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Time for Young People Leeds provides early emotional and mental health support to children and young people in Leeds, specifically those who need alternative support outside of school or NHS services.
Emotional wellbeing and mental health means anything relating to feelings and how to manage them.
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Find out more including drop in locations and how to access support.
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TIME can offer a range of different support for common mental health difficulties.
For example, issues with friends or family, anxiety or worries, loneliness, low mood, self-harm, relationships, starting a new school or college, coping with anger, bullying, feelings related to gender and identity.
Support staff can work on issues young people want help with and can give help and strategies on managing these. They can also signpost onto other services that may be able to offer you further help and support.
The service supports young people aged 11-18 (and up to age 25 for care leavers and young people with special educational needs and disabilities).
- Weekly wellbeing drop-ins. Drop-ins will be delivered at the main centre and in other local community venues. No appointment is needed, there are no waiting lists or referrals – just turn up. Drop-in sessions last up to 45 minutes. There is no commitment from the young person, so you can choose when you drop-in and if you want to come back.
- Online virtual sessions are also available. Text ‘online’ to 07521430546
- One to one support. If appropriate you may be offered more structured support which can last up to 10 sessions. This can be accessed at any one of the Time for Young People sites.
- Group work. Time is working with local community groups to deliver groups and workshops on common emotional wellbeing issues. Details available at our drop-ins or email us
- No appointment or referral is needed for the drop-in – young people, parents / carers are welcome to just come along to one of the venues listed on our website, during the opening times. Under 13s will need consent from their parent / carer.
- Time for Young People, Leeds also provides more structured support which can last up to 10 sessions, this can be accessed through any one of our drop ins.
- At ‘drop-in’ the team will carry out a short assessment with young people to figure out the best type of support.
- Young people can also access the Time for Young People ‘drop-in’ even when they have been offered or receiving structured support
Young people can access help and support without an appointment. There is no waiting list or referral process (under 13s will need consent from a parent/carer). Drop-ins are a place where young people can talk about how they’re feeling. Go here for more information from Time Leeds
The open-access drop-in model has been designed specifically to create an accessible service for all children & young people.
With a central hub and local community drop-in locations across Leeds, children & young people can walk into welcoming/friendly environments, providing range of support with no referral, appointment or waiting time.
Evidence suggests that open access services are beneficial in reaching marginalised groups who may not be accessing other services. The service will have a particular focus on children & young people from key groups who are less likely to access support through school or GP referral, for example children in care, experience of youth justice, special education or learning difficulties.
Time for young people will also ensure accessibility by providing information about the support in a range languages, formats and digital audio.
- Time for Young People Leeds will consist of evidence-based therapeutic services for a range of common mental health difficulties, such as mild to moderate anxiety and depression, for children and young people which takes into consideration a full assessment of needs.
- The interventions provided to children & young people will include structured 1:1 support, alongside brief interventions. These will be based on NICE guidance and evidence base, following a psycho-social model including person centred & solution focused approaches.
- Time for young people practitioners work in an open-minded trauma informed way, having an awareness of additional disclosures and possible safeguarding issues which may present within sessions.
Approaches, tools, model, and interventions used to achieve outcomes:
Time for young people practitioners have access to range of resources which can be tailored for each child/young person’s requirements. These include creative activities.
The approach and length of interventions provided will be based on an ongoing assessment of the children & young people’s needs and as clinically indicated based on NICE guidance and evidence. We use Goal-Based Outcomes to hep young people shape their goals and then give them the support to reach them.
We constantly review the service delivery and gain children and young people’s feedback to improve the service. We also make sure that if we are not the right service, we will identify and signpost to other services.