Useful phone numbers
Childline – (0800) 1111 – Provides a free telephone counselling service for young people in trouble or danger.
ASK Helpline – 80800 – ASK is a free, confidential text service for 14-25 year olds in County Durham. Text ASK (followed by your question) to 80800. The service has a comprehensive internal and external referral network to help the young person receives support. Qualified Youth Workers operate the helpline from the Cornforth Partnership.
CAMHS Crisis & Liaison Team (Mental Health) – 0191 4415733
YoungMinds – YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
You can find out more about sexual exploitation from the Barnados website.
Talk to FRANK – FRANK is a national drug education service to encourage young people to talk to FRANK for information about the harms of drugs.
Mental Health Crisis? – Children, adults and older people can contact TEWV crisis services free of charge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on tel. 0800 0516 171.
People with learning disabilities and/or autism can also use this number.
There are many services in Durham that provide support to children and young people who may be concerned about their mental or emotional health – click here to get a list of these services (and when it opens you can click on the names to get more information).