News - Working With Children

New Bitesize Training Launched to Strengthen Support for Children in Care

15 January 2026

New Bitesize training has been launched for social care professionals, designed to strengthen understanding of the universal mental health offer available to all children in care and to provide timely updates on new developments across services. The training will act as a practical refresher for professionals, helping ensure that no child’s changing needs go unnoticed […]

Strengthening Collaboration to Improve Young People’s Mental Health Outcomes

15 January 2026

How can CAMHS, education providers, and health and social care departments work together more effectively to improve the mental health outcomes of children and young people?

Buy tickets for the NOW Festival 2026

6 January 2026

  Children and young people from across Merseyside will take part in the 2026 NOW Mental Health Festival 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 Partnership NHS Cheshire and […]

Cheshire & Merseyside CYP Mental Health Plan 2026/27 Stakeholder Engagement Plan

31 December 2025

Children, Young People & Family/Carer Feedback

Seasonal Support Opening Hours

18 December 2025

Throughout the festive season, support is available if children and young people need to speak to someone about their mental health and emotional wellbeing. If you need crisis support, call 111 and select the mental health option. Click on the images below to enlarge

Liverpool Comes Together for Children’s Mental Health at Education in Mind Conference

24 November 2025

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 […]

YPAS Impact Report 2025

10 November 2025

The YPAS Impact Report 2024/2025, detailing the outcomes and the difference their work has made for children, young people, and families across Merseyside.

Young people’s NOW Fest Steering Group

4 November 2025

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.