Mental health resources for ages 13-25

EWAFC

Hi, Where can I find helpful resources to discuss mental health and well being with my young people aged 13-25yr olds, whom have Autism and struggle with there mental health in a negative way.

chiarieds

Hi @EWAFC - Welcome to the community & thank you for joining.

Have you tried the National Autistic Society? See: https://www.autism.org.uk/

I found this charity recently called Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk/

There is also information for parents on Mind, & links to other sites. See: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/information-for-children-and-young-people-a-z/information-for-parents/useful-contacts/

I hope this helps, & others may join in with other resources.

Chloe_Alumni

Hi @EWAFC and a warm welcome to the community!

Here is the NHS information for young people.

There also is information on MIND and Stem4 which also includes apps that can be downloaded. 

Please do let us know how you get on.

Tommyb92

chiarieds said:

Hi @EWAFC - Welcome to the community & thank you for joining.

Have you tried the National Autistic Society? See: https://www.autism.org.uk/

I found this charity recently called Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk/

There is also information for parents on Mind, & links to other sites. See: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/information-for-children-and-young-people-a-z/information-for-parents/useful-contacts/

I hope this helps, & others may join in with other resources.

I would also suggest contacting Young Minds!

Thanks Tom

CharlotteG

This may be more for your children then for you, but check out the booster buddy app - it was designed in Australia for young people who need some mental health support. It is based around an animal character that you check in with every day. It asks how you are doing and then sets you ‘quests’ depending on your answers, if you are having a bad day it might be some basic self care like having a drink or brushing your teeth. For a better day it could be reading a chapter of a favourite book or drawing something to show something good about the day. There is also a library of ideas to help with different aspects of mental health eg breathing exercises, tips for getting a good night sleep, etc. I love it and I’m 32 ?

Chloe_Alumni

I've just looked at this @CharlotteG, it looks amazing!