Supporting someone (under 18) as a friend
We would always urge you to encourage them to talk to someone too – it’s Why Talking Fixes. Please tell them that talking with someone who is there to support them, can guide them most effectively to positive solutions and positive outcomes.
Texting options for you to help them
Text
to
and text with a trained volunteer
Try the option below in order to get support on how you can best support the person you are concerned about.
See below for more info about CRISIS TEXT LINE and a short video for more information.
Every texter is connected with a real-life human being trained to bring people from a hot moment to a cool calm place through active listening and collaborative problem-solving. All of the Crisis Volunteers donate their time to helping people in crisis.
For more info watch the video or visit the SHOUT website here – Shout crisis text line
Press the ‘ Hide page ‘ button to go quickly to ‘google.co.uk‘.
For great advice (from Childline) on covering
your tracks, click ‘ Cover tracks ‘ button
