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Jigsaw4u are raising funds for our in-demand depression and anxiety service, Piece of Mind. Piece of Mind provides specialised therapeutic support for 11-to-24-year-old young people with symptoms or a diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety.
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Situation
Piece of Mind is funded for two full-time staff members. We receive daily enquiries in need of therapeutic support for generalised depression and/or anxiety. Due to this demand (and external factors such as higher CAMHS thresholds) the service has a 16-week waiting list. With support from Big Give donors in the previous Kind2Mind campaign, we were able to expand the team. The challenge now is to maintain our current offer so that we are able to respond to young people as and when they need it.
Solution
Piece of Mind provides each individual with 12-18 sessions of research-supported Cognitive Behavioural and/or Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions are delivered face-to-face in various community locations to make them accessible for hard-to-reach YP, including schools, colleges, youth centres and meeting rooms provided by our partners. Additionally, our office has four therapy rooms where YP can access support in an environment designed specifically to meet their needs.