YPAS Successful In Securing Additional Mental Health Funding

13 March 2024

YPAS has been successful in securing additional funding from the Department of Health and Social Care. With this funding, thousands of children and young people will have earlier and easier access to mental health interventions at 24 hubs in local communities around the UK.

CAMHS Partners supporting new children’s mental health project

19 February 2024

Edge Hill University-led children’s mental health project wins huge funding boost Liverpool Learning Partnership, Alder Hey, Merseyside Youth Association, and Mersey Care are just a few of the partners supporting a new Arts-based research project that is being led by Edgehill University. A mental health project for children and young people which has won £2.5m […]

Children’s Mental Health Week

18 January 2024

This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is about empowering young people to use their voices, share what matters to them, and encourage those around them to hear their voices. Our partners have compiled a programme of events and activities for children, young people and their families to get involved with.

Liverpool’s ninth children’s mental health NOW Festival

17 January 2024

Schools, community groups, and organisations working with children and young people across Merseyside will participate in the city’s ninth annual NOW Festival next month during Children’s Mental Health Week.

YPAS Alternative to Crisis External Evaluation Report

12 September 2023

Young Person’s Advisory Service (YPAS) has offered a drop-in service from its Liverpool City Centre hub for over 55 years. It has considerable experience working with children and young people in high levels of distress and with complex needs.

Reviewing mental health provision for 16-25-year-olds in Liverpool

5 July 2023

As identified by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Board’s Strategic Partnership, a priority for Liverpool is to review and strengthen the current 16-25 mental health services provision and access. Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team has hosted a series of consultations with young people. The team also spoke […]

Suicide Prevention Advisory Group: Students Wanted

5 June 2023

Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Team, in partnership with Liverpool City Council Public Health, Mersey Care and Champs Public Health Collaborative, are inviting students to join a new suicide prevention advisory group. The group will work with the team to explore and review the range of suicide prevention and safety plan training and resources currently available. […]

Mental Health Awareness Week in Liverpool: Public Health Department Update

15 May 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week, which is run by the Mental Health Foundation, is from 15 to 21 May, 2023, and this year the theme is Anxiety.