I am a child/young person
- NewsMental health and emotional wellbeing news for children & young people
- Calendar of eventsFind out about events and activities you can get involved with.
- Need AdviceThoughts, feelings and behaviours
- ThoughtsMy thoughts and my mental health
- FeelingsHow I feel and my mental health
- Actions & behavioursMy action and behaviours and my mental health
- SituationsSituations you might be experiencing and how to manage them
- General apps & websitesIncluding sleep and anxiety
- Relaxation apps & websitesApps and websites that can help you relax
- Moods Apps & websitesPositively manage your mood and how you’re feeling
- Advice & support for 16-18-year-oldsA range of services that can help you with your mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- Advice & support for 18-25-year-oldsA range of services that can help you with your mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- Student servicesA directory of local and national services to support your mental health
- Student self-careTips for looking after your mental wellbeing
- Exam WellbeingHelp and advice for young people managing the exam season
I am a parent/carer
- NewsMental health and emotional wellbeing news for parents & carers
- Difficult or Traumatic EventsOur partners are here to support children, young people & their families with their emotional & mental health needs.
- Calendar of events and trainingEvents to get involved with and access free, bitesize training
- AnxietySupporting your child with anxiety
- Low mood and depressionSupporting your child with depression and low mood
- Eating Problems and Disorders in Children and Young PeopleSupporting your child with an eating disorder
- Suicidal thoughtsSupporting your child experiencing suicidal thoughts
- Self-harmSupporting your child if they are harming themselves
- Support groupsGet involved with local groups to support your child’s mental health
I work with families
- NewsMental health and emotional wellbeing news for professionals
- TrainingFREE training opportunities for professionals working with children and young people in Liverpool
- ACEsUnderstanding Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma-informed practices
- ResilienceTools and techniques to build resilience in children and young people
- Kinship KidsKinship carers look after a family member’s or friend’s child in their own home.
- UNCRCThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
- FilmsA range of films exploring different subjects around mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Workforce ToolsTools and resources for professionals working with children and young people
- Self-harm toolkitA multi-agency self-harm practice guidance to support practitioners to keep children safe
- Liverpool’s Children in CareSupporting mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people living in care in Liverpool
- Child or Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA)Challenging and harmful behaviour by a child towards their parent or caregiver.
I work in education
- NewsMental health and emotional wellbeing news for education
- Liverpool’s Whole School ApproachExploring the city’s approach to mental health in schools
- Education Mental Health TeamsA range of providers/services that deliver across the pathway
- ResourcesResources and information to help teaching staff to recognise early signs of mental health issues
- Mental health policiesDownload an editable version of the Liverpool schools’ mental health and emotional wellbeing policy
- REACTTraining to support young people in schools with their mental health and wellbeing.
- ROCKET resilience championsA one-day, interactive course aimed at primary-aged children.

Accessibility

Accessibility

Merseyside Youth Association (MYA) strives to make its services accessible and usable for all users. Our website has features that allow its users to find and consume the information they need in the way they find easiest. This website has been built to comply with the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and has the following features:

General

The Merseyside Youth Association (MYA) site is built using HTML5 and CSS 3. This creates a fast loading website that is accessible to screen readers and is usable in most browsers, including older browsers and browsers available on non-Windows systems.

Text

All text is in the document, legible and readable with good size and contrast, and appears even if JavaScript is disabled.
Text in images is avoided where possible but is always available in the ALT tags.

We use Plain English as much as possible.

Should you need to, most browsers enable you to change the text size – you can see information for Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and Opera here and instructions for Google Chrome are here.

Images and Design

All images have ALT tags. Where appropriate, ALT tags provide screen reader users and those with images turned off with a description of the content of the picture.

Alternative to Video

Unfortunately, Merseyside Youth Association (MYA) does not have the resources at present to provide transcripts and audio descriptions for video content.

Browser Upgrades

We have made our website compatible with all modern browsers. However, if you are using an older browser, our pages may not be presented in the best possible way. It may help you to download a newer version of a browser.
The following are available to download for free, which may help:
Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer 11

Our Commitment

Whilst Merseyside Youth Association (MYA) strives to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website. We will be continually working to improve the accessibility and usability of the website, but if you have any suggestions or are experiencing any difficulties downloading files or accessing a particular page please contact us.