Do you want to find groups and support in the community that might help you improve your health and wellbeing? You can find lots of local support from charities to social groups in the Arc Bucks PCN Directory.
Our Baby Bank has been formed by two local churches – St Peters and The Community Church, with the aim of supporting the most vulnerable of ‘Mums to be’ within our communities and surrounding areas. Our Baby Bank aims to provide a moses Basket full of essential items that a newborn baby will need and other essential items for a Mum that has just given birth.
Thursday 11.00 – 1.00 National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Thursday 10.00 – 12.00
Rev. Kate Strange, our minister, is here for pastoral support or just a chat
Welcome to Wild Mind Well-Being in Buckinghamshire. From our farm between the villages of Bourne End and Flackwell Heath we provide inclusive opportunities for children and young people up to the age of 25 facing diverse health & social care challenges. Our offerings encompass Farm Therapy, Social Care, Work Preparation, Well-Being Coaching, and Educational placements.
Our students are able to study: Animal Care, Construction, Art, Horticulture, Life Skills. Each student also has the opportunity to take part in teen life coaching sessions. Mentors work with our students throughout the day on either a 1:1 or small group basis.
Our alternative provision offers a nurturing and supportive environment tailored for young individuals who may encounter difficulties in traditional learning settings. At Wild Mind Well-Being, young people have the opportunity to enhance their health and well-being while acquiring valuable qualifications and skills. Clients enjoy the therapeutic effects of spending time outdoors, working with a mentor, learning new skills and enjoying time with our rescue animals. For some, our care farm serves as a stepping stone back to mainstream education or towards work.
Referrals to our alternative provision come from various sources, including schools, local authorities, parents, and other agencies. These referrals address a range of needs, such as learning difficulties, disabilities, neurodiversity, behavioural challenges, or mental health concerns.
Whether integrated into Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), incorporated into an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), or utilised as Alternative Education Provision, our care farm provides a holistic approach to well-being, fostering growth and development in a unique and supportive setting.
An Oxford based charity but and expanding our work into Bucks, they work to support children, young people and their families who are impacted by parental imprisonment. They provide 1:1 support with trained staff, as well as online group sessions and in person events at our base at Hill End Outdoor Education Centre. All support is offered at no cost to the family and without need for agency referral.
The Myers Marlow Benevolent Fund aims to provide grants in support of individuals and families living in the Parish of Great Marlow, who are facing financial difficulties.
Through our services, we aim to quip all children with the tools and confidence they need to communicate, explore, play and enjoy the world around them. In response to the child’s needs, wants and preferences, we make environmental adaptations and create the supports a child needs to feel ready to learn.
Help is accessed through Circle Centre, our specialist nursery near Buckingham and our Outreach Service which supports families in the community and online through projects including The Parent’s Portal, Parent Support Groups, and Assessments and Support Packages.
Peer support group for parents/carers of young people who are 11–25 years old and are experiencing mental health difficulties
If you’re finding it hard to cope with the impact of your child’s mental health difficulties, we’re here for you.
MY Family is a free peer support group run by parents and carers for parents and carers.
We know how challenging it can be to care for a child or young person with mental health issues. We understand that the constant worry and the emotional repercussions for the whole family can feel like a lot to deal with.
Brighter Futures Together are mindful that to support children and young people we need to also consider those around them. Therefore, although some of our projects involve direct work with children and young people, others are focused on supporting their families, carers or peers. We also run projects aimed at the children and young people’s workforce, that is those who work or volunteer with children, young people or families, or are responsible for improving their outcomes as all or part of their job.
Based in Marlow offering services to Marlow and surrounding areas.
Kooth Is a free online counselling and emotional well-being support service providing young people aged 11-25 years , using a safe and secure means of accessing support from a professional team.
Kooth is an anonymous site which helps children and young people to feel safe and confident in exploring their concerns and seeking professional support. Kooth.com is an online application removing the need for Apple/Android accounts, data requirements and the stigma of mental health apps on your devices.
Here4YOUth – offers advice, support and guidance to young people who may have drug or alcohol misuse problems, signposts to other support services and works with those impacted by domestic drug and alcohol use. They work with children as young as 10 years old.
We welcome walk-ins at our welcome centre, where you can meet our friendly team. You can also get in touch via our online referral system, or if you would feel more comfortable to meet a member of our team in an environment you are more familiar with, please do not hesitate to ask.
Our drop-in sessions run at the following locations, or you can call us to arrange to meet one of our workers.
We are a Social, Emotional and Mental Health Support service based in Buckinghamshire with a clear vision: to make young people healthier, happier and reach their full potential.
At My Future Self Matters we offer mentoring and workshops that build resilience and self-esteem in young people.
Our work is based on opportunity, empathy and, crucially, hope. By exploring new and imaginative solutions we want to make a collective difference.
As advocates for young people, we are big on the following:
Doing good together – everything we do is about networks and collaborations as we can’t do any of our work alone.
Knowledge equity – we value many different forms of knowledge, experience and wisdom, including that of young people, care givers and advocates.
Solution and action focused – we create or support projects that can overcome barriers to deliver urgently needed change.
At Chiltern we can provide Music Therapy, Neurologic Music Therapy and Community Music services both digitally and in person across England.
We work with people of all ages and needs. We work with people in acute, targeted, rehabilitative and continuing and preventative care. We have outlined below some of the different areas that we support but we are not limited by this, so please do get in touch to see how we can support you. Click on the boxes to find out more.
Currently there is a regular group session in High Wycombe.
Find Childcare, Childminders, Family Centres, and Family Activities in Buckinghamshire and access free, impartial information covering a range of topics relating to family life including support for Learning Disabilities.
Offering a range of different courses from painting, sewing, mediation, mindfulness and much more – Please visit the website for more information on dates and times and venues – and a full range of courses offered. Funding is targeted to support people who otherwise might not be able to afford to attend adult learning courses, including those on low incomes, jobseeker and others referred by community partner organisations.
2 Year Funding is a government scheme designed to provide up to 15 hours of funded childcare each week to low-income families (earn less than £15,400/year after tax), who have a child who is 2 years old, for children who after Looked After or adopted and those in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or an Education, Health & Care Plan.
One You is a website full of useful information to help young people maintain a healthy mind and body
Papyrus (Prevention of Young Suicide) gives advice and support for young people who feel like they want to take their own life, and all their advice is confidential.
Online tool to help prepare for a doctor’s appointment to talk about mental health.
Like adults, young people (aged 16 or 17) are presumed to have sufficient capacity to decide on their own medical treatment, unless there’s significant evidence to suggest otherwise.
The Mix is a free confidential service for those aged 13- 25 years of age who may have issues they don’t want to discuss with someone they know. some of the topics they can help with range from homelessness to finding a job, from money to mental health, from break-ups to drugs.
Bitesize is a site created by the BBC for young people to help with everyday challenges wether is it starting a new school, feeling exam stress or relationship advice, those that have been through it, share their wisdom.
Kooth, is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop. Users can go online and access effective therapies strategies to manage their own mental health in a safe and confidential
We are the UK’s leading mental health charity for young people. We exist so that young people have the strongest possible voice in improving their mental health.
Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. Services are free, confidential and provided by trained Counsellers
Mermaids is one of the UK’s leading charities to support the younger generation of the LGBTQ+ community. It helps reduce isolation and has secure online communities, helpline, and internet resources.
Voluntary organisation that works with young people in Bucks communities to build strong sustainable networks through challenges and activities.
Free and confidential service for young people aged 13-25. They offer a drop in service to talk about anything that is concerning a young person. They also offer sexual health advice and counselling.
High Wycombe Hostel offers housing for men and women over 18. They are self-referring, and offer emergency provision for 28 nights.