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PAPYRUS provides UK resources and support for those dealing with suicide, depression or emotional distress - particularly teenagers and young adults. PAPYRUS runs a helpline, HopeLineUK, for those who are worried about friends, relatives and partners.
RD4U is a website designed for young people by young people. It is part of Cruse Bereavement Care's Youth Involvement Project and aims to support people after the death of someone close, providing email support, a helpline and a message board.
This site is a key information resource for young people who self-harm, their friends, families, and healthcare professionals. The site contains information on what self-harm is, why people self-harm and how to help yourself.
HandsOnScotland is a one-stop shop for practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour, build up their self-esteem and promote their positive mental wellbeing.
Kidscape is the first charity in the UK established specifically to prevent bullying and child sexual abuse.
