An evening and weekend telephone support service for anyone over the age of 18 living in the Folkestone and Hythe district experiencing challenges with their mental health
Health and Wellbeing
Please find below links to services that can support your health and wellbeing. These links will open in new window or tab.
One trust, one mental health service for Kent and Medway
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust now delivers all mental health services for adults, children and young people across Kent and Medway. They also provide eating disorder services for anyone aged 8 years or older and support for young people with a severe learning disability and behavioural, emotional or mental health needs:
- All age eating disorder service
- Children and young people’s mental health service CAMHS
- Learning disabilities, autism and ADHD
KTATSS - Kent Therapeutic Alliance and Therapeutic Support Service
Supporting the emotional wellbeing of children and young people in Kent.
There is a single referral route to access the right support from either of the following two services.
Kent Therapeutic Support Service, offers support for mild to moderate challenges.
Kent Therapeutic Alliance, provides support for moderate challenges, working in partnership with other local services to ensure coordinated care.
School health (Kent)
School health (Kent) school nurses work with children, young people and families in Kent. You do not have to be in school to use this service:
AccessAble
AccessAble provide detailed information you need to work out if a place you are going to will be accessible.
Check out the facts, and explore the details, before you leave home or on the move using their App and Website.
Better Health - Every Mind Matters
Get a free NHS-approved Mind Plan. By answering five quick questions you’ll get a personalised action plan with practical tips to help you deal with stress and anxiety, boost your mood, sleep better and feel more in control.
Childline
Plenty of information and support with a focus on well-being and positivity.
ERIC The Children's Bowel & Bladder Charity
ERIC is a charity that supports children and young people with a bowel or bladder condition.
Healthwatch
An independent champion for people who use health and social care services. They make sure that those running services, put people at the heart of care.
Healthwatch are there to listen to what you like about services and what you think could be improved. No matter how big or small the issue, they want to hear about it.
Kooth
An on-line counselling and emotional well-being hub for children and young people offering free, safe and anonymous online support for young people.
Live Well Kent
Live Well Kent can help improve wellbeing, mental and physical. It is a free service for anyone over age 17.
The following easy read guides have been produced by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
Easy Read guide to anxiety
Feeling Down: Looking After My Mental Health
Mind
Through helplines, resources, and their network of local Minds, they provide life-saving information, support, and advice. Mind campaign to improve services, challenge stigma, and make mental health a priority.
MoodSpark
MoodSpark is a place where young people can learn about mental health, find tips and resources to keep emotionally healthy and find ways to help them bounce back when life gets tough. MoodSpark has been designed for young people in Kent, with young people in Kent by HeadStart Kent.
NHS
For people over age 18 the NHS offers therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for problems including: stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias. This programme is called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT). You can ask your GP or self-refer.
The Pod
Kent Community Health has some great resources available for therapies during this time, including OT, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language. Please click below to find out what is available. In addition, if you are able to stay in touch with your therapy teams, please liaise with them so that any therapy undertaken is in line with the goals and work your therapist/school are doing.
Release the Pressure
Mental health support - If you’re feeling the pressure, don’t suffer in silence. Text the word “Kent” to 85258 or Call 0800 107 0160.
Kent Resilience Hub
The Kent Resilience Hub has been designed to help parents and carers understand emotional health, how to nurture good emotional health and how to respond appropriately if their child is finding life difficult and unable to bounce back.
Kent and Medway Safe Havens
Out-of-hours mental health support to anyone aged 16+ in the Kent area, from four locations in Canterbury, Medway, Thanet and Maidstone.
Samaritans Self-help App
Keep track of how you're feeling, and get recommendations for things you can do to help yourself cope, feel better and stay safe in a crisis.
The Sleep Charity
The Sleep Charity, incorporating The Sleep Council, provide advice and support to empower the nation to sleep better.
Togetherall
Anonymous mental health support service available online for anyone aged 16 and over.
With You
A range of mental health support services for adults and young people, including free NHS Talking Therapies services in Kent and Medway.
Young Minds
Find out about common feelings and mental health symptoms, how to cope, and where to get help. There is also a helpline for parents.
Kent Youth Help
We have school health teams across Kent. Our teams are available from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, including during school holidays.
This service is for children and young people who are school-age, between ages of four and 19.
Dynamic Support Service (DSS)
The Dynamic Support Service (DSS) offers consultation, intervention, advice, advocacy, and signposting to appropriate support.
This service is for autistic children and young people, and those with a learning disability, with escalating emotional or mental health needs.
The initial referral form can be found via the following link: