Two years ago, we launched Sidekick for young carers. In that time, we have seen how many young people needed our help.
Now, we are open to all young people in the UK 💪
If you’re a young carer, you can still take our quiz and explore our advice hub – and of course, message us for support!
We support young people aged 13 to 18 in the UK – and up to 25 if you have special educational needs.
We first launched Sidekick to support young carers. Since then, we have seen how many young people needed support.
Now we support all young people aged 13 to 18 in the UK.
Lots of things!
You can ask us anything you like – it will be confidential and we will never judge you.
Everything you say is confidential.
This means we won’t tell anyone else about the things you tell us, unless we’re worried about your safety or the safety of someone else.
These are the times we might need to tell someone what you’ve told us:
We might need to tell someone if you tell us or if we think you may be at risk of:
We will always try to work with you to help you get the support you need from people around you.
Texting is free if you have free texts included in your mobile plan. If not, it will cost you the rate charged by your mobile provider.
Emailing is free.
Yes! Sidekick coaches are real people with lots of experience listening to and supporting young people.
On our team at the moment, you could be talking to Kylie, Claire or Leanne.
“Helped me in every way I could have imagine and gave me advice I really needed.”
Anonymous
“They gave a lot of options in how to help and listened to everything I said. Also didn’t judge you.”
Anonymous, age 13
“This has given me resources to learn about the disability my brother has more. I really appreciate it.“
Anonymous