New content to support young people during exam time

News - 25 April 2023

Kooth is an online mental health and wellbeing service for children and young people.

Here are some things to remember about Kooth:

  • It’s free to use
  • No bullying or discrimination can take place
  • No kind of referral is needed to join
  • Signing up and getting started only takes a few minutes
  • No problem is too big or small

If your child is finding the upcoming exams period overwhelming, they can find support from Kooth. Starting on the 24th of April, Kooth will be releasing lots of new content and discussions around exam stress and stress more broadly.

How to join Kooth:

Whatever your child is going through, Kooth’s team and online community can help. Your child can get started today by clicking here go.kooth.com/Dj5A. Kooth also has a service for adults called Qwell. To check if it’s available to you click here go.qwell.io/4AQ7eQ.

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