HIVE Directory: Support For Mental Health

Kooth is a free online counselling and wellbeing support service, which is available to all young people aged 11-25 in Portsmouth.

Young people can chat to Kooth’s helpful team via message or live chat. They can also join conversations on discussion boards, write their own daily journal and read helpful articles featuring personal experiences and tips.

There are no waiting lists or referrals, just visit Kooth.com and register anonymously. The site is available 24/7 with counselling available 12pm – 10pm on weekdays and 6pm – 10pm on weekends.

Additional information about Kooth and how the service supports young people is available at explore.kooth.com

Med3 Music is a Portsmouth based music group for people experiencing enduring mental health problems. We offer peer to peer support & social interaction for members who may otherwise be socially isolated through a shared musical experience.

No Limits is a charity offering free and confidential information, advice, counselling, advocacy and support to children and young people under the age of 26 in Southampton and Hampshire. Young people can come to No Limits for free support on a wide range of issues including housing, homelessness, debt, employment, relationships, sexual health, mental health and substance misuse. Support is offered at the No Limits Advice Centre in Central Southampton, through outreach work delivered in schools and colleges across Hampshire, in the Emergency Department at two Hampshire hospitals and virtually via phone, email, web chat and Zoom.

We all need to look after our mental health, if you’re not sure where to get support for your mental health, call the phoneline which helps people to get the most appropriate mental health support they need before they reach a crisis point.

Anyone aged 16 and over can call the phoneline.

Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm

PROJECT W - Women Empowering Women
An inclusive, welcoming and safe space solely for women...
Every Wednesday & Thursday 10 - 4pm
Access to Recovery/Family Workers and Peer Support is available on both days.
Access to mental health nurse on the first Thursday of every month.
Onsite childcare - every Thursday afternoon from 1-4pm.
Interested? Speak to your key worker - or drop into Project W every Thursday.

We are a simply storytelling service, telling tales and historical stories to our community for the past 10 years! We are specialists in physical theatre including traditional storytelling, puppetry, mime, music and masks! We are here to wow audiences at a fraction of the cost, giving them creative, magical experiences to inspire imaginations and connect them to their culture through stories.

We can deliver a series of stories from our hand picked collection of tales, we devise and create stories through verbatim theatre, keeping faithful to authors and original ancient fairy tales passed down through the generations. We actively promote reading as a way to encourage imagination and help to enhance comprehension, complex scenarios, creating empathy with characters and considering different viewpoints whilst reflecting on the human experience.

We tell tales in schools, for community groups, in museums and galleries and for organisations and councils, we also offer training for adults wishing to learn the art of storytelling and puppetry, we also work with diverse groups including SEND and those living with dementia.

Maintaining an active social life is the key to remaining healthier and more motivated.
Come and join us for coffee, chat and fun.
We offer a structured programme of activities for people with memory loss and their carers.

By referral only, can self refer

Maintaining an active social life is the key to remaining healthier and more motivated.
Come and join us for coffee, chat and fun.
We offer a structured programme of activities for people with memory loss and their carers.

By referral only, can self refer.

Come and make new friends and fill your day with new experiences.

If you are aged 65 or over, the Royal Albert Centre can offer support for both yourself and your carers.

Socialise and have fun at our modern and friendly centre, offering you the care and support you need, for the day you choose.

Specialist dementia care provided.

S.A.D. offers support to individuals and the friends and family of those dealing with the affects if stress, anxiety or depression. S.A.D Portsmouth's objective is to provide a support group that is FREE to all.