Support groups and sites

Whether you're feeling stressed, anxious, lonely or down, no matter what it relates to - ChildLine is a private and confidential service, meaning that what you say stays between you and ChildLine.

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre's website provide the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what's good, what's not and what you can do about it. If you look after young people there's an area for you too – with resources you can use in the classroom, at home or just to get with it. Most importantly, there's also a place which anyone can use to report if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online.

Open Door, Leicester run a bullying support group which you can join if you would like the chance to talk about your experiences and learn ways of dealing with bullying. Find out more on their website www.opendoorleicester.org.

Leicester Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Centre is a voluntary organisation established to support lesbian, gay, bl, trans, queer and questioning people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicester LGBT Centre runs a social and support group for young people aged between 13 and 19 who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer or are questioning their sexuality or gender identity. The LGBT+ Youth Group meets on a Monday evening from 6 - 8pm at New Parks Youth Centre, St Oswald Road, New Parks, Leicester LE3 6RJ.

Leicestershire County Council runs two online LGBTQ+ youth groups on alternate Mondays - one is for those aged 14 to 16, and the other for those aged 16 to 18. There's more information, as well as the group leaders' contact details, in this flyer:

Get Connected is the UK's free, confidential helpline for young people under 25 who need help and don't know where to turn. Our service is available 365 days a year and young people can contact us by phone, webchat, email, text message or use our online directory, WebHelp 24/7.

When a young person gets in touch, one of our 100 trained Helpline Volunteers helps them explore their issues. They offer emotional support and can let them know about appropriate sources of further specialist help from our database of 10,000 trusted organisations.

Last year, each of our Helpline Volunteers directly helped around 200 children and young people who needed help with a wide range of issues including homelessness, self harm, bullying and drugs.

Follow the link below for a short you tube video about Get Connected and how they can help: