Last updated:
30th January 2024
Emotional well-being and relationships
Emotional health and well-being
Looking after your emotional or mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. If you're living with a mental health problem the Children's Society has a number of activities, services, and advice aimed at young people. If you're struggling with mental health problems, self-harming, or thoughts of suicide, you're not alone.
You can also seek help from:
You can also see our pages on well-being:
Young people talk about their relationships
The NHS through the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) co-produced this video with local young people who are neuro-divergent, including those with a learning disability or autism.
Further information about this video and other similar videos can be found on the BOB ICB website.
Unhealthy relationships
Some relationships can become unhealthy and can affect your physically and emotional wellbeing. There are many signs that you or someone you know is in an unhealthy relationship including:
- Control: one partner makes all the decisions and tells the other what to do, what to wear, or who to spend time with. They are unreasonably jealous, and/or try to isolate the other partner from friends and family.
- Hostility: one partner picks a fight with the other. This may lead to one dating partner changing their behaviour in order to avoid upsetting the other.
- Intimidation: one partner tries to control aspects of the other's life by making the other partner fearful or timid. One partner may try to keep the other from friends and family, or threaten violence or a break-up.
For help, see the websites and resources below:
