Telephone and Web Support for Young People

 

Telephone Support Lines for Young People

 

Who can

 Help?

What Do

They Do?

What Topics Can They

Help With?

How Can They be Contacted?

Anna Freud National Centre

Supporting young people’s mental health during periods of disruption

Anxiety

Mental health

www.annafreud.org

Lifeline

Crisis response line for people in distress or despair

Depression

Mental health

Suicidal thoughts

Textphone users (for deaf and hard of hearing):

0808 808 8000

18001 0808 808 8000

Childline

Childline provides support and guidance on multiple topics including:

Bullying

You and your body

Home and Family

Relationships

Sex

School

0800 1111

www.childline.org.uk

1-2-1 counsellor chat

The MIX

Crisis messenger text service

Alcohol

Homelessness

Suicidal thoughts

General advice

Mental health

Sex/ relationships

0808 808 4994

NSPCC

Advice on safeguarding and child protection issues and somewhere to report concerns

Web support for teenagers

Safeguarding

Child abuse

Child protection

0808 800 5000

www.there4me.com

Aware

Aware is a mental health charity working exclusively for those with depression and mental health concerns

Depression

Bipolar disorder

02890 357 820

Frank

Confidential advice on drugs

Alcohol

Drugs

0300 123 6600

SIMON Community

Support for individuals and families who are at risk of becoming homeless

Homelessness

Housing

0800 171 2222

Informing Choices NI

Advice on sexual health

Sexual health

Pregnancy

Contraception

STDs

Access to family planning

0345 122 8687

Monday - Friday 9-5

Common Youth Clinics

Clinics, advice & guidance on sexual health

Emergency contraception

Pregnancy testing

Counselling

02890 328 866

Domestic and Sexual Violence Helpline

Advice for anyone affected by domestic and sexual violence

Domestic violence

Sexual violence

0808 802 1414

The Migrant Centre NI

Financial Health and Well being

 

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LGBT Switchboard NI

Support and counselling for the Gay, Lesbian and Transgender communities

LGBTQ+ advice

Sex and relationship advice

0808 8000 390

Women’s Aid

Specialist services for women, children and young people who have experienced domestic and sexual violence.

Domestic Violence

Sexual violence

Relationships

0808 802 1414

Family Support NI

Website to access support in your area – for a wide range of issues – giving local contact details

 

www.familysupportni.gov.uk

Retrieval Grids

Sample of a Retrieval Grid

Update these with questions to relate to the topic you are studying.

1.Who wrote the poem Charge of the Light Brigade?

4. What is personification?

7. Find a simile used in a poem you have studied.

2. What is a caesura?

5. Which war is Anthem for Doomed Youth about?

8. What is a sestet?

3. How many lines are in a sonnet?

6. How many lines are in

a quatrain?

9. What is enjambment?

KS4 & 5 Revision Menu

KS4 & 5 Revision Menu

Self-Test

Use your notes/textbook to create a quiz to self-test yourself. Create retrieval grids. (See template below)

Flash Cards

Create a set of flashcards with Q&A’s ready to test yourself.  Use different colours for different subjects.

Check out Flash cards with the Leitner system.

Past Papers

Complete a past exam paper and use the mark scheme to self-assess

Access past papers through the appropriate exam board e.g.

GCSE Past Papers & Mark Schemes | CCEA

Revision Clock

Break down a topic into 12 sections and complete a revision clock. Access Revision Clock | Teaching Resources

Brain Dump

Complete a brain dump with as much as you can recall then check your notes to see what you forgot. Write these new notes in a different coloured pen.

Mind Maps

Create a mind map from memory, review and add to your mind map

There are numerous apps/websites for creating mind maps but they can also be done through word/PPT.

Infographic

Create an infographic with sketches and notes from memory or type out on a word document and add in icons.

Summarise

Write an overview of the key topics from memory then refer back to your notes. Write in what you missed in different coloured ink.

Retrieve, record and review

Record yourself retrieving as much information as you can verbally then listen back and review.