Kooth is a free online counselling and emotional well-being support service providing young people aged 11-25 years (up to 26th birthday) in Hampshire with a safe and secure means of accessing support with their emotional health and wellbeing needs from a professional team of qualified counsellors. By accessing Kooth young people can benefit from:

·         A free, confidential, anonymous and safe way to receive support online.

·         Out of hours’ availability. Counsellors are available from 12noon to 10pm on weekdays and 6pm to 10 pm at weekends, every day of the year on a drop in basis.

·         Online Counselling from a professional team of BACP qualified counsellors is available via 1-1 chat sessions or messaging on a drop in basis or via booked sessions.

·         Discussion Boards which are all pre-moderated allow young people to access peer to peer support.

·         Online Magazine full of moderated articles many of which are submitted by young people offering advice and guidance on a huge range of topics.

·         No referral is required.  Young people can register for Kooth independently at www.kooth.com