Supporting young people who hear, see, or sense things that others don’t.
Voice Collective is a UK–wide project that supports young people who hear voices, see visions, or have other sensory experiences or beliefs.
Get help quickly
As a small, part-time project at Voice Collective, we can’t offer a crisis service. If you feel like you really need to talk to someone quickly, click the button below.
Peer support groups
These are safe, non-judgmental spaces where you can connect with others who might be going through something similar. Click below to find out more.
Online community
If you are between 13-25 you can join our Discord Peer Support Forum and connect with others who may have similar experiences to you.
If you’re hearing, seeing, or sensing things that others don’t, it doesn’t mean that your life is over. You can find ways of dealing with them and live the life you choose.
Learn about our toolbox: it’s full of ideas, strategies, and coping mechanisms to help you.
How do we help?
Children & Young People
We have supported over 1000 CYP over the past 3 years. This has been through email support, one-to-one Zoom calls, peer support groups and creative workshops. Lots of CYP comment on the impact Voice Collective has on their self- esteem, reduced feelings of isolation and improved coping strategies for dealing with voices
“I just wanted to say I love this space so much. I have therapy and a psychiatrist, which helps, but this group is just so human and I really appreciate this space.”
Family members
We also offer support to parents and supporters of CYP hearing voices. This can be through emails or our parent peer support spaces.
“I just want to say a sincere thank you for this evening’s support group. I came away with so much more understanding of my son’s distress. You gave me great hope for his future, thank you”
Professionals
Over 1400 professionals from within the field of mental health have attended one of our training sessions supporting them to understand and work with young people hearing voices.
"This was so helpful and taught me to think of voices in an angle I had never thought of before - can voices be helpful …voices are not always a negative sign, that it is okay to acknowledge the voices with the young person, and to ask specifically what the voices say.”
Find out more about us and Mind in Camden here
Training Workshops
Level 1, 2, 3 Trainings
Level 1 - A Fresh Approach to Understanding Children and Young People who Hear Voices
Level 2 - Supporting Children and Young People who Hear Voices
Level 3 - Advanced Working with Voices
Peer Support Group Facilitation Training
Training to support your service to set up your own hearing voices peer support group, or if you would like to volunteer with us and co-facilitate one of our own peer support groups at Voice Collective
We hold our free training sessions regularly throughout the year. Click the button below to find out more information and our next dates. You can also sign up to our Newsletter and follow us on Eventbrite for future training dates. Or, if you would like bespoke in-house training, get in touch with us directly.
Voice Collective is one of many projects part of Mind in Camden
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Voice Collective is funded by City Bridge Trust