Mermaids is a UK charity supporting transgender, non-binary and gender diverse children and young people, as well as their families and professionals involved in their care. The charity aims to relieve the mental and emotional stress of gender-diverse children and young people aged 20 and under, as well as promote education and awareness. The support provided: reduces isolation and loneliness for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families, helps young people to cope better with mental and emotional distress, and equips their parents with what they need to offer individual support, improves the self-esteem and social skills of children and young people, provides families and young people with the tools they need to negotiate education and health services, and improves awareness, understanding and practices of teachers, GPs, CAMHS, Social Services and other professionals. The charity offers a range of services to families and young people, including: Helpline, email and web chat support, moderated online forums for parents / carers and three different age groups: 12-15, 16-17 and 18-19, online support groups, residential weekends and family days, a network of local support groups for families, and training for individual professionals, public, third sector and corporate organisations. For more information, please follow the link to visit their website, or contact using the details provided. Registered Charity number: 1160575. Helpline: 0808 801 0400 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm) Web chat also available Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm Text chat: text MERMAIDS to 85258 https://www.facebook.com/MermaidsGender?fref=ts We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
