News - Parents & Carers - 2018

Young people’s mental health creative arts project at Tate Liverpool.

22 May 2018

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has unveiled a new creative arts project at Tate Liverpool, that explores young people’s thoughts and feelings in relation to mental health in education.

YPAS – service users, we want your views.

1 May 2018

As part of Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group’s commitment to understanding which services work well, we have joined up with local universities to do some evaluation projects.  This is called the Partner Priority Programme which is part of the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC).  One of these evaluation projects is to […]

Young adult carer speaks to a Parliamentary Committee

30 April 2018

A young adult carer, Katie O’Shaughnessy, from the Barnardo’s Liverpool Young Adult Carers service has spoken to a Parliamentary Committee about her experiences of balancing caring responsibilities with work and university.

YPAS Plus South Hub secure funding for Thrive group

30 April 2018

YPAS Youth Workers Hannah & Claire were successful in gaining £250 funding from Childwall Valley Estate Management Board (EMB)

Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Toolkit for Schools

27 April 2018

One of the recommendations identified during the Whole School Approaches to Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing in Liverpool review, was that schools would benefit from a Liverpool-based mental health and emotional wellbeing toolkit.

Barnardo’s Action with Young Carers feature in National Research

25 February 2018

Eleven years ago, Barnardo’s undertook an in-depth research study into why so many young carers were remaining unidentified and unsupported in the UK.

Fresh+ Forum parent / carer support group dates

22 February 2018

The Fresh+ Forum is a parent/carer support group open to all parents or carers who have a child who attends Fresh CAMHS or is on the waiting list. (Adults only please)

Young Carers Launch Film: ‘You Can Help…’

20 February 2018

You Can Help is a film which was made by a talented and inspirational group of young people from Barnardo’s Action with Young Carers, in collaboration with First Take. It was launched on Young Carers Awareness Day, and later shown at the Liverpool NOW Festival.

Education through the lens of a young person with an ND condition

20 February 2018

During the NOW Festival, two of ADDvanced Solution’s young people delivered spoken word pieces about their experiences of education through the lens of someone with a neurodevelopmental condition.

Mersey Care’s International Women’s Day and Think Family Event at Life Rooms Walton

19 February 2018

The event will help attendees gain a greater understanding of the work of the Trust and its partners in delivering gender sensitive and needs-met services. It is also a celebration aimed at inspiring participants to champion the rights of women, families and young carers. It is free to health and social care professionals, service users, […]

Luciana Berger Visits YPAS Plus North Hub

19 February 2018

Staff and young people at YPAS were delighted to welcome Luciana Berger to our North YPAS Plus Hub and show her around the fantastic facilities here in the community. Luciana is a Labour & Co-op MP for Liverpool Wavertree, a Member of the Health Committee and President of the Labour Mental Health Committee.

Hundreds of young people perform at the Epstein Theatre in Liverpool’s third children’s mental health-focused, NOW Festival.

6 February 2018

Hundreds of children and young people from schools, clubs and youth groups across Liverpool came together last week to deliver a range of dramatic performances at the Epstein Theatre, exploring the subject of ‘My education, my mental health’.

NOW Festival 2018

12 January 2018

Hundreds of children and young people from schools, clubs and youth groups across Liverpool will come together to deliver a range of dramatic performances at the Epstein Theatre next month (Feb), exploring the subject of ‘My education, my mental health’.