Kooth: Counselling and Support for Young Carers

Kooth, is an online counselling and emotional well-being service for children and young people, available free at the point of access. At Kooth we work with a range of young people including young carers. Our online team are here for you and the unique challenges you may face.

Kooth is:

Safe, confidential, anonymous
Free at the point of need
Available through a smart phone, tablet or computer

Kooth helps to reduce wait times for all young people seeking help and removes stigma around mental health. Kooth integrates with face-to-face local services to ensure a seamless transition for young people. Kooth's team of accredited counsellors, therapists and support workers provide guided, outcome-focused help for each individual.

Kooth works with local authorities, CCGs, mental health trusts, charities and other organisations to provide early intervention support with clear escalation and de-escalation pathways.

We take safeguarding and clinical governance extremely seriously. The safety and well-being of our users is of our upmost priority.

Below is our offer to schools and services and these are available to all young people including young carers:

Staff training - We will facilitate a 30 min live demonstration of the website and provide a behind the scenes look at how we work as an organisation, including how we safeguard and real life stories from Kooth users.

Presentations - We will deliver a short presentation to young people to highlight the service and provide information on its features and how to sign up.

Sign up sessions - We will deliver a demo of the site to young people and then facilitate a sign up session with activities - approx. 60 mins (a computer room, phones or tablets are needed for these sessions).

Market stall - a promotional stall during events, break and lunch times and parent’s evenings etc.

Group sessions - We can deliver a range of group work sessions to young people, including Anxiety, Anti-bullying and Exam Stress. We also have an Emotional Resilience course (6 weeks) for year 7 students.

Who to contact

E-mail: kel@kooth.com
Website: Kooth
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Where to go

Postcode: M50 3SG
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Costs

Associated Cost: No

Availability

Referral not required

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Checklist

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Some of the organisations on the website are not required to be registered with regulatory bodies. Therefore it is important that you make sure that the service is safe and entirely suitable for your needs especially if it is related to children or vulnerable persons. Below are some of the things you need to look out for.

Check that the staff have been appropriately vetted. For more information on this please visit DBS.gov.uk
Check that the service has child protection procedures in place if they are directly involved with children.
Check that the staff are qualified and trained in the specific area.
Check that the service operates an anti-discriminatory practice.
Check that the service protects children, young people and vulnerable adults where it is required to do so.
Check that the service has a health and safety policy.
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