Urgent help and support for young people

Get advice and support for yourself, family or a friend at any time, even when your local family hub or youth services are not open.

Find emergency contact details or speak to a professional using one of the services or websites below to get answers to your questions:

• Abusive parents or partners: see our page on domestic abuse support.
• Alcohol and drug problems: visit the We Are With You website.
• Benefits you may be entitled to: use our online benefit calculator.
• Death of someone you knew: see our Local Kent Directory listings for bereavement specialists.
• Disability: see our pages about support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Homeless or about to lose your home: visit the Help with Homelessness website.
• LGBTQ+ issues: [TBC - currently links to Becoming an adult]
• Looking after someone who needs regular care: see our page on local carer organisations and visit the Imago website for young carers in Kent.
• Leaving council care: visit the Kent Cares Town website pages about moving on.
• Living in council care: visit the Kent Cares Town website pages for secondary age 11 to 16.
• Mental health: see our pages on mental health support for children and young people.
• Money difficulties: see our pages on benefits and financial support.
• Pharmacies (chemists) near you: visit the NHS website page to find a pharmacy.
• Political or religious extremism that supports terrorism: see our page on report radicalisation or extremism.
• Relationships and sex: see our pages on sexual health.
• Sexual health clinics near you: see our page on find a clinic.
• Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): see our pages about support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Unprotected sex and contraception: see our page about emergency contraception.

Brought to you by the Safety Pin campaign

This page is part of the Safety Pin campaign, created by young people for young people in Kent. Save this web page to come back at any time for those moments when you most need help – right there on your phone.

Or visit your nearest family hub to pick up a Safety Pin card or flyer that links to this page. You can carry a Safety Pin card with you even if you share a phone or don’t want to bookmark this page.