At OLLIE, our goal is to work towards an environment where no young person ever feels suicide is their only option. In October this year, as the second wave of […]

The right kind of support for the Adopted teen by Zara Phillips I was adopted in 1964 within the closed adoption system, that meant I had no knowledge at all […]

Supporting my daughter Watching the Ollie video about to how to talk to a bereaved parent, one of the contributors said, “I don’t think grief has a voice.” This struck […]

My name’s Codie, and I am a staff counsellor at Childline. It’s a Saturday night and I’m speaking to a 14-year-old with plans to end their life. Unfortunately, this is […]

Together again Locked in, Locked away, Lockdown A deafening silence of sound Alone but together A scar that will be there forever Humanity has awoken Our voices are now spoken. […]

General mental health after the pandemic To speak about mental health may seem more necessary now than ever. Faced with forced social distancing to protect our physical health the toll […]

TW: Discussion of disordered eating and thought patterns. Lockdown. A word that before Coronavirus, not many of us had thought about. Now though this word is associated with frustration, financial […]

Written by Shirin, who lives in Manhattan, New York, aged 10. This pandemic has affected everyone in different ways. I’ve had mixed feelings about this time.   One of them […]

Lockdown has been a rollercoaster for many, myself included. There was a mix of relief and disappointment conflicted inside of me as I left the school grounds for the final […]

Dyslexic Do’s and Don’ts During a Pandemic This pandemic has been extraordinarily difficult for us all and we have all managed to deal with it in our own singular ways. […]