About The Lowdown

The Lowdown is a local charity in Northamptonshire that provides free, safe, non-judgemental, and confidential mental health and support services for 8 to 25-year-olds.

Our services include Counselling, RE:Start, Drop-ins for Information and Guidance, Mental Health, Sexual Health, and Youth Groups, including Wellbeing and LGBTQ+.

“Our vision is that no young person will ever experience challenges alone.”

About us

Our services are designed to enable young people to talk, connect, explore their identity, build confidence, and feel a sense of belonging. We offer a caring environment where young people are always supported on their journey towards positive emotional health and wellbeing.

We are members of the REACH Collaborative providing professional and confidential services for young people across Northamptonshire. We are also proud members of Young Northants an independent collaboration of voluntary and community sector (VCSE) organisations supporting children and youth work provision in Northamptonshire.

You’re safe with us

Our mission is to support you with the right help at the right time, empowering you to thrive. There are various ways to get in touch and then we will work out together how we can best support you.

Our values

At The Lowdown we believe it is essential that our values are the cornerstone in supporting both the wide range of young people we serve, and the incredible staff who support them. We are;