NSPCC new service - Building Connections

Building Connections is for young people up to the age of 19 at the time of referral, who are experiencing loneliness.

There are many reasons a young person may experience loneliness. When you make a referral, we assess whether Building Connections provides the support the young person needs. 

Types of issues Building Connections can help with

• Transitional periods – such as moving to a new school or area.

• Emotional health – including stress, lower self-esteem, social anxiety, low mood or social isolation.

• Friendship issues and bullying – for example struggling to make friends or maintain relationships with peers, feeling a lack of connection with the people they view as friends or experiencing bullying or cyberbullying.

• Sense of otherness – the young person may experience a sense of ‘otherness’ due to how peers have reacted to their sexual or gender identity, race, religion or other protected characteristics.

If you have any questions, email us: buildingconnections@nspcc.org.uk.