Summer loneliness
The school holidays should be a time for fun, laughter and adventure, but for many vulnerable children and young people, its is lonely and isolating.
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‘Helping young people help themselves’ is a podcast for young people, about young people. We want to empower you with the right information and advice to help you, help yourself.
Each month, No Limits Youth Workers, Vicki and Tom, will discuss important topics and issues that affect children and young people, giving you the tools and techniques to look after your mental health and wellbeing.
Find out moreTop tips for looking after your well-being
Staying at home and indoors more than usual can be really difficult, but there’s lots of ways you can look after your health and well-being. Our Youth Workers have come up with some tops tips and some useful links to online resources.
Find out moreWe're still here
No Limits is still here to support children and young people through digital services, as well as providing limited face-to-face and group support in-line with government guidelines.
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About No Limits
No Limits is a charity offering free and confidential information, advice, counselling, advocacy and support to children and young people under the age of 26 in Southampton and Hampshire. Young people can come to No Limits for free support on a wide range of issues including housing, homelessness, debt, employment, relationships, sexual health, mental health and substance misuse. Support is offered at the No Limits Advice Centre in Central Southampton, through outreach work delivered in schools and colleges across Hampshire, in the Emergency Department at two Hampshire hospitals and virtually via phone, email, web chat and Zoom.
Find out moreWe’ve helped
7,095
young people supported by No Limits this year
2,865
young people offered counselling
2,117
children and young people visited our Advice Centre
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Latest News
New support for children and young people in Winchester and Basingstoke Emergency Departments
24 May
Next month, No Limits is set to launch a new youth worker support service for young people aged 11-25 in the Emergency Departments at Winchester and Basingstoke hospitals. Young people presenting at A&E as a result of violent crime or mental health-related issues will be able to receive support with their emotional health and wellbeing from a No Limits Youth Worker, alongside the clinical care they are receiving from the medical team.
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Urgent support needed for young people’s emotional wellbeing as lockdown eases
08 Apr
New research from No Limits shows that 1 in 10 children felt they had nowhere to go for support with their emotional wellbeing during the pandemic, and 25% were unable to talk to family or friends. While some found life easier when the first lockdown ended, others found the return to school and the ‘new normal’ even more difficult to cope with. The Southampton charity is calling for urgent support for young people as they emerge from lockdown yet again.
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Southampton’s Hidden Superheroes
16 Mar
This Young Carers Action Day, No Limits is recognising young carers across the city to help raise awareness of the vital role they have in the community. No Limits has shared poems written by young carers that highlight the superhero roles they carry out in their everyday lives. 10 year old Millie wrote “Today I am a superhero in disguise because I have to smile through the hardest times. Today I am strong because I can stand up to my fears with only a little hesitation. Today I am courageous, to put on my cape and be my own superhero.”
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Local young people losing hope for their long-term future
04 Feb
New research by local youth charity No Limits shows that 82% of young people are worried about their long-term future with only 17.5% thinking that the pandemic hadn’t had a negative impact on their life chances. Although 65% felt their emotional wellbeing had worsened in the first lockdown, a third also believed that the ‘new normal’ had lead to further problems, raising concerns at the charity that both this lockdown and what comes next will have a significant impact on many young people’s mental health.
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No Limits is seeking trustees
04 Jan
No Limits is seeking trustees to help aid the strategic direction of the charity and ensure children and young people have access to the best possible support in Southampton and Hampshire. In the last year, No Limits has supported over 7,000 children and young people and has continued to provide free and confidential information and advice both online and face-to-face during the pandemic.
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