Open Up Barnsley

The Open Up Directory started in 2018 as a booklet created with young people, to collect information around young people's mental health and wellbeing organisations, youth work services and community groups that are free to access for young people. It has grown into this live map and Directory to help you find support near you.

If you know of a group, organisation or service isn't here, or you run any support services or groups that you would like to add, or existing information that needs changing please click the button below!

This information will be updated regularly but please do contact the services prior to arriving to ensure the times and days displayed here are still correct.

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How to use: Either scroll through the menu to see a list of services and activities which you can click on. Or click on the points to see what services are near you. Or search for a specific address to see what is near by. Click on the map below to explore!

Click on 🔍 to search for organistions, groups and activities near you. Enter your address, postcode or the name of what you are looking for!

🡰 Click this icon to see the menu, It has a list of all the organistations and topics / types of support.

▼ Check below the map for more detailed information.

Give us feedback on how you've found using the Open Up Directory:

If your life or someone else's is in immediate danger call 999

Need some one to talk to?

• Call The Samaritans on 116 123 - Samaritans is available day or night 24/7 for anyone who is struggling and needs someone to listen without judgement or pressure.
• Text SHOUT to 85258 to talk any time of day or night for free and confidential support via text messaging.
• Contact Papyrus' free confidential HOPELINE247 by calling 0800 068 4141 or texting 07860039967. This is available any time day or night for anyone under the age of 35 who may be having thoughts of suicide or anyone that may be concerned about another individual.
• Contact BEAT on their helpline by calling 08088010677 for support with suffering directly from disordered eating or an eating disorder, as well as families and carers.

KOOTH: Kooth offers a free, safe, anonymous online emotional wellbeing community that is accessible 24/7, 365 days of the year, providing discussion forums and resources.

There are no waiting lists for support and no referral needed. Access to the platform is available instantly 24/7. Go to www.kooth.com to get started today.

Instagram: kooth_uk Twitter: kooth_plc Facebook: Kooth UK

Branching Minds: A joint contact point for Compass Be and Barnsley CAMHS. Anyone can make a request for support.

Contact: 01226 107377  Email: BarnsleyCYPMHRequestSupport@swyt.nhs.uk

When? Monday – Thurs 9:00 – 4:30pm & Friday 9:00 – 4:00pm

The request for support form can be found on the CAMHS website   https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/services/camhs-barnsley/   or the Compass Be website   https://www.compass-uk.org/services/compass-be-barnsley-mental-health-support-team/  

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Children + young people (CAMHS)- 01226 644829

People with a learning disability- 01226 645237

Adults (aged 18+) Mental Health - 01226 645000

What? Childline is the UK’s free helpline for children and young people.

Who? For children and young people aged 18 and under.

How? Over the phone. We provide a confidential telephone counselling service for any child with a problem. Childline comforts, advises and protects.

Where? Childline’s helpline is available 24 hours a day and is free to call for all children and young people across the country. Phone or go online via the website to online chat and use message boards.  Website  Freephone: 0800 1111 Childline’s helpline is available 24 hours a day.

What? The FRANK campaign helpline provides information and advice about drugs and information on local services. The service can take calls in over 120 languages via a three-way call with a translator.

Who? For anyone, we offer friendly and confidential drugs advice, you can talk to Frank.

How? Contact us through our confidential helpline, website or email us.

Where? Helpline Call: 0800 77 66 00 Text: 82111 You can also text for quick questions that need an urgent answer and go online for a live web chat. Website: www.talktofrank.com Email: frank@talktofrank.com

When? Live web chat 2pm - 6pm Helpline - is available 24 hours a day and is completely confidential.

What? Victim Support is the leading charity supporting people affected by crime. We are an independent charity and we not part of the police.

Who? We will support victims, or anyone else who is worried about how their friend or someone in their family has been affected by crime. We can support people even if they don’t want to report the crime to the police or if the incident happened in the past.

How? Our Victim Care Advocates help people through advocacy, wellbeing support and practical help. We also have a number of online resources that people can use on topics ranging from things like sleep and anxiety through to hate crime and wellbeing. We also have a Children and Young People advocate who can work with children directly or with families where children have been victims of crime.

Where? Anyone can self-refer to our service and you can contact us in a number of ways. Call us on 0300 303 1976, email us at humbersouthyorks.vs@victimsupport.org.uk or use live chat which you can access through our website https://humbersouthyorks.victimsupport.org.uk/

When? We’re based in Sheffield (available to anyone in South Yorkshire) and open 9am until 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am until 1pm Saturdays. If someone needs help outside of these hours, Victim Support has a national Supportline that is open 24/7 and the number for this is 0808 16 89 111.

Mencap are a national charity. We are working for a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included. If you are the parent of a child with SEND then they can provide support you may need. We provide a range of services from round-the-clock support to helping someone get involved in local leisure activities.

To find out more, please use the links below: https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/our-services/cqc-ratings/barnsley-mencap https://www.facebook.com/localmencapbarnsley/

Contact info: 0808 808 1111 helpline@mencap.org.uk

What? This service is a community health service for people with learning disabilities in Barnsley. We offer support to improve health and wellbeing. It includes psychiatry, psychology, specialist learning disability nursing, therapists and an intensive support team with many different skills.

How do I refer into the service? Anyone can make a referral either for themselves or a person with a learning disability. The referral criteria are: Adults over 18 with a diagnosed learning disability whose needs cannot be met in mainstream services. Adults seeking a diagnosis of learning disability – psychology only. Young people in transition from children’s services who need highly specialised support.

Contact info:01226 645237 Website

What? Mermaids is passionate about supporting children, young people, and their families to achieve a happier life in the face of great adversity. We work to raise awareness about gender nonconformity in children and young people amongst professionals and the general public. We campaign for the recognition of gender dysphoria in young people and lobby for improvements in professional services.

Who? If you are a young person that feels at odds with their birth gender, or you are a parent with a child who feels this way, Mermaids can help. Mermaids supports children and young people up to 20 years old who are gender diverse, and their families, and professionals involved in their care.

Where? Call the helpline number on 0808 801 0400 Phone lines are open Monday to Friday. 9am to 9pm .E-mail- info@mermaidsuk.org.uk  Website 

Refferals - We are sorry that we can't give you definitive times when we can answer your calls as our helpline is covered by volunteers who have other family and work commitments. General hours covered are between 9am and 9pm, Monday to Friday.

If your call is not answered, you can either leave a message and we can call you back or you can email us at info@mermaidsuk.org.uk. We understand that you may only be able to receive a call from us at a specific time, so please let us know when it would be convenient to call and we will try to call you at that time. We won't call you outside of that time.

CAMHS – Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services. 

CAMHS tier 4 - Are specialised services that provide assessment and treatment for children and young people with emotional, behavioural, or mental health difficulties. Tier 4 services treat patients that need more, often specialised support, usually requiring inpatient treatment. 

BED - Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious mental illness where people eat very large quantities of food without feeling like they’re in control of what they’re doing. 

ARFID - Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, known as ARFID, is a condition characterised by the person avoiding certain foods or types of food, having restricted intake in terms of overall amount eaten, or both. 

Postvention - An organised response in the aftermath of a suicide to accomplish any one or more of the following:  

- To support the healing of individuals from the grief and distress of suicide loss.  

- To reduce other effects of exposure to suicide. 

CYP CYPF – Children and Young People, Children Young People and Families. 

CBT – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy  

DBT – Dialectical Behavioural Therapy 

ISVA – Independent Sexual Violence Advisor 

IDVA – Independent Domestic Violence Advisor 

LGBTQIA+ - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual plus 

UASC – Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child 

PA – Personal Advisor – Replaces a social worker when young people turn 18 if they are looked after. 

Looked After Child / Young Person – The definition of Looked After many vary throughout the UK in general it means a Young person who are living with foster parents, living in a residential children's home or living in residential settings like schools or secure units.  Learn more