Our mission is to create a vibrant community in which young people can effortlessly tap into timely and free support. We create spaces for young people to come and belong, where they can build friendships and access free, early intervention, professional mental health services.
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Situation
Before our work started, there was no social space for young people in our town. In addition, there were no free mental health support services locally and travelling into a neighbouring town for help makes support particularly difficult to access for less mobile young people. Finally, young people who were disengaging from school due to poor mental health needed specialist support to reengage with their education.
Solution
We now run a youth cafe, a safe place where young people can go after school, play sports, games and hang out. It's a space to meet new friends and trusted adults to talk to. The cafe is often the front door to our specialist therapeutic services such as counselling, wellbeing workshops and an education outreach provision. We provide a space for friendship and compassion, a place of nurture to build resilience and self belief.
