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Welcome to Kooth

We’re an award winning counselling and support service for young people just like you! 

There are lots of things to get involved with, such as online discussions, the Kooth magazine, live forums on all sorts of topics, plus much more! 

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Young People have Access to Kooth

Lots of different young people come to Kooth...

...all for different reasons.

You can come to Kooth to talk to other young people about your favourite hobbies or you can come to talk to a professional about more serious things that are going on.

Kooth keeps growing

480% New User Growth

in Four Years

What can you do on kooth.com?

Counsellor Chat 
& Messaging Services

Our friendly team of counsellors are here to talk you through anything that’s on your mind! We’re open 7 days a week, 365 days a year, 12-10pm weekdays and 6-10pm weekends. All you have to do is click the speech bubbles and join the chat queue or message the team.

Quick Tip: The earlier you join the queue the less busy it is so the waiting times are shorter!

Kooth Media

Our Kooth online Magazine and Discussion Boards have a huge mixture of content for you to explore!  

Our Magazine is a mixture of a few pieces written by our Kooth Media Team and then lots written by Kooth users. There are lots of different types of articles from information based pieces to creative writing and poems.

The Discussion Boards are a crazy mix of stories, opinions and advice. It’s also a place where you can go to talk about anything from your favourite Harry Potter characters to whether pineapple should go on Pizza!

Why don’t you come along to one of our Live Forums? They’re a safe and social space for Kooth users to come and chill out. Hosted by one of our fabulous Media Team members, you can come to have a relaxed chat, share tips and advice, and support each other. 

We have live forums every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7.30-9.00pm. You will know when there is a live forum taking place because the little light turns from orange to green.

The History of Kooth

We’re a branch of the company, XenZone, and we offer a free online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop.

We were founded all the way back in 2001 by Elaine Bousfield and have grown to offer support for more than 100 areas across the UK.

Thank you for visiting Kooth, your online support community.

Kooth student is temporarily unavailable, until we transition to a new platform in October.

If you need urgent support there are other services who may be able to help you. 

Thank you for your understanding.

Kooth is free, safe and anonymous online support for children and young people. It offers online counselling, community support and self-help articles. Young people can access live chat counselling until 10pm, 365 days a year.

Need urgent support?

You can visit the websites below or use their resources for urgent support.

Shout
24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. Text 85258

Samaritans
Talk to us any time you like, in your own way, and off the record – about whatever’s getting to you.
 
Childline
Childline is a free, private and confidential support & advice service. Available to you online and on the phone.
 
Contact the police
If you or somebody else is in danger, or it feels like a situation might get dangerous and you need support right away, click here to find out how to contact the police. 

NHS Choices
Mental health services are free on the NHS. Click here to find out more about the services available to you.

• To get urgent medical help, use the NHS 111 online service, or call 111 if you're unable to get help online
• For life-threatening emergencies, call 999 for an ambulance

Report Abuse
CEOP help children stay safe online. If anybody acts inappropriately towards you or another child or young person online, such as sexual chat; you can report it here.