Tameside Mental Health Support for Children and Young People Self-Referral

To learn more about mental health developments and to look up information on all the mental health support and services in Tameside and Glossop please go to www.tamesideandglossopccg.org/mentalhealthsupport or www.tameside.gov.uk/coronavirus/mentalhealth.

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The Hive - Tameside Oldham and Glossop Mind 216 – 218 Katherine Street | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lancashire | OL6 7AS Working Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am-5pm Friday, 9am – 4pm T: 0161 330 9223 E: [email protected] W: www.togmind.org/services/hive

The Hive service is currently running but all appointments are being done over the phone.

Professionals can refer through the referral form. MIND will then contact the young person/guardians to book them in for a telephone appointment.

Free online counselling now available for children and young people in Tameside and Glossop https://www.tameside.gov.uk/Newsroom/Articles/Free-online-counselling-now-available-for- children

All children and young people in Tameside and Glossop can now access free online counselling and emotional well-being support from Kooth, go to www.kooth.com.

This online platform is for all young people aged 11-18 who may be struggling with their mental health – and particularly during the COVID-19 outbreak. It offers a variety of resources, including:  A live chat function that allows young people to contact a qualified counsellor  Chat forums with other young people  Crisis information  Self-help resources

It provides information and support along with treatment for children and young people with a range of mental health problems. Scheduled and drop in counselling sessions are also available 365 days a year and include slots at evenings and weekends.

In Tameside and Glossop children, young people and their families have benefitted from mental health drop-in sessions. The Talk Shop, run by the Anthony Seddon Centre, and The Hive, run by Mind, have been supporting around 70 young people a week. The Kooth offer adds another element of choice to enable more young children to get advice and get help when they need it.

To find out more visit https://hub.gmhsc.org.uk/mental-health/kooth/

http://www.otr-tameside.org/

We have taken the difficult decision to CANCEL all face to face appointments. Gemma will be contacting clients shortly to offer telephone counselling with your usual counsellor, in place of your face-to-face session. This would be held at the same time as your usual session.

We will update all clients as and when we can, in line with government guidelines.

Off The Record’s Wednesday Drop-In in Hyde will become a phone contact only service starting Wednesday 1st April 2020. If you wish to speak to a counsellor, please call 0161 355 3553 between the hours of 3.00pm to 5.45pm. This service will begin 1st April and will continue until further notice.

If you need help or support when our office is closed, please click on the following link for local telephone numbers; EMERGENCY NUMBERS 2019, http://www.otr- tameside.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/EMERGENCY-NUMBERS-2017-18.pdf