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Free resources for families

Talking to your child about complex mental health and wellbeing issues is rarely easy. That’s why our clinical team put together these resources for parents. We hope you find them useful.

What is Kooth?

Kooth is an online platform to help young people with their mental health and wellbeing.It’s a welcoming space for your child to safely explore their feelings. They can anonymously talk to other people their own age on moderated discussion forums, and chat to mental health professionals via messaging.We’re a BACP-accredited digital mental health service, and provide free services through the NHS.Our team of professionals are trained to offer clinically-safe advice while lending a supportive ear for whatever your child’s facing.

Kooth does not require a GP or school referral. There are no waiting lists or thresholds to meet. All your child needs to do is register with an anonymous username to get immediate access to support.

All of Kooth’s services are free, and support is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Supporting young people's mental health and wellbeing

We created a range resources to help families get to know our service and how, together, we can help support the young people in your care.

Latest KoothTalks events for families

We run a regular calendar of free webinars for families to provide useful advice and guidance for families supporting young people with their mental health and wellbeing. Check below for our latest events and sign up free today.

FAQs and information for families

If a young person needs support, help them go somewhere good