Kooth is a free anonymous online tool which offers counselling and emotional wellbeing services for young people aged between 10 and 25 years old. It’s been available in Liverpool since Autumn 2019.
An opportunity for professionals to be trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). The course is free to members of staff from Fresh CAMHS, YPAS, and ADHD Foundation (who meet the EMDR Association eligibility criteria). The cost for non-funded delegates is £900 per person.
The solution to young people’s mental health needs: Liverpool CAMHS partner YPAS Integrated Community Hubs – open-access mental health hubs – and the early intervention model of YIAC (Youth, Information Advice & Counselling) have been recognised nationally.
The RAISE Team is adding to the ROAR training family for training in mental health. They’re introducing a ROAR SEN training course.
Liverpool CAMHS partner, Kooth has a range of sessions available in Liverpool.
Established in 2015, by Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Team, The NOW Festival aims to engage young people in a creative discussion around the topic of mental health, through whatever ‘NOW’ issue is selected for that year. 2021 will be the NOW Festival’s 6th year.
The Liverpool Whole School Approach partnership is excited to bring this training that has been written by DfE, Mind-Ed and Anna Freud Centre, and adapted by Merseyside Youth Association, Liverpool Learning Partnership and the WSA Partnership.
Are you a young person returning to secondary school or sixth form in September? We would like to hear your thoughts and concerns about returning to school following the COVID-19 pandemic, and your thoughts on a proposed research study to understand whether COVID-19 spreads in schools and the impact this may have outside of school.
Are you a parent of a child/young person returning to school primary/secondary or sixth form school in September? We would like to hear your thoughts and concerns in a focus group about a research study looking at the potential transmission of COVID-19 in schools.
On completion of the PSS / YPAS Seedlings contract merge in April 2020, the YPAS Seedlings team of 19 Children’s Psychological Therapists are currently delivering a Seedlings service to 109 primary schools across the city.
The Young Person’s Advisory Service (YPAS) is a Liverpool charity that provides a wide range of support and therapeutic interventions to address the mental health and emotional well-being of children (aged 5-15), young people (16-25) and their families.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our partners have been working hard to support children, young people and their families.
We want to hear the voices of young people from black, Asian and ethnic minorities as we continue to tackle the stigma around mental health, as well as building resilience.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our partners have quickly adapted their ways of working to keep providing vital mental health care and support to all children and young people who need it. We are so proud to be featured among the many mental health teams across the country in this report. Click here to read about […]
Meet colleagues from across the city working to support children and young people’s mental health in Liverpool schools.
To mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, Dr Helen Honor and Dr Kim Embra (Clinical Psychologists) in Fresh CAMHS have made a short presentation promoting what infant mental health is and why it is important.
These infographics outline the CAMHS support delivered to children, young people, parents and carers as well as feedback received. Feedback on the bite-size training opportunities has been extremely positive. To book a place on a future course please visit the training events page. Download a PDF of these infographics here.
Merseyside Youth Association’s mental health promotion team (RAISE Team), has developed a range of bite-size courses, adapted from courses they have previously delivered. These sessions cover a range of mental health issues which impact on children, young people and their families.
A guide to staying safe in the online world – so they can explore the endless possibilities technology offers, and safely navigate any risks.
As part of funding received from NHS England to scale up suicide bereavement support, a new service is now available in Liverpool for anyone affected by suicide. Amparo offers a suicide liaison service to those who are navigating the difficult terrain following a loved one taking their own life.
