A number of services are available to provide advice and support for children young people and families in Hull. Find out more about these services and how to contact them using the list below.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
HeadStart Hull supports children and young people by offering a range of services and interventions to support the emotional health and well-being of 10 to 16-year-olds in Hull.
The How Are You Feeling website provides lots of advice, support and useful resources to support children, young people and parents.
Visit the How Are You Feeling website
Connexions
We offer support for young people in making decisions about their future, including education, employment and training choices.
Find out more about Connexions
Supported Lodgings
You can access support if you are a carer who wants to offer help to a young person from the age of 15 to 24 years old.
Access more information about Supported Lodgings
Alcohol, drugs and addictions support
We offer confidential advice and support for young people and their families regarding alcohol, drugs and other addictions.
Find out more about alcohol, drugs and addictions support
Youth Employment Initiative
You can access support for unemployed young people aged 15 to 29 years old back into employment, education and training.
Visit the Youth Employment Initiative website for more information
Targeted Youth Support (TYS)
The targeted Youth Support Team offer support, information and advice to young people aged 16-21.
Young Carers
Young carers are children and young people (up to the age of 18) whose lives are being affected by looking after someone with a disability or a long term illness. The children and young people's service offers support to young carers and their parents.
Find out more our support for young carers
Adoption
We support children and families going through the adoption process. We can also help if you are an individual or part of a family looking into adoption, by providing you with information and support.
Find out more about our Adoption team
Fostering
You can access information on fostering a child or young person in your home when they are not able to live at home with their family.
Find out more about our Fostering team
Creative Voice Youth Arts
Activities and workshops for young people aged 13-19.
Creative Voice Youth Arts
There is a wide range of additional information available online to help children and young people, parents and carers, and professionals to look after their own emotional well-being and that of the children and young people they support.
Below is a selection of some of these websites -
HeadStart Hull YouTube channel
Includes films and videos about children and young people’s mental health and emotional well-being.
Films have been made by, or chosen by, children and young people.
Operoo Home Page - Operoo (Previously Care Monkey)
This was developed and designed with young people in Hull to provide advice and support on common issues such as bullying in a safe digital environment and contains advice, articles, top tips, videos and facilities to report issues in a safe environment.
YoungMinds - Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People
Young Minds offers information for young people on emotional wellbeing and mental health for young people and parents. It has an online chat function and also has a parents helpline -
08008 025 544
Bullying advice - Family Lives
Bullying UK offers advice and support to anyone affected by bullying and has an online chat function and a helpline -
08088 002 222.
The UK's Eating Disorder Charity - beateatingdisorders.org.uk
Beat provides support to help young people beat their eating disorders and has an online chat function and helpline -
08088 010 711
The NSHN Forum
National Self Harm Network aims to support, empower and educate people about self harm and has an online forum.
Honest information about drugs - FRANK (talktofrank.com)
Frank offers friendly, confidential advice about drugs and has an online chat function and helpline -
03001 236 600
Childline
Childline can be contacted about anything and has an online chat function and a helpline -
0800 1111
Samaritans
The Samaritans offer a safe place to talk, anytime you like, in your own way, telephone 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
Papyrus UK Suicide Prevention
Prevention of suicide in young people. They have a helpline called Hopeline -
08000 684 141
SEED - Eating Disorders Support Service
Offer support services to people affected by eating disorders in Hull and East Riding.
