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For over a decade, we’ve been supporting people aged 12-25 through some of the biggest challenges in their lives. From bullying and mental health to identity and relationships. Whatever the issue, we’ve got your back.
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Whether you're looking to learn more about your mental health or have abusive content removed from the internet, we've pretty much got you covered. Mental health, bullying, coming out, body image, relationships, hate speech... seriously, we're here. We know how tough it can be to grow up, so don't do it alone. Here are 3 immediate ways you can get our help.
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From bullying and body image to sexting and anxiety, we’ve pretty much got your back. Our experts have written hundreds of support guides, available to browse now.
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Seen something abusive or harmful online and struggling to get it removed? We work in partnership with all major social networks and web hosts and can have abusive content and users removed quickly.
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- Celebrating one year on DTLSo today is my one year celebration for being on this wonderful website The majority of people that I can remember speaking with are: @Harper @Monsoon @Aurora @Luie @Emberfrost12 @_mysticalMajesty_ @sevan @sflowergirl @MySchoolLesbianZ @Leafiebean @VIVIEN_ @[email protected]@[email protected] Person [email protected]@Skylar Thank you all for being so supportive & caring
- Name changing dilemmaSo I've been looking at different names because the "Kai" hasn't been sticking as well as it was when I first heard about it, I've looked at several names yet the one I've found I'm really fond of. The name is "Cyrus" & I've been contemplating using it, the reason I'm struggling with picking it […]
- is this normali dont know if this is body image or not but this seems like an ok place to post this i feel no connection to my face, body etc. i feel detached from my physical appearance i have attachment to my name, but not face is this a problem?
- How can I become more confidentMy name is animal lover and i struggle with my confidence. Every time I go to answer a question at school I get very nervous and anything that comes out my mouth is really quiet does anyone have any tips to help me become more confident
- favorite songNot going to lie I have made a play list of my songs I like and made it for my classes when I have freetime after my work is done I have the best teachers that let us play music in class after they tell us what to do
- We are currently testing status updates and profile commentsHi all, We have recently invited a small group of members to help us test profile status updates and public profile commenting. We are exploring as to whether or not this feature would work well on the community and after testing for a few weeks will then decide as to whether or not we'd like […]
- My mum is forcing me to do something i, as an autistic and adhd person, know for a fact i am not ready to do yetHi guys, So i recently started work experience at this stable. I thought it was going to be great. It sucks. To kingdom come. Not only is there NO ONE my age, but there is one lady who is EXTREMELY rude. Tuesday was my first work experience afternoon and she KICKED a horse in the […]
- what does it mean when your questioning your sexuallty?Hi so its been a while since ive been on here and i am still questioning if im bi or not. Do you have to feel sexual towards both genders if your bi or can you stick to one gender where your sexuallty attracted to?
- End of November updatesHowdy! A few updates from us this month: You can now initiate a DM conversation with a member of staff or Digital Mentor. Do this by clicking 'Send Message' on their profile or simply by clicking the message icon in your nav bar and selecting 'Compose New' and just type the username of the staff […]
- Threats to leakI’m a 15 year old boy and I was a Snapchat sending streaks when this girl messages me. She says she’s all “heated up” and asks if I want to trade. Me being dumb and not thinking does it and she now has my Instagram followers list and threats to post it out. This just […]
