Wellbeing support for young people with SEND

Understanding and managing emotions can be difficult for everyone, but it can be particularly difficult for young people with special educational needs.

Here are organisations for all young people in Camden:

• Camden Rise is our website for young people, providing information about training, support and activities
• Count Me In is a youth club for young people with mild to moderate learning difficulties aged 13-19
• The Hive is a mental health and wellbeing service that supports all young people aged 16 to 25 through multiple service offers including mental health, personal development, health and wellbeing, sexual health, employment and education and substance misuse
• The Winch support children and young people aged 4-25 through a range of different services including mentoring, youth clubs, holiday programmes and youth led projects
• In Your Corner are a charity that provide non-contact boxing groups with evidence-based psychology to help young people regulate their feelings and behaviour
• Kori Youth Charity provide wellbeing interventions, mentoring, counselling and opportunities for young people aged 11-25
• Copenhagen Youth Project offer mentoring sessions and drop-ins with youth workers

Support for different SEND needs

Here are organisations for young people with specific needs in Camden:

• The NHS Waiting Room provides information about Neurodevelopmental Support in Camden, listing the services who support young people with Autism and ADHD
• Centre 404 offer a wide range of support for young people with learning disabilities and their families
• Elfrida Rathbone empower disabled young people to achieve independence and get involved in their community through a range of services
• Islington and Camden Young Carers Service provide support for young people under 18 who have caring responsibilities

Mental health support

We all need to look after our mental health, including young people with SEND. This video from Anna Freud explores what mental health is from young people’s perspective:

Here are organisations for young people focused on mental health in Camden:

• Camden’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), OpenMinded supports children and young people with emotional health and wellbeing needs
• Camden Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in Schools provide early intervention in schools, supporting children and young people aged 5-18
• Camden MOSAIC CAMHS provides therapeutic support for young people with disabilities and their families
• Coram offer arts and music based creative therapy to support young people with their emotional wellbeing
• Strength and Learning Through Horses (SLTH) offer individually tailored horse-assisted therapy, well-being and alternative education programmes for children and young people aged 7 to 25