Get more mental health support

There are local mental health services that you can go to for support.

Counselling services

Assisting Recovery in the Community (ARC) offers a free and confidential youth counselling service to Wokingham Borough residents.

Visit the ARC website and fill in their online contact form or call 0118 977 6710 and leave a voice message.

Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

Wokingham Borough Council’s MHST supports children and young people with emerging, mild or moderate mental health difficulties that may be affecting day-to-day life.

Depending on the age of the child or young person, we may work either directly with them or with their parents.

Find out more about MHST

Wokingham Borough Substance Misuse Recovery Service

Here4YOUth is an alcohol and drug service for anyone up to the age of 18 living in Wokingham.

Find out more about Here4YOUth on the Cranstoun website.

If you need to urgent help

If your child or young person is having suicidal thoughts or extreme mental health difficulties and you need to talk to someone now:

• Call 111 or use the NHS 111 online service

If your child or young person has injured themselves or you are worried about their immediate safety:

• Call 999 or go to the nearest emergency department