Time for young people, Leeds

We can help with: 

• feeling anxious, worried, or stressed
• difficulty managing your emotions
• trouble sleeping or sleeping too much
• experiencing changes in your mood
• experiencing a racing heart and not knowing why.

We also help you to develop new skills and provide resources to support your wellbeing. That might include finding strategies and techniques to make your life easier, like how to manage a panic attack or get better sleep. We might suggest you look at other online resources or speak to another service.

The support service will give young people a place where you can drop in and meet trained staff one-to-one. Whatever challenges you’re dealing with, you won’t be judged. Instead, you’ll get the tools you need to understand your emotions, build strong relationships, and feel stronger.

There will be space to relax and other practical resources, too. There’s no need for an appointment or a referral, and there’s no waiting list. Young people can come along and talk through what you're struggling with, whenever you're ready.

We'll also help you to develop new skills and provide resources to support your wellbeing. That might include finding strategies and techniques to make your life easier, like how to manage a panic attack or get better sleep. We might suggest you look at other online resources or speak to another service.  

At Time for young people, we won’t assess or diagnose any conditions you might be dealing with and we won’t automatically make referrals to other services. There may be times where we feel we need to speak to other people, services, or agencies about something you have told us – for example, if you’ve let us know that you or someone else is in danger. We’ll always try to speak to you about this first and let you know what we need to do. 

Time for young people's structured support is designed to offer help as early as possible, before young people might need support from NHS mental health services, to prevent things from getting worse.

Please note that this structured support can only be accessed via referral. If you need help with this, please contact the appropriate referring agency or professional, or email timeleeds@childrenssociety.org.uk.

We'll also run educational workshops and awareness sessions for young people, their families, and professionals.

Time for young people is accessible at:
The Children’s Society
Hillside Enterprise Centre
Beeston Road
Leeds
LS11 8ND

Telephone No. 0113 517 8000

We'll also run sessions in community settings to reach young people in different areas.

Inner East: CATCH, Harehills, ARK, Hovingham Ave, Harehills, Leeds LS8 3QY

Inner South: Hillside, Beeston, Beeston Rd, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 8ND

West : Pudsey Wellbeing Centre, Robin Lane, Pudsey LS28 7BR

If you have never been to Leeds TIME before you can fill out this form before you come so that you don't have to upon arrival.

We are using Hillside Enterprise Centre, Beeston as an interim venue for drop-ins until a permanent venue is established. The final delivery plan will reflect the location of the new venue to ensure we achieve coverage across Leeds communities. Find out our week-by-week interim timetable below.

Please note: We cannot offer sessions in the last 30 minutes of the drop-in but you are welcome to register and get some information on how the service works.

A mental health crisis is an emergency that has a direct and immediate threat to your physical and emotional safety. In a situation like this, it’s important to get help quickly.

Try to stay calm and ask someone for help. It could help to tell someone you trust, maybe a family member or a friend. They can be with you and help you decide what to do. They can also contact other services on your behalf.

If there is any immediate risk to life, contact the emergency services by calling 999.

Email: timeleeds@childrenssociety.org.uk. If you're an organisation in Leeds who would like to partner with us, please get in touch.