Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for 11-18 year olds in East Surrey

Find help and support for your mental health and wellbeing in East Surrey. This page covers services available in Redhill, Reigate, Horley, Merstham, and Tandridge.

Through the Mental Health Investment Fund (MHIF) Grant Programme—delivered by VASE with support from NHS Surrey Heartlands —organisations and individuals across East Surrey are providing non-clinical, community-based activities that help young people aged 11–18 thrive.

The services listed do not require a professional referral (exception is Viewpoint Centre).

These services range from creative arts and sports to peer mentoring and group wellbeing sessions. They're designed to be inclusive, engaging, and approachable—especially for young people who may find traditional clinical services daunting or unfamiliar.

This information might be useful for:

  • Parents and carers

  • Schools and education providers

  • Referral partners and practitioners

  • Children and young people's services

Click here to download a list of funded services

Individual mental health and wellbeing support:

Young Person Link Worker – all of East Surrey

Learning Space

  • Individual support for young people from 11 to 18 years who are struggling to manage big feelings, have low self-esteem or going through a difficult time. If you are unsure which service below to access, a link worker will be able to help find the right service for you.

  • To refer yourself to the service, please complete this form.

    For more information, please contact sue.white@learningspace.org.uk

Jigsaw Southeast

  • Jigsaw Southeast provides compassionate, non-clinical support to children and young people who are experiencing grief and loss. The organisation offers both individual and group-based approaches to build emotional resilience, reduce isolation, and strengthen family and community support systems.

    Services include:

    - Grief Support Groups: Peer-based spaces for processing emotions and developing coping strategies

    - 1:1 Specialist Support: Personalised guidance tailored to needs such as neurodivergence or complex family situations

    - Social Events and Activities: Engaging experiences that promote connection and reduce loneliness

    - Parent, Carer & Professional Support: Workshops and helpline advice to empower adults supporting grieving children and young people

    This offer is available to families, schools, professionals and community partners seeking targeted grief support across Surrey and surrounding areas.

  • Email us at info@jigsawsoutheast.org.uk or visit www.jigsawsoutheast.org.uk

Group activities or support groups:

Alliance for Better Care ABC

  • Offering workshops, peer support groups and social activities to support young people with their mental health and wellbeing. Sessions will be themed around emotional regulation, self-care, mindfulness, stress management, coping skills and neurodivergence. Upcoming activities:

    Anxiety workshops groups: age 8 - 12
    Anxiety workshop groups: age 13 - 17
    Gardening Groups/Crafts: age 12 - 16
    Social Groups: age 12 - 16

  • More details to follow

Merstham Youth Cafe

  • The Youth Café is for students in Year 6-13. The café provides a safe space where young people would feel welcome and free to talk with each other and with the adult volunteers. There would be board games, console-based games, arts and craft for fun and for mindfulness and wellbeing. Timings below:

    September until October half term: September 2nd, 3rd and 4th and then will run every Wednesday and Thursday (3-4.30pm) in the outdoor marquee at All Saints Church.

    November and December: Details to be confirmed

  • For more information, please email paul@mgtmchurches.org

The Teen Project CIC

  • A powerful 6-week course designed to transform girls’ confidence, emotional resilience, and self-worth. Through personalised mentoring, dynamic group workshops, and ongoing support via a bespoke online platform, girls are empowered to take control of their mental well-being and develop lifelong tools to thrive inside and outside of school. This is a closed programme available exclusively to students at Carrington School and Merstham Park School. Referrals are managed internally via the schools’ pastoral or wellbeing teams..

  • emily@theteenproject.co.uk or visit the website www.theteenproject.co.uk

    If you're looking for support with teenage girls around confidence, resilience, or emotional well-being in your school or community setting, please get in touch.

Hazel Ashby Coaching & Mentoring

  • A six-week course for students at Oakwood School, promoting positive self-esteem and self-confidence; discovering personal skills and talents and how to use them; well-being and self-care; and standing firm in the face of anxiety.

  • Contact enquiries@hazelashby.co.uk or via the website www.hazelashby.co.uk/contact

YMCA East Surrey

  • YMCA East Surrey are working with students at Oxted School and Wallington School who are having difficulties in attending school due to emotional reasons. The 8–10-week sessions are carried out with students to understand the challenges young people are experiencing and providing them with the tools to help manage them.

  • For more information, please contact Gemma.Gay@ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk

Wellbeing support involving exercise:

Freedom Leisure

  • Yogalates for de Stafford school staff: a mix of Pilates and yoga classes to reduce stress and improve focus.

    Timing: Tuesdays at 7.15-8am at de Stafford Sports Centre – Studio 1 (Classes are running throughout the summer too)

     Yogalates for de Stafford school students: a mix of Pilates and yoga classes to support with their wellbeing.

    Timing: Wednesdays, 3.45-4.30pm starting in September at de Stafford Sports Centre

  • Open to students at de Stafford school. To book a space, book (up to 7 days in advance) at the Sports Centre Reception or by calling 01883 716717 option 2

Nature and animal-based activities:

Viewpoint Centre

  • The ReStart Course supports young people facing mental health challenges that lead to isolation and disengagement from education. The course runs on a rolling basis, with flexible scheduling to suit families. All five sessions must take place within two weeks to support the successful habit-changing, intensive structure. Families attend alongside their child—observing and taking part in supportive, non-horse-based simulations while schools are actively involved, attending at least one session to help build a bridge back into education.

  • Professional referrals please contact:

    info@viewpointcentre.org or visit www.viewpointcentre.org

    Contact number: 0300 7729692 

Embrace Adventures

  • Free introductory open water swimming for young people (11-18 year olds) to support with their mental health and wellbeing. Sessions are for young people and their parent or carer. The aim to help young people with mild to moderate mental health needs and their parents or carers to get outside into nature and do an activity together. The 1 hour session will cover top tips for swimming in open water swimming, share homemade cake, support with getting into the water and provide all the safety equipment you need. There are 2 sessions being organised at Mercers Lake Country Park in Redhill:

    •              Sunday 21st Sept 9-10am

    •              Saturday 4th Oct 8-9am.

  • To register, please follow this link

     For more information, Jude (07946 637584) or Paul (07930304312) or email embraceadventurescic@gmail.com