{"id":21059,"date":"2024-10-11T13:36:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T12:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=21059"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:17:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:17:59","slug":"looking-after-your-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/preparing-for-adult-life-ages-14-25-years\/health-and-wellbeing\/health-support-for-young-adults\/looking-after-your-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking after your mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Becoming a young adult usually means lots of changes are happening all at once, and you&#8217;re having to make big decisions about your future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be quite stressful, and you may be feeling worried or anxious, so it&#8217;s really important that you look after your mental health as well as your physical health.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mental health advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s lots of information available to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthforteens.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Health for Teens<\/a> website has loads of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthforteens.co.uk\/feelings\/\" rel=\"noopener\">advice about feelings<\/a>, including topics like anxiety, exam stress, resilience and much more &#8211; they can also put you in touch with local specialist support services if needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngminds.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Minds<\/a> website is full of advice and information to give young people the tools to look after their mental health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooth.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Kooth<\/a> is an online forum that young people can join to get advice support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting mental health support in Devon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Young Devon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngdevon.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Devon<\/a> is a young people\u2019s charity who provide skills, accommodation and mental health support to young people locally and work to ensure the voice of young people is heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngdevon.org\/myway\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellbeing advice<\/a> from Young Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mind Ed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minded.org.uk\/Catalogue\/Index?HierarchyId=0_45158_45175_45181&amp;programmeId=45158\" rel=\"noopener\">MindEd Hub<\/a> is a free national educational resource on children, young people and adults mental health. Their information on moving from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, (CAMHS) to Adults Mental Health Services, (AMHS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Devon&#8217;s School Nursing Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re aged 11 to 19 and are worried about your health and wellbeing, Devon&#8217;s school nurses are here to help you with a wide range of issues such as emotional health, relationships, self-harm, bullying, alcohol, healthy eating, drugs and smoking and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Text your school nurse on 07520 631722<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Our adult social care website also has more information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/factsheet\/mental-health\/find-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mental health support available for young adults<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming a young adult usually means lots of changes are happening all at once, and you&#8217;re having to make big decisions about your future. 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