Kooth: Counselling and Support for Young Carers
Kooth, from XenZone, is an online counselling and emotional well-being service for children and young people, available free at the point of access. At Kooth we work with a range of young people including young carers. Our online team are here for you and the unique challenges you may face.
Kooth is:
- Safe, confidential, anonymous
- Free at the point of need
- Available through a smart phone, tablet or computer
Kooth helps to reduce wait times for all young people seeking help and removes stigma around mental health. Kooth integrates with face-to-face local services to ensure a seamless transition for young people. XenZone’s team of accredited counsellors, therapistsand support workers provide guided, outcome-focused help for each individual.
XenZone works with local authorities, CCGs, mental health trusts, charities and other organisations to provide early intervention support with clear escalation and de-escalation pathways.
We take safeguarding and clinical governance extremely seriously. The safety and well-being of our users is of our upmost priority.
Below is our offer to schools and services and these are available to all young people including young carers:
Staff training - We will facilitate a 30 min live demonstration of the website and provide a behind the scenes look at how we work as an organisation, including how we safeguard and real life stories from Kooth users.
Presentations - We will deliver a short presentation to young people to showcase the service and provide information on its features and how to sign up.
Sign up sessions - We will deliver a demo of the site to young people and then facilitate a sign up session with activities - approx 60 mins (a computer room, phones or tablets are needed for these sessions).
Market stall - a promotional stall during events, break and lunch times and parent’s evenings etc.
Group sessions - We can deliver a range of group work sessions to young people, including Anxiety, Anti-bullying and Exam Stress. We also have an Emotional Resilience course (6 weeks) for year 7 students.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Sophie Carr
- Contact Position
- Integration and Participation Worker
- Telephone
- 0794 840 8917 0794 840 8917
- scarr@xenzone.com
- Website
- Kooth Website
- Scan to visit this website
Where to go
- Postcode
- M50 3SG
- View M50 3SG on a map
Costs
- Associated Cost
- No
Availability
- Referral not required
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