New funded YC5 Training in Merseyside

13 November 2019

Professionals working with families in Merseyside are invited to take part in a new series of Youth Connect 5 (YC5) courses that will run from December to March 2020.

Bullybusters wear odd socks for Anti-bullying Week

7 November 2019

Bullybusters are inviting children and young people and their work colleagues to join them in wearing odd socks to celebrate Anti-Bullying week, which runs from the 11-15th November.

Recruitment Announcement – Young Persons Advisory Service (YPAS)

4 November 2019

YPAS is a Liverpool based children and young peoples mental health charity. Established in 1966; our YIAC (Youth, Information, Advice and Counselling) model provides a wide range of support and therapeutic interventions to address the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of children, young people and families.

Whole School Approach update

31 October 2019

October saw the launch of our citywide Whole School Approach to mental health schools’ pathway for secondary and primary schools.

Education in Mind – mental health conference for schools

31 October 2019

Over three hundred teachers, headteachers and school governors from across Liverpool attended the city’s first education-focused mental health conference at ACC Liverpool on Friday (October 18).

CAMHS Offer now includes digital mental health counselling support

1 October 2019

XenZone, a digital mental health pioneer, has been commissioned by Liverpool NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to provide its popular Kooth mental health and emotional wellbeing support service to all 14-25-year-olds in Liverpool. Kooth will be closely integrated with the Liverpool CAMHS Partners (Alder Hey, Mersey Care, YPAS, MYA, PSS, Barnardos Young Carers, Bullybusters, ADHD […]

The Neurodiversity Umbrella Project

23 September 2019

Over 100 Liverpool schools participated in The Neurodiversity Umbrella Project which celebrates the intelligence, ability and employability of all young people.

ACEs CPD day with all inclusive refreshments and lunch £65

26 August 2019

Merseyside Association of Family Therapy presents Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): systemic understandings and responses An outline of the original ACE study will be presented, explored and discussed.  This will lead on to consider the biology of the stress response.  We will look at what is ‘trauma’ and how it impacts on our physical and mental […]