Kooth

Kooth provides young adults up to 25 years with access to free, safe and anonymous support through an online mental health community. The team which includes qualified practitioners are available to chat 7 days a week, 365 days of the year from 12pm to 10pm weekdays and from 6pm to 10pm on weekends. No waiting lists. No problem too big or too small. Access to this service can be from any internet connected device - no downloads necessary.

 

Kooth is a free anonymous online counselling and emotional wellbeing service tailored to young people aged 11-25 years

Kooth offers online text based counselling 365 days of the year; as well as peer support through moderated forums and articles. Counsellors are qualified experienced professionals and are online from 12pm-10pm weekdays and 6pm-10pm weekends. Our online counselling service has been accredited by the British Association of Psychotherapy and Counselling (BACP). 

Young people can access Kooth.com without a referral. Our forums are moderated by our team to ensure young people maintain anonymity and to ensure support is positive and supportive.  We encourage young people to also write for our articles to provide them a space to share their experiences and creativity.

Kooth helps to reduce the waiting times for young people seeking help whilst removing the stigma around mental health and accessing services.

Another of Kooth's service is, The Cove which provides a drop-in support service for Brent people 16 years + experiencing mental health distress. There is a young adult recovery worker who supports young people with their mental health and well-being.

Please see more information at website

https://www.hestia.org/brent-cove

Ages 11-18 (also up to 25 years for targeted young people leaving care and NEETS). 

The service is available to young people resident in Brent and pupils attending Brent schools (even if they are resident outside Brent).