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Who are we?
Kooth.com is an anonymous online service offering emotional & mental health support for children & young people in East Ayrshire aged 14-24.
It is free for young people in East Ayrshire to use and is self-referral, meaning there is no need to visit a GP to access the service. It takes just a few minutes to sign up to the Kooth.com site.
Kooth is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and will continue to support young people for the duration they need.
What do we do?
By accessing Kooth.com, young people can benefit from:
- A free, confidential, anonymous and safe way to receive support online.
- Online Magazine full of moderated articles, many of which are submitted by young people offering advice and guidance on a huge range of topics.
- Discussion Boards which are all pre-moderated, allow young people to access peer to peer support.
- Online Counselling from a professional team of qualified counsellors is available via 1-1 messaging or chat sessions on a drop-in basis or via booked sessions (all text based).
- Out of hours’ availability. Counsellors are available from 12noon to 10pm on weekdays and 6pm to 10pm at weekends.
See how Kooth can support neurodivergent users here.
How to get access or get in touch?
Young people please visit: kooth.com to sign up and find out some more information.
Parents and Professionals: connect.kooth.com
Parents: please also use connect.kooth.com/for-families or email parents@kooth.com for further information.