The youth hub
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Welcome to Waltham Forest Community Hub Youth service.
We’re excited to have you join our community — a space where every young person is valued, supported, and encouraged to thrive.
At the Waltham Forest Community Hub, we celebrate diversity and individuality. Whether you learn or communicate in different ways, have additional needs, or simply want a place where you can be yourself — you belong here.
Our youth provisions are designed to be inclusive, creative, and empowering. We’re here to help you build confidence, make friends, and discover new opportunities in a safe and supportive environment.
Together, we can learn, grow, and make Waltham Forest a place where every young person’s voice is heard and celebrated.
Everyone is welcome — everyone can shine.
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KOOTH
Sometimes it can be hard for a young person to navigate their feelings. Kooth is an online platform offering confidential emotional wellbeing and counselling support to young people aged 11 to 19 who are feeling low or anxious. Young people can access self-help articles, counselling and moderated forums through the service.
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PAPYRUS (young suicide prevention society) offer help online to young people feeling suicidal.
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Anti-Bullying Alliance offer support to parents and children experiencing bullying.
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YoungMinds is an online platform offering practical tips and advice from young people, as well as information on getting the support you need.
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The Mix can offer support to young people under 25 years old, with online discussion boards, support groups and links to local services.
Bullying and
cyber bullying
What is bullying?
Bullying is intentional behaviour that hurts someone else. It includes name calling, hitting, pushing, spreading rumours, threatening or undermining someone.It can happen anywhere – at school, at home or online. It's usually repeated over a long period of time and can hurt a child both physically and emotionally.
What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place online. Unlike bullying offline, online bullying can follow the child wherever they go, via social networks, gaming and mobile phone. A person can be bullied online and offline at the same time.
Support
We understand how difficult it is for children to talk about bullying. Whether it's happening now or happened in the past, Childline can be contacted 24/7. Calls to 0800 1111 are free and confidential. Children can also contact Childline | Childline