For Young People

• Young Minds: Mental health support for young people

• The Mix: essential support for under 25’s

• Kooth: online well-being community and confidential support

• Alumina: free online 7-week course for 11-19yo’s struggling with self-harm

• No Panic Youth Hub - for young people experiencing anxiety, phobias or OCD, mentoring scheme. and recovery programme

• OCD Youth - email helpline, support group, online network and discussion group.

• The Ollie Foundation - for young people experiencing suicidal thoughts

• Papyrus UK - support and advice for under 35’s experiencing suicidal thoughts

• Voice Collective - support and information for under 25s who hear voices or see visions

• Youth Access: advice and counselling network

For Anyone:

• Hub of Hope - a database of mental health organisations

• Local Mind charities - offering support groups, advice and talking therapies

• Find local NHS mental health services and charities here

• Shout: crisis text support

• Samaritans: 24/7 helpline

• Anxiety UK: national charity helping people with anxiety

• Mental Health Foundation: where to get help

• BEAT Eating Disorders: support groups, helpline and advice for people with eating disorders

• National Survivor User Network: network of people with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress and trauma

• Autistic Girls Network: Facebook group and YouTube channel

• National Autistic Society: Find local and national services here

• PDA Society: information, support and training about PDA for people, families and professionals.

• Steph’s Two Girls: strategies for PDA

• Find a neurodivergent therapist here

• (un)masked community

• Missing The Mark: posts, podcast, services, talks

• Join the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag on Twitter

• The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity: an integrated health and education service

• ADHD Adult UK: a registered charity and peer support group for adults with ADHD

• ADHD UK: useful resources and support groups

• The ADHD Collective: social enterprise supporting ADHD adults through group coaching, webinars and meet-ups

• ‘How To ADHD’ Youtube Channel

• ADHD alien comics

• Dani Donovan ADHD comics

• Square Peg: fighting for ‘an education system that doesn’t expect square pegs to fit into round holes’

• Not Fine in School: a parent-led organisation empowering families and raising awareness of school attendance barriers

• Steph’s Two Girl’s blog series ‘Not Fine in School’: sharing real experiences of school and education

• Missing The Mark (Eliza Fricker): book ‘Can’t, Not Won’t: a story about a child who couldn’t go to school’, website and resources

• Dr Naomi Fisher: social media, books and webinars on the education system

• VIDEO ‘School is not my enemy: an artistic visualisation on school refusal’ - a perspective of a young person struggling to go to school

• VIDEO ‘School trauma: the child’s voice’ by Hull Parent Carer Forum

• Look at local authority and Citizens Advice websites for local services

• Ask on local facebook groups about local services

• Information about benefits here

• Information about disability rights here

• Look at your ‘Local Offer’ to see what support is available for SEND for 0-25’s in your area.

• School passport by Autistic Girls Network

• Pooky Knightsmith worksheets, podcasts and keynotes

• Sensory stories by Nicole

• Loop earplugs

• 21 and sensory illustrations and podcast

• Neurodiversity celebration week

• ‘Autism, Girls and Keeping It All Inside’ whitepaper by Autistic Girls Network

• Fidget and Stims shop and downloads

• The Window of Tolerance Thermometer toolkit: a free 13 page workbook by Inner Glow Therapy

• Steph’s Two Girls - strategies for PDA

Apps

• Calm Harm: for people over 13, with activities to help resist or manage the urge to self-harm.

• Headspace: meditation and sleep

• Clear Fear: activities and support in managing anxiety

• Stay Alive: suicide prevention resource

• Tellmi: peer support for young people in moderated, safe space

For Explaining to Children

• Amazing Things Happen by the National Autistic Society

• What is neurodiversity: Newsround for ND Celebration Week

• ADHD: a short animation

• ADHD and me: what’s it like to have ADHD?

For Gaining Understanding

• Building a Positive Space for your Autistic Child and/or Yourself with Chris Bonnello by AGN

• Autism and Anxiety with Dr Luke Beardon by AGN

• A Sensory Exploration of Being a Teenage Autistic Girl with Joanna Grace by AGN

• Divergent Voices video series

• ADHD and Motivation by How To ADHD

• Failing at Normal: an ADHD Success Story by Jessica McCabe

• Falling Letters - moving animation about growing up with ADHD

• ADHD and Autism with Ellie Middleton on Talk Twenties Podcast

• Why Everything You Know About Autism is Wrong by Jac den Houting - Ted Talk

• How Autism Freed Me To Be Myself by Rosie King - Ted Talk