Advice Centre Update
The No Limits Advice Centre is now open as a drop-in service – no appointment needed!
Our friendly youth workers are on hand to support you with anything you may be facing. To find out more about our opening times and where to find us, click the button below.
Find out moreWe've launched a podcast!
‘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.
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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
I’ve been coming here for over 2 years nearly and throughout all my issues with my partner No Limits has helped me so much, even through my prison sentence and now I’m finally sorting my life out they still don’t hesitate to always help me. No Limits is 100% LEGEND
Latest News
Helping young people to take their next steps
30 Sep
We're pleased to announce that we’ve been awarded funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire to support young people leaving Youth Offending Institutions as part of our Next Steps project.
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Face-to-Face mental health support for young people on the IOW
23 Aug
Space 4 U, an out of hours mental health support service for young people aged 11-17, has relaunched its face-to-face sessions on the Isle of Wight after 18 months. The service, which is run by Hampshire youth charity, No Limits, enables young people on the island to access instant emotional and practical support with their mental health, providing them with the tools and techniques to make positive changes.
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No Limits joins HSBC’s No Fixed Address Scheme
21 Jul
No Limits has joined HSBC's No Fixed Address programme to enable young people without a fixed home address to open a bank account. The scheme empowers homeless and sofa surfing people to manage their money from work or benefits in a safe and secure way, equipping them with budgeting skills for the future.
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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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