Anxiety Hub for Teens and Adolescents
Below are a list of community groups and mobile apps which promote activities, social interaction, inclusion as well as teaching and applying a range of useful life skills.
29eleven
Youth ministry programme, running Friday evenings for young people age 12+ years in Banbury and surrounding areas
🌐 https://www.banburycommunitychurch.com/youth,
📧 29eleven@banburycommunitychurch.com,
Let’s Play Banbury
A charity that specialises in supporting well-being through play, running after school clubs, holiday activities and youth groups for young people with additional needs aged 5-25 in the Banbury area.
🌐 https://letsplaybanbury.org/,
📞 01295 810661,
Live, Love, Be
Personal growth and healing through horses and nature in a farm setting.
📞 07572 682255,
Banbury Young Homeless Project
Mental health and practical support for young people age 13-25 facing homelessness
📞 01295 259442
Nai’s House
Charity working to reduce suicide, self harm and poor emotional and mental well-being in the under 30s
📞01869 242578,
Apps
Here’s a selection of helpful mobile apps offer support for young people in an accessible way:
Happier: Inspiring quotes, meditations, gratitude journals and more to resist negativity and become more resilient
Daylio: A mood tracking app to help young people better understand their triggers and collect their thoughts
CalmHalm: An app offering alternative mechanisms for coping than self-harm, including distraction techniques, breathing exercises to release tension and exercises for self-expression
SAM: Self-help to manage anxiety
WhatsUp?: Self help for depression, anxiety, tension, and stress. Includes breathing exercises, grounding techniques and positive affirmations
Mindshift: Teaches relaxation techniques, alternative thinking styles for staying positive and active steps to take charge of anxiety
Reach Out Worry Time: Sets apart specific time to worry in order to get on with the rest of the day
Stay Alive: An app to help you stay safe if you’re having thoughts of suicide
Kooth: An app offering free advice, wellbeing and counselling to support 10-18 year olds. It includes journal and goals pages, discussion groups, a messenger service and magazine articles written by young people.
🌐 Websites:
If you or your teen is suffering anxiety and you would like advice and help please contact reception to ask about a free assessment with one of our counsellors. Alternatively, the following websites offer emotional and wellbeing support:
www.childline.org.uk – A free, confidential service for young people to talk about anything they are going through
www.familylives.org.uk – previously known as parenting support, offering emotional support about any aspect of parenting and family life for England and Wales
www.mind.org.uk – providing advice, support and legal information regarding mental health
www.myh.org.uk – Muslim Youth Helpline, offers faith and culturally sensitive support through a free, confidential helpline
www.themix.org.uk – providing advice, information and support to young people under 25
www.youngminds.org.uk – A mental health charity offering support and tips for young people with a free 24/7 text service
www.thinkuknow.co.uk – A website offering free advice about staying safe on a phone, tablet or computer and includes information for children, parents, carers and teachers
www.healthforteens.co.uk – bitesize information on a range of physical and emotional health topics for teens including body image, managing stress, healthy eating, advice on puberty, relationships, sexuality and much more
www.stem4.org.uk – promoting positive mental health in teenagers and young people and those who support them through mental health strategies and education, resilience tools and early intervention.