Youth in Mind

Youth in Mind

1. Youth in Mind launched on the 17^th April 2023

Delivered at Warrington Youth Zone (WYZ), Youth In Mind is a free and discreet drop-in service for young people aged 7-19 (up to 25 with additional needs) who are experiencing problems relating to their emotional wellbeing.  

The service is delivered seven days a week.

Opening Hours
Monday-Sunday – 3.30pm-7.30pm
SEND Sunday – 11:00am-3:00pm

What is Youth in Mind?

It is a youth-led programme enabling young people to speak openly about their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Our Youth In Mind Key Workers listen carefully to each young person and offer bespoke support by facilitating one-to-one sessions and group activities, by sharing support information and crisis numbers, and by making referrals to in-house programmes or external services.

No appointment or referral is necessary for Youth In Mind 

For group session information, please check Warrington Youth Zone’s social media pages.

Young people do not need to be members of WYZ, but we do ask for a non-member consent form to be filled out in order for the service to be accessed.

The service is commissioned by Cheshire & Merseyside NHS as part of ‘Warrington Place’ Starting Well plans to support ‘Children and Young Peoples Emotional and Mental Health & Wellbeing’. The project delivery is a partnership between Warrington Youth Zone and Mersey Care ‘Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services’ (CAMHS).

Mental Health Crisis Helplines

If you’re in crisis and need to talk right now, there are many helplines staffed by trained people ready to listen. They won’t judge you, and could help you make sense of what you’re feeling.

If you need urgent help, please call NHS111 and select the mental health option

Mental Health Crisis Lines
Service & Opening Times	Phone Number	Further Information
NHS (24 hours a day | 365 days a year)	111	If you need urgent help please call NHS111 and select the mental health option
Samaritans (24 hours a day | 365 days a year)	116 123	To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
Papyrus HOPELINEUK (Mon-Fri 10am-10pm) (Sat-Sun 2pm-10pm)	0800 068 4141	If you’re under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141(weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697
SANline (Mon-Sun 4:30pm-10:30pm)	0300 304 7000	If you’re experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000(4.30pm–10.30pm every day).
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK (Mon-Sun 6pm-3:30am)	0800 689 5652	Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (6pm–3:30am every day).
CALM (Mon-Sun 5pm-12am)	0800 58 58 58	You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.
The Mix (Mon-Sun 3pm-12am)	0808 808 4994	If you’re under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day), request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.
Switchboard (Mon-Sun 10am-10pm)	0300 330 0630	If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.
C.A.L.L (24 hours a day | 365 days a year)	0800 132 737	If you live in Wales, you can call the Community Advice and Listening Line (C.A.L.L.) on 0800 132 737 (open 24/7) or you can text ‘help’ followed by a question to 81066.
Nightline		If you’re a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students, too.