The Education in Mind conference brings together over 300 professionals from Health, Local Authority, Education, Third Sector and Social Care to strengthen Liverpool’s Whole School Approach to Mental Health Support for Children and Young People. More than 300 education and health professionals from across Liverpool came together on November 13th for the Education in Mind […]
The YPAS Impact Report 2024/2025, detailing the outcomes and the difference their work has made for children, young people, and families across Merseyside.
The RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team are looking for young people aged 13 and over to take part in an exciting opportunity to shape next year’s NOW Festival.
Schools across Merseyside are invited to take part in the 2026 NOW Mental Health Festival, which is set to take place during Children’s Mental Health Week. The annual festival is organised and directed by Merseyside Youth Association’s (MYA) RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team, in partnership with Liverpool’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health Support […]
We’re sharing a new animation that highlights the importance of suicide prevention support for neurodiverse children and young people. The MYA RAISE Team Mental Health Promotion Team, in collaboration with Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, Liverpool Place and ADDvanced Solutions Community Network, has launched a powerful new animation that tells the story of Liam, a 16-year-old […]
Staff working across Liverpool’s education sector are invited to take part in Education in Mind 2025 — a full day of collaboration, innovation, and problem-solving to address the dramatically changed mental health landscape facing children, young people, and families. Download the programme here
New animation to help young people aged 16-25 in Liverpool understand what mental health support is available and how to access it.
This new Bitesize training session has been developed to enhance awareness, confidence, and competence around the application of mental health legislation. This session is aimed at practitioners working with children and young people across health, education, social care, police, and voluntary sectors who want to deepen their understanding of the legal landscape surrounding young people’s mental health needs.
People across Liverpool are being encouraged to have their say on a new neurodivergent strategy for the city. The Liverpool Neurodivergent All-Age Strategy, 2025-2030, has been co-produced by the Liverpool Neurodiversity Strategic Partnership and represents 18 months of development. Now, all stakeholders who live, work, or study in Liverpool are invited to give feedback during an […]
Today, Fund the Hubs campaign partners (Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, Centre for Mental Health, Youth Access, YoungMinds, Mind, The Children’s Society, Black Thrive Global and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), have published A blueprint for Young Futures hubs. We know that young people want equal access to flexible, safe and co-designed […]
More than 300 children and young people from across Merseyside recently graced the stage of St George’s Hall Concert Room for Liverpool’s tenth annual NOW Festival. Over three evenings, audiences were treated to powerful performances revisiting themes from previous years, including education, violence prevention, belonging, and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), all through a mental health […]
Co-production and peer support have the power to transform how people experience mental health and social care services – and how providers deliver them. They say it takes a village to raise a child, and that’s exactly how the parents who use PSS’s Parent-Baby Service feel about the mental health and wellbeing support they’re given […]
Hundreds of children and young people across Merseyside will take part in Liverpool’s tenth annual NOW Festival in February during Children’s Mental Health Week. The festival is organised and directed by Merseyside Youth Association’s (MYA) RAISE mental health promotion team, in partnership with Liverpool’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health Support Partnership NHS Cheshire and […]
The numbers of children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties in the UK have risen at alarming rates over the past decade. Around 200 children in an average secondary school in England currently have a mental health problem. Children’s chances of having good or poor mental health are shaped by the places they live […]
Zarach is The Children’s Bed Charity. Their social mission is to end child bed poverty in England, giving children the opportunity to engage at school and a chance to break the cycle of poverty.
Merseyside Youth Association’s (MYA) RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team is proud to announce the launch of a series of educational films as part of a campaign to raise awareness and provide support on Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA).
Mental Health Promotion Worker Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Team, is looking for a dynamic and dedicated individual to join the team as a Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Promotion Worker. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead initiatives that promote mental health awareness and resilience within schools and community settings, focusing […]
The RAISE Team is looking for a Liverpool secondary school to participate in a new pilot programme under the REACT series. REACT: Managing & Decreasing Mental Health Risk focuses on managing risk from self-harm and suicide.
YPAS is seeking to recruit a Seedlings – Children’s Psychological Therapist and a Trainee Parenting Practitioner.
Over the last decade, NOW Festival has established itself as a unique and inclusive opportunity for young people to collaborate with other schools and youth groups while sharing creative ideas and engaging with mental health themes, fostering collaboration and growth. Since 2016, this annual event has brought together children and young people across the city, […]