News - Children & Young people - 2017

Seedlings Project Shortlisted for National Children & Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) Awards 2018

15 December 2017

We are delighted to announce the Seedlings Project has been shortlisted for the Contribution to Services Category of the National CYPMH Awards which will take place at Manchester Town Hall on Saturday 6th January 2018 hosted by Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham.

National Award for Young Peer Mentors

19 October 2017

A group of young people representing three Liverpool schools have won an award in recognition of their commitment to supporting fellow students and reducing the stigma of talking about mental health.

LGBTQ+ Youth – Take Pride in Your Identity exhibition.

18 October 2017

As part of this years Liverpool Mental Health Festival (LMHF) young people from GYRO (YPAS’s LGBTQ youth groups) and THE Action Youth (YPAS Trans specific youth group) created an amazing exhibition space at the Walker Art Gallery, named  LGBTQ+ Youth – Take Pride in Your Identity. This was a true reflection of  the pride, positivity […]

Liverpool Mental Health Festival

27 September 2017

Liverpool’s Mental Health Festival 2017 took  place 1st – 14th October, incorporating World Mental Health Day. The festival features music, dance, comedy, drama, visual arts, poetry / spoken word, film, information, advice, training courses, workshops, fire, drumming and more. Read the report here

Merseyside Youth Association participation group

25 August 2017

MYA YAY is a participation group, named by the young people themselves which is a platform for young people across the Liverpool CAMHS partnership and wider organisations such as schools and youth groups to have a voice around all things mental health.

NOW Festival 2018

25 August 2017

Would your young people like the opportunity to: Perform at a professional venue? Attend two free workshops with arts industry professionals? Create a performance/short film that is well-informed and will impact their peers?

Community-based Child Adolescent Mental Health Services hub opens in Croxteth

27 July 2017

Our latest community-based mental health and emotional wellbeing hub for children and young people has opened in Croxteth. Liverpool’s world boxing champion Tony Bellew and Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram attended the opening ceremony of the Young Person’s Advisory Service (YPAS) Plus Community Hub; the latest addition to the Liverpool Child Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) […]

GYRO has been shortlisted for the UK’s Largest Diversity Awards.

27 July 2017

YPAS  LGBT+ Support Services have been shortlisted for the “Community Organisation Award for LGBT” at the National Diversity Awards 2017. Charities and role models from across the UK will gather at the breathtaking Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool on September 8th 2017 for the UK’s largest celebration of diversity. The best of British diversity will travel to Liverpool to showcase […]

OURARTS – Our Rights Art @TATE Liverpool

25 May 2017

From June 14th – 18th @TATE Liverpool, young people from across the city will be hosting ‘OURARTS – Our Rights Art’ – an exhibition on Mental Health and The Rights of Young People. Over the past year, these young people have taken part in various campaigns and workshops to discuss their rights and the impact they have on youth mental […]

YPAS Plus – North Liverpool Community Hub has the green light

4 April 2017

A fantastic start to the year for YPAS and the Liverpool CAMHS Partnership as we have officially signed on the dotted line for our second community hub, staff will begin to move in to the hub week commencing 27th March for phase one of the new developments.

YPAS Plus Community Hub Open Days Success

26 February 2017

Children, young people and their families visited the Young Person’s Advisory Service (YPAS) Plus Community Hub’s open days last week.

YPAS Plus Community Hub Official Launch

20 February 2017

Liverpool’s south community-based mental health and emotional wellbeing hub officially opened on February 2, in Childwall. The hub was offically opened by Luciana Berger MP.

2017 NOW Festival huge success

10 February 2017

Hundreds of young people performed at the Epstein in Liverpool’s second children’s mental health-focused NOW Festival this week.

The youth rights movement starts here…

19 January 2017

Pioneering local charities 42nd Street and YPAS today launch a major initiative aimed at empowering young people to use their rights to address social injustice