News - Camden Rise

To help young people to understand and challenge some of the common misunderstandings around coronavirus (COVID-19), our public health experts in Camden have put together this useful Q&A in a true or false format. Test yourself - find out if what you thought is actually based on fact or not. 1.    Coronavirus can ONLY be spread by touching someone - FALSE Coronavirus...

Camden's Careers and Connexions service is offering 'virtual drop-ins' for young people who want to talk to an adviser about jobs, education, training or apprenticeships. The telephone advice sessions are available Monday to Friday, from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm, via the phone number 020 7974 7252. Find out more about local jobs, training and education opportunities: Read or download the...

Kooth offers free, safe and anonymous online wellbeing and mental health support for young people aged 11 to 18 - and it's available in Camden. If you live in Camden, you can sign up now for confidential support through a text-based conversation with a qualified counsellor. You can also join online forums and discussion boards with other young people, read articles written by young...

Many children and young people have found the pandemic and its impact on their lives extremely difficult, including those Camden pupils and students who have had to self-isolate at home due to COVID-19 cases at their school or college. To help you stay happy and healthy, we've put together some of the best online resources we could find. Kooth - a free, safe and anonymous online...

Fourteen young candidates are standing for election to become Camden’s next Youth MP. The candidates, aged 12 to 17, have published their manifestos, covering key issues that affect young people in Camden. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, voting will now take place in September 2020 and will determine a new Youth MP and two Deputy Youth MPs to represent Camden young people. As well as putting...