.

Devon Young Carers work with people aged 4 to 18 who help look after a friend or someone in their family who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs and alcohol. Support can include specialist advice, access to respite opportunities, and 1-to-1 support.

If you are worried about your own safety, or the safety of another child or young person, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). If there is an immediate risk, contact the police on 999.

Independent and impartial information, advice, guidance and practical help about careers, jobs, education courses, volunteering, training opportunities and other personal support for 13-19 year olds.

Young Devon helps you get support with your mental health and wellbeing, build life skills, get your voice heard, grow in confidence, find safe accommodation and develop into a happy, independent adult.

Specific help includes:

• Wellbeing Support– counselling, 1-2-1 support, Wellbeing Café youth groups
• Skills Services – free courses, training & mentoring
• Victims of Crime Support – supporting young people who have been affected by crime

Solihull provides free online courses for you (there are separate ones your parents can access too).

Your brain changes as you hit adolescence. To find out how the changes explain how your behaviours are also changing, take the module designed just for you.

You will need an access code to enter the modules. Use ‘TAMAR’.

SPACE youth workers can support you to learn, create and realise your potential by providing a space to hang out with mates, talk about things you can’t ask your parents, gain confidence and try new things.

Information about local NHS services, referrals and support.

Supporting young people with learning disabilities. They offer further education college, residential care, short breaks, holiday projects (for 12-17 year olds) and youth club.

Devon Young Carers work with people aged 4 to 18 who help look after a friend or someone in their family who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs and alcohol. Support can include specialist advice, access to respite opportunities, and 1-to-1 support.

If you, or your current or ex-partner are pregnant, and there are plans to continue the pregnancy, there are services and benefits available to help support you during the pregnancy and following the birth of your baby.

Learn more about what help is available for young parents on our Health for Under 5’s website.

If you are worried about your own safety, or the safety of another child or young person, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). If there is an immediate risk, contact the police on 999.

The School Age Immunisation Service provides vaccinations for seasonal flu, HPV, teenage booster (tetanus, diphtheria and polio) and the meningitis ACWY for school aged young people.

Devon Information Advice and Support (DiAS) gives free, confidential and impartial information about special education needs and disability (SEND). They provide individualised support to help you make choices and decisions in a way that works best for you.

Here are some things they can support you with:

• preparing for Education, Health and Care (EHC)
• plan review meetings
• talking to school staff about getting help in school
• finding out about groups, clubs and social events in the local area
• understanding what an EHC plan is and what it is for
• attending school meetings with you as support

If you have additional support needs and receive support from social care, education, and health services, the Preparing for Adulthood Team is here to assist with more formal involvement and support from academic year 10 (ages 14/15).

They are here to help empower you to capitalise on the opportunities of adulthood, becoming as independent, self-reliant and confident as possible.

Children and Family Health Devon provide health services for teens in Devon.

The local offer provides information about help and support for people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families. It brings together information about education, health and care services, voluntary agencies, leisure activities and support groups in one place.

SEND also offers some advice for during the transition into adulthood.

Young Devon helps you get support with your mental health and wellbeing, build life skills, get your voice heard, grow in confidence, find safe accommodation and develop into a happy, independent adult.

Specific help includes:

• Wellbeing Support– counselling, 1-2-1 support, Wellbeing Café youth groups
• Skills Services – free courses, training & mentoring
• Victims of Crime Support – supporting young people who have been affected by crime

If you are 12 years or older and smoke, there is support available for giving up smoking with a dedicated stop smoking practitioner that offers support over 12 weeks.

Get started with support by completing the request through StopForLife.

For general queries, email info@stopforlifedevon.org and for referrals, email stopforlife.devon@nhs.net.

Previously OneSmallStep

Support and advice around drug and alcohol use if you want to change your own use or are affected by parental use.

Sexual health services that support healthy relationships and sexual wellbeing across Devon (including Torbay).

Services available include:

• contraception
• sexual health
• sexual wellbeing
• testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Kooth is a free online counselling service that is available to provide you with emotional and mental health support. You can also access articles, discussion boards, daily journal and can message of live chat members of the team.

Information and resources to support your safety and to help to understand police related topics.

Information and resources to support your safety and to help to understand police related topics.

Visit the youth page for more targeted support and guidance.

If you are worried about your own safety, or the safety of another child or young person, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). If there is an immediate risk, contact the police on 999.

Young Devon helps you get support with your mental health and wellbeing, build life skills, get your voice heard, grow in confidence, find safe accommodation and develop into a happy, independent adult.

Specific help includes:

• Wellbeing Support– counselling, 1-2-1 support, Wellbeing Café youth groups
• Skills Services – free courses, training & mentoring
• Victims of Crime Support – supporting young people who have been affected by crime

If you are 12 years or older and smoke, there is support available for giving up smoking with a dedicated stop smoking practitioner that offers support over 12 weeks.

Get started with support by completing the request through StopForLife.

For general queries, email info@stopforlifedevon.org and for referrals, email stopforlife.devon@nhs.net.

Previously OneSmallStep

Pact runs the national Prisoners’ Families Helpline, a free and confidential service which offers practical and emotional support, information and advice to anyone who is affected by imprisonment, in a straightforward, non-judgemental way.

Support and advice around drug and alcohol use if you want to change your own use or are affected by parental use.

SPACE youth workers can support you to learn, create and realise your potential by providing a space to hang out with mates, talk about things you can’t ask your parents, gain confidence and try new things.

X-Plore provides a safe and empowering space for LGBTQ young people in Devon, offering group sessions with trained youth workers.

To join a group get in touch via email, Facebook, or Instagram.

Proud2Be can offer one-to-one support and host youth groups for 11-18 year olds with a kind and supportive LGBTQIA+ youth worker. They offer support for LGBTQIA+ people in Devon to thrive, be free, safe and proud to be ourselves; and to work with others to acknowledge and help dismantle systemic oppression.

If you are aged 13+ you can self-refer online, or you can be referred by a parent/carer/guardian or GP/teacher/social worker.

Information and resources to support your safety and to help to understand police related topics.

Information and resources to support your safety and to help to understand police related topics.

Visit the youth page for more targeted support and guidance.

The Devon & Cornwall Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) service provides medical support including examination, as well as practical and emotional support after rape or sexual assault, including counselling.

If you are over 16 you may be able order a free chlamydia testing kit online that can be posted to you (it is discreetly packaged).

If you are worried about your own safety, or the safety of another child or young person, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). If there is an immediate risk, contact the police on 999.

Intercom Trust is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ charity and advocacy organisation that is devoted to supporting people from the LGBT+ communities through various services.

Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Stalking support

FearFree (previously known as Splitz Support Service and FearLess) is a charity working to break the cycle of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking across the Southwest. They are available to provide advice and support around your safety and emotional wellbeing whether you are affected by domestic abuse within the home or family relationships or within your own intimate relationship. Additionally, they can offer housing, financial, and legal support where appropriate.

Young Devon helps you get support with your mental health and wellbeing, build life skills, get your voice heard, grow in confidence, find safe accommodation and develop into a happy, independent adult.

Specific help includes:

• Wellbeing Support– counselling, 1-2-1 support, Wellbeing Café youth groups
• Skills Services – free courses, training & mentoring
• Victims of Crime Support – supporting young people who have been affected by crime

Pact runs the national Prisoners’ Families Helpline, a free and confidential service which offers practical and emotional support, information and advice to anyone who is affected by imprisonment, in a straightforward, non-judgemental way.

Sexual health services that support healthy relationships and sexual wellbeing across Devon (including Torbay).

Services available include:

• contraception
• sexual health
• sexual wellbeing
• testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Solihull provides free online courses for you (there are separate ones your parents can access too).

Your brain changes as you hit adolescence. To find out how the changes explain how your behaviours are also changing, take the module designed just for you.

You will need an access code to enter the modules. Use ‘TAMAR’.

SPACE youth workers can support you to learn, create and realise your potential by providing a space to hang out with mates, talk about things you can’t ask your parents, gain confidence and try new things.

Alumina is a free, online 7-week course for young people struggling with self-harm. You don’t need an adult to refer you or sign you up, and no-one will see or hear you during the sessions – you’ll just join in via the chatbox. The courses take place on different evenings of the week and are run by friendly, trained counsellors and volunteer youth workers. Each course has up to 14 young people, all accessing the sessions from their own phones, tablets or laptops across the UK.

X-Plore provides a safe and empowering space for LGBTQ young people in Devon, offering group sessions with trained youth workers.

To join a group get in touch via email, Facebook, or Instagram.

The Devon & Cornwall Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) service provides medical support including examination, as well as practical and emotional support after rape or sexual assault, including counselling.

If you are aged 13-24 and live in Devon or Torbay, you can access FREE condoms, dams and lube through Doink. Once you are registered, you can order condoms to be delivered to you or you can pick them up from a collection site.

Doink website to register and order

If you, or your current or ex-partner are pregnant, and there are plans to continue the pregnancy, there are services and benefits available to help support you during the pregnancy and following the birth of your baby.

Learn more about what help is available for young parents on our Health for Under 5’s website.

If you are over 16 you may be able order a free chlamydia testing kit online that can be posted to you (it is discreetly packaged).

Intercom Trust is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ charity and advocacy organisation that is devoted to supporting people from the LGBT+ communities through various services.

Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Stalking support

FearFree (previously known as Splitz Support Service and FearLess) is a charity working to break the cycle of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking across the Southwest. They are available to provide advice and support around your safety and emotional wellbeing whether you are affected by domestic abuse within the home or family relationships or within your own intimate relationship. Additionally, they can offer housing, financial, and legal support where appropriate.

Sexual health services that support healthy relationships and sexual wellbeing across Devon (including Torbay).

Services available include:

• contraception
• sexual health
• sexual wellbeing
• testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

SPACE youth workers can support you to learn, create and realise your potential by providing a space to hang out with mates, talk about things you can’t ask your parents, gain confidence and try new things.

If you are 12 years or older and smoke, there is support available for giving up smoking with a dedicated stop smoking practitioner that offers support over 12 weeks.

Get started with support by completing the request through StopForLife.

For general queries, email info@stopforlifedevon.org and for referrals, email stopforlife.devon@nhs.net.

Previously OneSmallStep