Off The Record
Off the Record (OTR) Youth Counselling Croydon was founded in 1994 to provide free, independent and professional counselling for 14 – 25 year olds in the Croydon area. Since then the charity has expanded to include further areas of work including BME mental health work; a young carers service offering support to young people under 26 who are caring for a parent or sibling; a specialist counselling service for young refugees; online counselling and workshops; and their young people’s counselling service in the boroughs of Sutton and Merton.
Click the following links to see some of the services Off The Record provide:
- Counselling: Free and confidential counselling to young people aged 14-25.
- Online Support Service: Free online counselling and workshops for young people aged 14-25.
- Young Carers Service: Free help, support and information for young people aged 7-25 who live, work or study in Croydon and are caring for a family member.
- Refugee & Asylum Seeker Service: A specialist mental health service supporting young people aged 11-25 who are refugees, asylum seekers or forced migrants.
- Sutton Uplift: Primary care mental health service promoting for ages 18+.
- Support for Parents & Carers: A supportive space for parents and carers of young people struggling with self-harm.
Also click link to view the Off The Record Young Carers Service page here: Young Carers Service
Off The Record believe you:
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Have a right to be respected and valued whoever you are.
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Have a right to make choices and decisions about your own life.
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Have the potential to live a vibrant and fulfilling life.
Off The Record will:
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Keep things private and respect your confidentiality.
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Listen to you in a way that is helpful and supportive.
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Work hard to earn your trust rather than expect it.
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Respect and understand your wishes and beliefs.
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Be clear, honest and friendly.
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Give you as much choice as we can.
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Actively work together with you, rather than telling you how it is.
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Support and challenge you to be the best that you can be.
Off The Record (Main Office)
Off The Record
72 Queens Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2PR
Tel: 020 8251 0251
Email: info@offtherecordcroydon.org
Website: www.talkofftherecord.org
