If you are a child or young person looking for support, advice, or a safe place to talk, the following free, confidential UK services are available to help you.

Anxiety & Panic

No Panic: Youth Anxiety Support Chat

• Focus: A dedicated, confidential service providing a safe space to discuss anxiety, panic attacks, and related mental health challenges. It offers tools for managing acute stress.

Website: nopanic.org.uk/anxiety-support-chat

Childline

• Focus: Direct, confidential support for anyone under 19 in the UK for any issue, including severe anxiety and panic.

Website: childline.org.uk

Helpline: 0800 1111

Body Image & Self-Esteem

YoungMinds: Body Image Hub

• Focus: A dedicated space for teenagers navigating self-esteem, media pressures, and body image anxieties, featuring practical guides written by young people.

Website: youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/body-image

Be Body Positive

• Focus: A youth-tested digital platform featuring self-guided modules, interactive tools, and shared stories regarding body dissatisfaction and appearance pressures.

Website: bebodypositive.org.uk

Eating & Disordered Eating Support

Beat: Youth Support Groups & Helplines

• Focus: A dedicated space for teenagers navigating self-esteem, media pressures, and body image anxieties, featuring practical guides written by young people.

Website: beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Youth Helpline: 0808 801 0711

General Support & Peer Communities

The Mix: Body Image & Peer Support

• Focus: A free, confidential support service specifically for under-25s offering a moderated online community, free webchat, and phone counselling.

Website: themix.org.uk