The 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service would like to encourage young people to use our confidential text messaging service, ChatHealth, which gives young people direct access to expert healthcare advice from a Specialist Public Health Nurse (School Nurse).

ChatHealth offers support on a range of issues such as sexual health, emotional health, and wellbeing (e.g. exam anxiety or self-harming), family dynamics (e.g. parental separation), bullying, healthy eating, and general health. We are here to support your young people!

This universal service is provided by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and is available to all young people 11-19 years old. It is available Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 4.30pm, excluding bank holidays.

The ChatHealth number is 07507332160.

Messages are responded to within one working day during working hours. Outside these hours, anyone sending a message to the service will receive an automated reply with advice on where to get help if their enquiry is urgent.