Children and young people in Sheffield will benefit from a new directory to help support their mental health and emotional well-being.

The Let’s Talk Directory is an online directory developed by NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Sheffield City Council, which lists the various services available to support children and young people’s mental health in Sheffield.

Dr Margaret Ainger, Clinical Director for Children, Young People and Maternity at NHS Sheffield CCG said: “As partners, we commissioned the directory in response to feedback from children, young people and professionals – in particular schools, which said that young people found it hard to find reliable sources of information on the emotional wellbeing and mental health services available in the city.

“To make this directory easy to use, we have organised it into different mental health needs, so young people can find the service they’re looking for.

“This directory is also part of our wider city-wide transformation programme of children and young people’s mental health services - as we’re aiming to make services easier to find, easier to access and more responsive to children and young people’s needs.”

Councillor Jackie Drayton, Sheffield City Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families said:  “It is important that young people, parents and carers have access to reliable and accurate information about mental health issues and the support available locally. This new directory will be invaluable to our young people.

“Mental health is a priority for Sheffield. Supporting children, young people and families to develop resilience and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health is vital. This directory supports professionals working with children and young people and families themselves to know where to go to access support. Our work in partnership with NHS Sheffield CCG is now more important than ever and will help us to transform our children and young people’s mental health services.”

You can find the Let’s Talk Directory on the CCG website: www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk.