Mental Health Information for Parents

Mental Health Support, Information and Advice for Parents

Practical Support, Real Advice, and Caring Connections

Whether you’re looking for support for yourself, your child, or your family as a whole, this page brings together trusted resources, services, and advice available across Havering, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, West Essex, and beyond. Explore local and national support options, from counselling and therapy to parent support groups and online resources.

If you’re a parent who has any questions about mental health support for yourself or your child, please email: mentalhealthwellbeing@ncclondon.ac.uk

Parent Mental Health

Parenting Courses, Resources and Support for Your Child's Mental Health

Support for Parent’s Mental Health

All boroughs

Mentell provide online and local support groups to men aged 18+ https://www.mentell.org.uk/

Talking Therapies is a free NHS psychotherapy service for low mood or anxiety, amongst other issues. They provide a variety of therapies, dependent on need.

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/find-nhs-talking-therapies-for-anxiety-and-depression/

Talking Therapies also provide free, online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) via Silvercloud for Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge https://www.talkingtherapies.nelft.nhs.uk/silvercloud

Women’s Trust provide free counselling and support groups to women affected by domestic violence in many London boroughs https://womanstrust.org.uk/?privacy=updated
Hackney

Find a range of services regarding mental health using this Hackney Map by Hackney Council https://find-support-services.hackney.gov.uk/?category_explorer=2&postcode=undefined or this list of services https://hackney.gov.uk/mental-health

Mind in City, Hackney and Waltham Forest provide a therapy service, support for those from the African-Caribbean community, and more https://www.mindthnr.org.uk/

St Joseph’s Hospice provide a bereavement counselling service to Hackney residents for free https://www.stjh.org.uk/our-care/counselling-and-advice/bereavement-service/

City and Hackney Wellbeing Network offer holistic support, events and courses dependent on your needs https://chwellbeingnetwork.london/

Centre for Better Health provides counselling, training and other initiatives https://www.centreforbetterhealth.org.uk/counselling
Havering

You&Me Counselling offer support for children, young people, adults and their families.

https://youandmecounselling.org.uk/ / 01708 477663

Havering Mind Gateway Telephone Service is a first point of contact for anyone seeking information and support for their own or someone else’s mental health. Support via telephone, email and face to face appointments. https://www.haveringmind.org.uk/services/gateway-telephone-service/

Telephone 01708 457040
Email gateway@haveringmind.org,uk

Havering & Brentwood Bereavement Service (HBBS) provide low-cost counselling to adults with issues from bereavement, low mood and anxiety, and so on. https://www.hbbscounselling.org/adultcounselling
Redbridge

Find a range of services regarding mental health using this Redbridge Map by Redbridge Council https://lbr-gis.github.io/Mental_Health_Mapping/

Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge provide a Safe Connections Hub (for those with thoughts of suicide), a bereavement service and more https://www.mindthnr.org.uk/

Free Your Mind have teamed up with Tipi Cafe in South Woodford, providing a safe space for parent survivors of domestic violence to seek advice on housing and mental health support https://www.freeyourmindcic.com/services/for-parents-families/
Tower Hamlets

The Children and Adult Mental Health Project (CHAMP) team is a parental mental health team in Tower Hamlets providing support to families where there is an adult with mental illness. The team provide early intervention for children living with parental mental illness to reduce risk and build resilience. They also provide a point of contact and coordination of service in cases where more than one agency is involved with a family, and organise group activities and outings for children living with mental illness.

Tower Hamlets Local Offer :: Providers / Children And Adult Mental Health Project (CHAMP)

Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge provide a Safe Connections Hub (for those with thoughts of suicide), a bereavement service and more https://www.mindthnr.org.uk/
West Essex

The Cherry Tree Therapy Centre in Buckhurst Hill, Essex,provide low-cost counselling.

https://www.cherrytreetherapycentre.co.uk/ / 07740 362857

Mind in West Essex provide online support groups for bereavement, personality disorders, stress and anxiety. Talking@mindinwestessex.org.uk / 01371 876641

Reach Out for Mental Health

Support for those struggling with suicidal thoughts, aged 18+

Coffee afternoons, befriending and up to 12 weeks free counselling, Essex wide.

tel: 07308069609

https://reachoutfmh.co.uk/

Parenting Courses, Resources and Support for Your Child’s Mental Health

All boroughs

Young Minds provide a parent support line and advice pages

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/

The NHS provide a free online courses regarding “Understanding your teenagers brain” https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/course/35

“Understanding your child’s feelings” https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/course/40

And “Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your teenager” https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/course/119

Good thinking provide online articles, information and advice for Londoners https://www.good-thinking.uk/

Barnados provide information, support and advice to parents whose children are struggling with their mental health https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/support-for-parents-and-carers/mental-health/supporting-your-child
Hackney

Hackney Education and Schools offer parenting courses and support for parents https://education.hackney.gov.uk/content/parenting-courses-and-family-support
Havering

Parenting Courses, Resources and Support for Your Child’s Mental Health

Havering Emotional Support Team (HEST) offer drop-ins for parents to discuss their child’s mental health. They also offer coffee mornings and a monthly support group for dads. Email MHSThav@nelft.nhs.uk to request support and for further information.

Havering Mind Parent Support Group offer a six-week online programme for parents and carers of young people with mental health challenges aged 11-25. https://www.haveringmind.org.uk/services/parent-support-group/

Email: parents@haveringmind.org.uk
Redbridge

Redbridge Carers Support Service runs a support group for carers of individuals with mental health difficulties https://www.rcss.org.uk/mental-health-wellbeing
Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets Council provides parenting programmes including how to support children with ADHD, strengthening families, emotional first aid etc.

Parenting programmes

Tower Hamlets Educational Wellbeing Service (THEWS) lists resources for parents of children experiencing mental health issues. Resources | East London NHS Foundation Trust
West Essex

Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service – offers free online courses and resources for parents who have a young person struggling with emotional difficulties

https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/services/emotional-wellbeing/

Educational Psychology Parent Helpline for 0-25yrs

Parents and young people with concerns about their child’s, their own learning or other psychological needs can contact the helpline.

tel: 01245433293

MindEd Hub

A free educational resource on children, young people and adult’s mental health, Essex wide

https://www.minded.org.uk/

Action for Family Carers offers local support for unpaid carers in North East and West Essex, in partnership with Essex Carers Support.

https://affc.org.uk/