Find Help: Health For Teens

SARAC offer a free confidential emotional support service, advice and information for young people (over the age of 11) in Burton, Lichfield, Tamworth, Uttoxeter, Swadlincote and South Derbyshire who are at risk of or who have experienced sexual abuse, rape and/or exploitation.

We are your School Nurses based in Stoke on Trent as part of the 0-19 team. There are lots of ways that you can get in touch with us. We have a hub open daily Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Where you can speak to a member of our team.  Please give us a call on 0808 178 3374. Or if you prefer, you can also text us on our confidential ChatHealth text messaging service: 07520 615 723.

How does it work?

We are Qualified Nurses who have qualifications in Public Health and have additional skills and knowledge in working with young people like yourself.

Working alongside us to support you in keeping you happy healthy and safe are Children, Young People and family Practitioners who are not nurses but have skills and training to support you in many areas of health and health promotion.

We work in your schools and offer you a confidential service like no other service can (if we feel that you are at risk of harm, we may have to speak to other agencies with your consent, in order to protect you though).

You may have seen one of our team in your Year 7 and Year 10 assembly at your school, giving you details of how we can support you and to give you information of when the drop- ins are available at your school. Here, we can offer you confidential advice on sexual health, can register you for C card (condoms) and if needed can offer you Emergency Contraception in a safe and supportive way. Or it may be that you just need to speak to one of our friendly team about an issue that is worrying you, and that’s fine.

Some of you may require additional support with your physical health, or maybe support with your emotional health and wellbeing. We are all well trained in helping you make the best of yourself and find support for you if needed.
We hope that you find what you are looking for here, but if not then please get in touch with us and hopefully we can find a way to help and support you.

Your 0-19 team.

The CAMHS Eating Disorders service based within South Staffordshire is a specialist community multi-disciplinary Eating Disorders service providing assessment and evidence based treatment for children and adolescents aged 8 – 18 years with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The service accepts referrals for young people registered with a South Staffordshire GP

The team is multi – disciplinary and includes professions such as medical, nursing, dietetic, art psychotherapy and family therapy. Our working hours are Monday – Friday 9am -5pm . A duty worker is available within these times

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are often known as CAMHS. You might be asked by your GP, School or other professional if you would like help and support, or you may want to refer yourself. CAMHS are here to help you with lots of different emotional and psychological difficulties. We have a range of professionals who work in CAMHS, such as Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Doctors (known as Psychiatrists), Art Therapists, Nurses and Youth Workers. We also have Family Therapists who may offer some sessions with you and your family, to help you all understand each others experiences in a more helpful way.
When you are first referred to CAMHS, the team will offer you an assessment where you get the chance to discuss what things are bothering you and how CAMHS might be able to help. There will then be a discussion with you, and your parents if you want them to be involved, and with the team, to see how CAMHS may be able to help you. It may be that CAMHS then offer you some further appointments to work through some of the difficulties you might be having. Or, It may be that a different service would be better suited to helping you – if this is the case, CAMHS will provide you with this information and make any other referrals with your agreement.

The Children’s Learning Disability Team is an NHS service that provide specialist mental health support to children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities up to the age of 18.

We are a multidisciplinary team, which means that we have professionals of different backgrounds working together, and this allows us to offer a range of therapeutic interventions.

Our service adopts the principles of Positive Behaviour Support to make sure the care we provide is based on inclusion, choice, participation and equal opportunity. We work closely with other local agencies and are able to visit children in their home, school and other local provisions.

We receive referrals from a wide variety of sources such as GPs, schools, social workers and families.

The team covers Tamworth, Lichfield, Burton, Uttoxetter, Stafford, Stone, Cannock and Rugeley, Codsall, Perton and Wombourne.

We are a school based service based on cognitive behavioural interventions for children and young people who have either low mood and or anxiety/worry type symptoms. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking treatment where a person learns to challenge and change unhelpful thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are affecting their daily lives. Our team offers six to eight sessions to support young people aged from year one to year thirteen.
Sometimes we can work with parents to help their children with worry and low mood.
We also work with mental health leads in schools to promote positive mental health. This is called a whole school approach.
The team consists of eight educational mental health practitioners and four primary mental health workers, admin staff and a team leader.
If you require further information speak to your teacher or check out our twitter and Facebook pages.

Emotional wellbeing and mental health support for 8 to 18 year olds in and around Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
We offer guidance and support for young people experiencing any degree of mental distress from low self-esteem, low confidence, stress, anxiety, depression to those with more complex and enduring mental health needs. Our support groups, wellbeing programmes and social activities are provided within communities throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
What does Changes YP offer?

Wellness Programme – A fun, interactive course designed to help you improve your self esteem and confidence, as well as giving you the opportunity to help others. Learn ways to think and feel better, gain a healthier body image, understand anger, improve relationships, find healthier coping skills and much more.

Weekly Peer-support Groups (PSGs):

Where CYP aged between 8 and 18 – can connect with others who are ‘in the same boat’ – share self-help tips, offer each other support, and learn to apply Changes 12 steps to manage mental distress.

Different PSGs are provided for different age-groups – run by qualified staff, providing safe, friendly and structured meetings – that you can join in with whenever you need.

Recovery Focused Activities & Social Events – Changes YP organises an active and wide ranging social calendar including art workshops, music group, physical activity sessions, chill out nights, multi-sports sessions and much more! These build confidence and self-esteem in a social setting and are a great way to meet new friends.

Changes YP is free, no referral is needed and there’s immediate access – no waiting lists!

RUFF & RUBY is an urban youth charity delivering a collaboration of innovative programmes & services that promote positive self-esteem & aspirations in young people, inspiring them to be the ‘best version of themselves’. #LIVEONPURPOSE

This service supports children and young people in local authority special schools and colleges across Staffordshire. Our primary aim is to support children and young people attending special schools, in their school environment, in order that they can play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

All children, young people and families covered by the service will be offered support to enable their child to access special schools.

This will include assessment and care planning and supporting education staff with medication administration, enteral feeding packages and respiratory packages. Advice, support and training will be provided to schools to assist with managing long term conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.

Support is also provided for continence and enuresis, emotional health and wellbeing and behaviour with onward referral to other services as required. We work closely with other professionals such as Dieticians, Paediatricians, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, GPs and the wider community.

The service will provide advice and reports for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), continuing healthcare assessments and the provision of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including transition planning

The Families Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service is the integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing service for Staffordshire. Our school nurses can offer support, signposting and referral for any concerns you may have around any of the following issues:

– General health
– Sexual Health
– Feelings
– Growing up
– Lifestyle
– Relationships

You can speak to a school nurse directly by calling the 0-19 Hub within the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA) on 0808 178 0611

Do you have Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)? Do you have an amazing autism brain?

We are the specialist Autism service for South Staffordshire. We are here to assess and offer support to you and your family. If you are aged between 0-19 years old (up to 25 if you have an EHCP) and have a diagnosis or a working diagnosis of ASC, then you and your family can access help and support through us. You can find out more about us from our website or you can ask your parents to call our duty line on 0300 303 0691 (9-5; Mon-Fri) and we can try to help you with any problems and difficulties you might have related to your autism.Having autism means that your brain works a bit differently to most other people. Every person with ASC is different but some things people with ASC may find difficult are social communication (knowing what to talk about; understanding others; making sense of facial expression and tone of voice); social interaction (knowing how close to stand to someone; knowing when to talk; understanding jokes; making friends) and social prediction / rigidity of thought (needing routines; not liking changes; not knowing what will happen next). There are also some people with Autism who have sensory differences (not liking loud noises or bright lights; only wearing certain clothes; not being able to sit still). We have helped lots of young people with these things.

How does it work?

Young people can come to us for help and support with lots of different things, like anxiety or worries; low mood; anger; behaviour that can cause them difficulties with others; sleep; speech, language and communication difficulties; low self esteem (not feeling good about themselves) or just to understand their autism a little better. We can support parents over the phone with advice calls or you can come to one of our workshops to help understand what your autism means for you.
We also make sure that we look at the strengths that having an autism brain can give you! Having ASC can make some things harder but it can also make some things easier, like knowing lots about a special topic or having a really good memory! Don’t worry if you don’t like groups, you don’t have to talk if you don’t want to, but it can sometimes be nice to meet other people who understand what it is like to be you. For some people, we may offer 1-2-1 sessions with a clinician if this is needed.
We have lots of different people who work within our service such as Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Nurses. This means that we can help you with a lot of different things! We are all really friendly and would like to hear from you if there is anything you would like some help or support with. Remember: there is no such thing as a ‘silly’ worry or question so get in touch. We are here for you and look forward to hearing from you!

We are your School Nurses based in Stoke on Trent as part of the 0-19 team. There are lots of ways that you can get in touch with us. We have a hub open daily Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Where you can speak to a member of our team.  Please give us a call on 0808 178 3374. Or if you prefer, you can also text us on our confidential ChatHealth text messaging service: 07520 615 723.

How does it work?

We are Qualified Nurses who have qualifications in Public Health and have additional skills and knowledge in working with young people like yourself.

Working alongside us to support you in keeping you happy healthy and safe are Children, Young People and family Practitioners who are not nurses but have skills and training to support you in many areas of health and health promotion.

We work in your schools and offer you a confidential service like no other service can (if we feel that you are at risk of harm, we may have to speak to other agencies with your consent, in order to protect you though).

You may have seen one of our team in your Year 7 and Year 10 assembly at your school, giving you details of how we can support you and to give you information of when the drop- ins are available at your school. Here, we can offer you confidential advice on sexual health, can register you for C card (condoms) and if needed can offer you Emergency Contraception in a safe and supportive way. Or it may be that you just need to speak to one of our friendly team about an issue that is worrying you, and that’s fine.

Some of you may require additional support with your physical health, or maybe support with your emotional health and wellbeing. We are all well trained in helping you make the best of yourself and find support for you if needed.
We hope that you find what you are looking for here, but if not then please get in touch with us and hopefully we can find a way to help and support you.

Your 0-19 team.

We are a school based service based on cognitive behavioural interventions for children and young people who have either low mood and or anxiety/worry type symptoms. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking treatment where a person learns to challenge and change unhelpful thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are affecting their daily lives. Our team offers six to eight sessions to support young people aged from year one to year thirteen.
Sometimes we can work with parents to help their children with worry and low mood.
We also work with mental health leads in schools to promote positive mental health. This is called a whole school approach.
The team consists of eight educational mental health practitioners and four primary mental health workers, admin staff and a team leader.
If you require further information speak to your teacher or check out our twitter and Facebook pages.

Emotional wellbeing and mental health support for 8 to 18 year olds in and around Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
We offer guidance and support for young people experiencing any degree of mental distress from low self-esteem, low confidence, stress, anxiety, depression to those with more complex and enduring mental health needs. Our support groups, wellbeing programmes and social activities are provided within communities throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
What does Changes YP offer?

Wellness Programme – A fun, interactive course designed to help you improve your self esteem and confidence, as well as giving you the opportunity to help others. Learn ways to think and feel better, gain a healthier body image, understand anger, improve relationships, find healthier coping skills and much more.

Weekly Peer-support Groups (PSGs):

Where CYP aged between 8 and 18 – can connect with others who are ‘in the same boat’ – share self-help tips, offer each other support, and learn to apply Changes 12 steps to manage mental distress.

Different PSGs are provided for different age-groups – run by qualified staff, providing safe, friendly and structured meetings – that you can join in with whenever you need.

Recovery Focused Activities & Social Events – Changes YP organises an active and wide ranging social calendar including art workshops, music group, physical activity sessions, chill out nights, multi-sports sessions and much more! These build confidence and self-esteem in a social setting and are a great way to meet new friends.

Changes YP is free, no referral is needed and there’s immediate access – no waiting lists!

RUFF & RUBY is an urban youth charity delivering a collaboration of innovative programmes & services that promote positive self-esteem & aspirations in young people, inspiring them to be the ‘best version of themselves’. #LIVEONPURPOSE

This service supports children and young people in local authority special schools and colleges across Staffordshire. Our primary aim is to support children and young people attending special schools, in their school environment, in order that they can play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

All children, young people and families covered by the service will be offered support to enable their child to access special schools.

This will include assessment and care planning and supporting education staff with medication administration, enteral feeding packages and respiratory packages. Advice, support and training will be provided to schools to assist with managing long term conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.

Support is also provided for continence and enuresis, emotional health and wellbeing and behaviour with onward referral to other services as required. We work closely with other professionals such as Dieticians, Paediatricians, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, GPs and the wider community.

The service will provide advice and reports for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), continuing healthcare assessments and the provision of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including transition planning

The Families Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service is the integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing service for Staffordshire. Our school nurses can offer support, signposting and referral for any concerns you may have around any of the following issues:

– General health
– Sexual Health
– Feelings
– Growing up
– Lifestyle
– Relationships

You can speak to a school nurse directly by calling the 0-19 Hub within the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA) on 0808 178 0611

Do you have Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)? Do you have an amazing autism brain?

We are the specialist Autism service for South Staffordshire. We are here to assess and offer support to you and your family. If you are aged between 0-19 years old (up to 25 if you have an EHCP) and have a diagnosis or a working diagnosis of ASC, then you and your family can access help and support through us. You can find out more about us from our website or you can ask your parents to call our duty line on 0300 303 0691 (9-5; Mon-Fri) and we can try to help you with any problems and difficulties you might have related to your autism.Having autism means that your brain works a bit differently to most other people. Every person with ASC is different but some things people with ASC may find difficult are social communication (knowing what to talk about; understanding others; making sense of facial expression and tone of voice); social interaction (knowing how close to stand to someone; knowing when to talk; understanding jokes; making friends) and social prediction / rigidity of thought (needing routines; not liking changes; not knowing what will happen next). There are also some people with Autism who have sensory differences (not liking loud noises or bright lights; only wearing certain clothes; not being able to sit still). We have helped lots of young people with these things.

How does it work?

Young people can come to us for help and support with lots of different things, like anxiety or worries; low mood; anger; behaviour that can cause them difficulties with others; sleep; speech, language and communication difficulties; low self esteem (not feeling good about themselves) or just to understand their autism a little better. We can support parents over the phone with advice calls or you can come to one of our workshops to help understand what your autism means for you.
We also make sure that we look at the strengths that having an autism brain can give you! Having ASC can make some things harder but it can also make some things easier, like knowing lots about a special topic or having a really good memory! Don’t worry if you don’t like groups, you don’t have to talk if you don’t want to, but it can sometimes be nice to meet other people who understand what it is like to be you. For some people, we may offer 1-2-1 sessions with a clinician if this is needed.
We have lots of different people who work within our service such as Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Nurses. This means that we can help you with a lot of different things! We are all really friendly and would like to hear from you if there is anything you would like some help or support with. Remember: there is no such thing as a ‘silly’ worry or question so get in touch. We are here for you and look forward to hearing from you!

We are your School Nurses based in Stoke on Trent as part of the 0-19 team. There are lots of ways that you can get in touch with us. We have a hub open daily Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Where you can speak to a member of our team.  Please give us a call on 0808 178 3374. Or if you prefer, you can also text us on our confidential ChatHealth text messaging service: 07520 615 723.

How does it work?

We are Qualified Nurses who have qualifications in Public Health and have additional skills and knowledge in working with young people like yourself.

Working alongside us to support you in keeping you happy healthy and safe are Children, Young People and family Practitioners who are not nurses but have skills and training to support you in many areas of health and health promotion.

We work in your schools and offer you a confidential service like no other service can (if we feel that you are at risk of harm, we may have to speak to other agencies with your consent, in order to protect you though).

You may have seen one of our team in your Year 7 and Year 10 assembly at your school, giving you details of how we can support you and to give you information of when the drop- ins are available at your school. Here, we can offer you confidential advice on sexual health, can register you for C card (condoms) and if needed can offer you Emergency Contraception in a safe and supportive way. Or it may be that you just need to speak to one of our friendly team about an issue that is worrying you, and that’s fine.

Some of you may require additional support with your physical health, or maybe support with your emotional health and wellbeing. We are all well trained in helping you make the best of yourself and find support for you if needed.
We hope that you find what you are looking for here, but if not then please get in touch with us and hopefully we can find a way to help and support you.

Your 0-19 team.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are often known as CAMHS. You might be asked by your GP, School or other professional if you would like help and support, or you may want to refer yourself. CAMHS are here to help you with lots of different emotional and psychological difficulties. We have a range of professionals who work in CAMHS, such as Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Doctors (known as Psychiatrists), Art Therapists, Nurses and Youth Workers. We also have Family Therapists who may offer some sessions with you and your family, to help you all understand each others experiences in a more helpful way.
When you are first referred to CAMHS, the team will offer you an assessment where you get the chance to discuss what things are bothering you and how CAMHS might be able to help. There will then be a discussion with you, and your parents if you want them to be involved, and with the team, to see how CAMHS may be able to help you. It may be that CAMHS then offer you some further appointments to work through some of the difficulties you might be having. Or, It may be that a different service would be better suited to helping you – if this is the case, CAMHS will provide you with this information and make any other referrals with your agreement.

We are a school based service based on cognitive behavioural interventions for children and young people who have either low mood and or anxiety/worry type symptoms. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking treatment where a person learns to challenge and change unhelpful thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are affecting their daily lives. Our team offers six to eight sessions to support young people aged from year one to year thirteen.
Sometimes we can work with parents to help their children with worry and low mood.
We also work with mental health leads in schools to promote positive mental health. This is called a whole school approach.
The team consists of eight educational mental health practitioners and four primary mental health workers, admin staff and a team leader.
If you require further information speak to your teacher or check out our twitter and Facebook pages.

Emotional wellbeing and mental health support for 8 to 18 year olds in and around Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
We offer guidance and support for young people experiencing any degree of mental distress from low self-esteem, low confidence, stress, anxiety, depression to those with more complex and enduring mental health needs. Our support groups, wellbeing programmes and social activities are provided within communities throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
What does Changes YP offer?

Wellness Programme – A fun, interactive course designed to help you improve your self esteem and confidence, as well as giving you the opportunity to help others. Learn ways to think and feel better, gain a healthier body image, understand anger, improve relationships, find healthier coping skills and much more.

Weekly Peer-support Groups (PSGs):

Where CYP aged between 8 and 18 – can connect with others who are ‘in the same boat’ – share self-help tips, offer each other support, and learn to apply Changes 12 steps to manage mental distress.

Different PSGs are provided for different age-groups – run by qualified staff, providing safe, friendly and structured meetings – that you can join in with whenever you need.

Recovery Focused Activities & Social Events – Changes YP organises an active and wide ranging social calendar including art workshops, music group, physical activity sessions, chill out nights, multi-sports sessions and much more! These build confidence and self-esteem in a social setting and are a great way to meet new friends.

Changes YP is free, no referral is needed and there’s immediate access – no waiting lists!

RUFF & RUBY is an urban youth charity delivering a collaboration of innovative programmes & services that promote positive self-esteem & aspirations in young people, inspiring them to be the ‘best version of themselves’. #LIVEONPURPOSE

This service supports children and young people in local authority special schools and colleges across Staffordshire. Our primary aim is to support children and young people attending special schools, in their school environment, in order that they can play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

All children, young people and families covered by the service will be offered support to enable their child to access special schools.

This will include assessment and care planning and supporting education staff with medication administration, enteral feeding packages and respiratory packages. Advice, support and training will be provided to schools to assist with managing long term conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.

Support is also provided for continence and enuresis, emotional health and wellbeing and behaviour with onward referral to other services as required. We work closely with other professionals such as Dieticians, Paediatricians, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, GPs and the wider community.

The service will provide advice and reports for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), continuing healthcare assessments and the provision of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including transition planning

The Families Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service is the integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing service for Staffordshire. Our school nurses can offer support, signposting and referral for any concerns you may have around any of the following issues:

– General health
– Sexual Health
– Feelings
– Growing up
– Lifestyle
– Relationships

You can speak to a school nurse directly by calling the 0-19 Hub within the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA) on 0808 178 0611

We are your School Nurses based in Stoke on Trent as part of the 0-19 team. There are lots of ways that you can get in touch with us. We have a hub open daily Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Where you can speak to a member of our team.  Please give us a call on 0808 178 3374. Or if you prefer, you can also text us on our confidential ChatHealth text messaging service: 07520 615 723.

How does it work?

We are Qualified Nurses who have qualifications in Public Health and have additional skills and knowledge in working with young people like yourself.

Working alongside us to support you in keeping you happy healthy and safe are Children, Young People and family Practitioners who are not nurses but have skills and training to support you in many areas of health and health promotion.

We work in your schools and offer you a confidential service like no other service can (if we feel that you are at risk of harm, we may have to speak to other agencies with your consent, in order to protect you though).

You may have seen one of our team in your Year 7 and Year 10 assembly at your school, giving you details of how we can support you and to give you information of when the drop- ins are available at your school. Here, we can offer you confidential advice on sexual health, can register you for C card (condoms) and if needed can offer you Emergency Contraception in a safe and supportive way. Or it may be that you just need to speak to one of our friendly team about an issue that is worrying you, and that’s fine.

Some of you may require additional support with your physical health, or maybe support with your emotional health and wellbeing. We are all well trained in helping you make the best of yourself and find support for you if needed.
We hope that you find what you are looking for here, but if not then please get in touch with us and hopefully we can find a way to help and support you.

Your 0-19 team.

The CAMHS Eating Disorders service based within South Staffordshire is a specialist community multi-disciplinary Eating Disorders service providing assessment and evidence based treatment for children and adolescents aged 8 – 18 years with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The service accepts referrals for young people registered with a South Staffordshire GP

The team is multi – disciplinary and includes professions such as medical, nursing, dietetic, art psychotherapy and family therapy. Our working hours are Monday – Friday 9am -5pm . A duty worker is available within these times

We are a school based service based on cognitive behavioural interventions for children and young people who have either low mood and or anxiety/worry type symptoms. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking treatment where a person learns to challenge and change unhelpful thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are affecting their daily lives. Our team offers six to eight sessions to support young people aged from year one to year thirteen.
Sometimes we can work with parents to help their children with worry and low mood.
We also work with mental health leads in schools to promote positive mental health. This is called a whole school approach.
The team consists of eight educational mental health practitioners and four primary mental health workers, admin staff and a team leader.
If you require further information speak to your teacher or check out our twitter and Facebook pages.

Emotional wellbeing and mental health support for 8 to 18 year olds in and around Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
We offer guidance and support for young people experiencing any degree of mental distress from low self-esteem, low confidence, stress, anxiety, depression to those with more complex and enduring mental health needs. Our support groups, wellbeing programmes and social activities are provided within communities throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
What does Changes YP offer?

Wellness Programme – A fun, interactive course designed to help you improve your self esteem and confidence, as well as giving you the opportunity to help others. Learn ways to think and feel better, gain a healthier body image, understand anger, improve relationships, find healthier coping skills and much more.

Weekly Peer-support Groups (PSGs):

Where CYP aged between 8 and 18 – can connect with others who are ‘in the same boat’ – share self-help tips, offer each other support, and learn to apply Changes 12 steps to manage mental distress.

Different PSGs are provided for different age-groups – run by qualified staff, providing safe, friendly and structured meetings – that you can join in with whenever you need.

Recovery Focused Activities & Social Events – Changes YP organises an active and wide ranging social calendar including art workshops, music group, physical activity sessions, chill out nights, multi-sports sessions and much more! These build confidence and self-esteem in a social setting and are a great way to meet new friends.

Changes YP is free, no referral is needed and there’s immediate access – no waiting lists!

If you or someone you care about is struggling with the impact of drugs or alcohol then we’re here to help you. We offer support to adults, young people, carers, partners and families who live in Stoke-on-Trent to make a positive and sustainable change to their lives and the community they live in.
If you would like help and support with your drug or alcohol use, or would like to talk to us about how to help someone you know, please drop in, phone or email us.
We offer a free and confidential support service for anyone living in Stoke-on-Trent who is struggling with drug or alcohol addiction. Contact us today and start to make a positive change to your life or the life of someone you know.

RUFF & RUBY is an urban youth charity delivering a collaboration of innovative programmes & services that promote positive self-esteem & aspirations in young people, inspiring them to be the ‘best version of themselves’. #LIVEONPURPOSE

This service supports children and young people in local authority special schools and colleges across Staffordshire. Our primary aim is to support children and young people attending special schools, in their school environment, in order that they can play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

All children, young people and families covered by the service will be offered support to enable their child to access special schools.

This will include assessment and care planning and supporting education staff with medication administration, enteral feeding packages and respiratory packages. Advice, support and training will be provided to schools to assist with managing long term conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.

Support is also provided for continence and enuresis, emotional health and wellbeing and behaviour with onward referral to other services as required. We work closely with other professionals such as Dieticians, Paediatricians, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, GPs and the wider community.

The service will provide advice and reports for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), continuing healthcare assessments and the provision of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including transition planning

The Families Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service is the integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing service for Staffordshire. Our school nurses can offer support, signposting and referral for any concerns you may have around any of the following issues:

– General health
– Sexual Health
– Feelings
– Growing up
– Lifestyle
– Relationships

You can speak to a school nurse directly by calling the 0-19 Hub within the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA) on 0808 178 0611

We are your School Nurses based in Stoke on Trent as part of the 0-19 team. There are lots of ways that you can get in touch with us. We have a hub open daily Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Where you can speak to a member of our team.  Please give us a call on 0808 178 3374. Or if you prefer, you can also text us on our confidential ChatHealth text messaging service: 07520 615 723.

How does it work?

We are Qualified Nurses who have qualifications in Public Health and have additional skills and knowledge in working with young people like yourself.

Working alongside us to support you in keeping you happy healthy and safe are Children, Young People and family Practitioners who are not nurses but have skills and training to support you in many areas of health and health promotion.

We work in your schools and offer you a confidential service like no other service can (if we feel that you are at risk of harm, we may have to speak to other agencies with your consent, in order to protect you though).

You may have seen one of our team in your Year 7 and Year 10 assembly at your school, giving you details of how we can support you and to give you information of when the drop- ins are available at your school. Here, we can offer you confidential advice on sexual health, can register you for C card (condoms) and if needed can offer you Emergency Contraception in a safe and supportive way. Or it may be that you just need to speak to one of our friendly team about an issue that is worrying you, and that’s fine.

Some of you may require additional support with your physical health, or maybe support with your emotional health and wellbeing. We are all well trained in helping you make the best of yourself and find support for you if needed.
We hope that you find what you are looking for here, but if not then please get in touch with us and hopefully we can find a way to help and support you.

Your 0-19 team.

We are a school based service based on cognitive behavioural interventions for children and young people who have either low mood and or anxiety/worry type symptoms. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking treatment where a person learns to challenge and change unhelpful thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are affecting their daily lives. Our team offers six to eight sessions to support young people aged from year one to year thirteen.
Sometimes we can work with parents to help their children with worry and low mood.
We also work with mental health leads in schools to promote positive mental health. This is called a whole school approach.
The team consists of eight educational mental health practitioners and four primary mental health workers, admin staff and a team leader.
If you require further information speak to your teacher or check out our twitter and Facebook pages.

Emotional wellbeing and mental health support for 8 to 18 year olds in and around Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
We offer guidance and support for young people experiencing any degree of mental distress from low self-esteem, low confidence, stress, anxiety, depression to those with more complex and enduring mental health needs. Our support groups, wellbeing programmes and social activities are provided within communities throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
What does Changes YP offer?

Wellness Programme – A fun, interactive course designed to help you improve your self esteem and confidence, as well as giving you the opportunity to help others. Learn ways to think and feel better, gain a healthier body image, understand anger, improve relationships, find healthier coping skills and much more.

Weekly Peer-support Groups (PSGs):

Where CYP aged between 8 and 18 – can connect with others who are ‘in the same boat’ – share self-help tips, offer each other support, and learn to apply Changes 12 steps to manage mental distress.

Different PSGs are provided for different age-groups – run by qualified staff, providing safe, friendly and structured meetings – that you can join in with whenever you need.

Recovery Focused Activities & Social Events – Changes YP organises an active and wide ranging social calendar including art workshops, music group, physical activity sessions, chill out nights, multi-sports sessions and much more! These build confidence and self-esteem in a social setting and are a great way to meet new friends.

Changes YP is free, no referral is needed and there’s immediate access – no waiting lists!

RUFF & RUBY is an urban youth charity delivering a collaboration of innovative programmes & services that promote positive self-esteem & aspirations in young people, inspiring them to be the ‘best version of themselves’. #LIVEONPURPOSE

This service supports children and young people in local authority special schools and colleges across Staffordshire. Our primary aim is to support children and young people attending special schools, in their school environment, in order that they can play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

All children, young people and families covered by the service will be offered support to enable their child to access special schools.

This will include assessment and care planning and supporting education staff with medication administration, enteral feeding packages and respiratory packages. Advice, support and training will be provided to schools to assist with managing long term conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.

Support is also provided for continence and enuresis, emotional health and wellbeing and behaviour with onward referral to other services as required. We work closely with other professionals such as Dieticians, Paediatricians, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, GPs and the wider community.

The service will provide advice and reports for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), continuing healthcare assessments and the provision of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including transition planning

The Families Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service is the integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing service for Staffordshire. Our school nurses can offer support, signposting and referral for any concerns you may have around any of the following issues:

– General health
– Sexual Health
– Feelings
– Growing up
– Lifestyle
– Relationships

You can speak to a school nurse directly by calling the 0-19 Hub within the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA) on 0808 178 0611

Do you have Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)? Do you have an amazing autism brain?

We are the specialist Autism service for South Staffordshire. We are here to assess and offer support to you and your family. If you are aged between 0-19 years old (up to 25 if you have an EHCP) and have a diagnosis or a working diagnosis of ASC, then you and your family can access help and support through us. You can find out more about us from our website or you can ask your parents to call our duty line on 0300 303 0691 (9-5; Mon-Fri) and we can try to help you with any problems and difficulties you might have related to your autism.Having autism means that your brain works a bit differently to most other people. Every person with ASC is different but some things people with ASC may find difficult are social communication (knowing what to talk about; understanding others; making sense of facial expression and tone of voice); social interaction (knowing how close to stand to someone; knowing when to talk; understanding jokes; making friends) and social prediction / rigidity of thought (needing routines; not liking changes; not knowing what will happen next). There are also some people with Autism who have sensory differences (not liking loud noises or bright lights; only wearing certain clothes; not being able to sit still). We have helped lots of young people with these things.

How does it work?

Young people can come to us for help and support with lots of different things, like anxiety or worries; low mood; anger; behaviour that can cause them difficulties with others; sleep; speech, language and communication difficulties; low self esteem (not feeling good about themselves) or just to understand their autism a little better. We can support parents over the phone with advice calls or you can come to one of our workshops to help understand what your autism means for you.
We also make sure that we look at the strengths that having an autism brain can give you! Having ASC can make some things harder but it can also make some things easier, like knowing lots about a special topic or having a really good memory! Don’t worry if you don’t like groups, you don’t have to talk if you don’t want to, but it can sometimes be nice to meet other people who understand what it is like to be you. For some people, we may offer 1-2-1 sessions with a clinician if this is needed.
We have lots of different people who work within our service such as Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Nurses. This means that we can help you with a lot of different things! We are all really friendly and would like to hear from you if there is anything you would like some help or support with. Remember: there is no such thing as a ‘silly’ worry or question so get in touch. We are here for you and look forward to hearing from you!

We are your School Nurses based in Stoke on Trent as part of the 0-19 team. There are lots of ways that you can get in touch with us. We have a hub open daily Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Where you can speak to a member of our team.  Please give us a call on 0808 178 3374. Or if you prefer, you can also text us on our confidential ChatHealth text messaging service: 07520 615 723.

How does it work?

We are Qualified Nurses who have qualifications in Public Health and have additional skills and knowledge in working with young people like yourself.

Working alongside us to support you in keeping you happy healthy and safe are Children, Young People and family Practitioners who are not nurses but have skills and training to support you in many areas of health and health promotion.

We work in your schools and offer you a confidential service like no other service can (if we feel that you are at risk of harm, we may have to speak to other agencies with your consent, in order to protect you though).

You may have seen one of our team in your Year 7 and Year 10 assembly at your school, giving you details of how we can support you and to give you information of when the drop- ins are available at your school. Here, we can offer you confidential advice on sexual health, can register you for C card (condoms) and if needed can offer you Emergency Contraception in a safe and supportive way. Or it may be that you just need to speak to one of our friendly team about an issue that is worrying you, and that’s fine.

Some of you may require additional support with your physical health, or maybe support with your emotional health and wellbeing. We are all well trained in helping you make the best of yourself and find support for you if needed.
We hope that you find what you are looking for here, but if not then please get in touch with us and hopefully we can find a way to help and support you.

Your 0-19 team.

We are a school based service based on cognitive behavioural interventions for children and young people who have either low mood and or anxiety/worry type symptoms. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a talking treatment where a person learns to challenge and change unhelpful thoughts, feelings and beliefs that are affecting their daily lives. Our team offers six to eight sessions to support young people aged from year one to year thirteen.
Sometimes we can work with parents to help their children with worry and low mood.
We also work with mental health leads in schools to promote positive mental health. This is called a whole school approach.
The team consists of eight educational mental health practitioners and four primary mental health workers, admin staff and a team leader.
If you require further information speak to your teacher or check out our twitter and Facebook pages.

Emotional wellbeing and mental health support for 8 to 18 year olds in and around Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
We offer guidance and support for young people experiencing any degree of mental distress from low self-esteem, low confidence, stress, anxiety, depression to those with more complex and enduring mental health needs. Our support groups, wellbeing programmes and social activities are provided within communities throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
What does Changes YP offer?

Wellness Programme – A fun, interactive course designed to help you improve your self esteem and confidence, as well as giving you the opportunity to help others. Learn ways to think and feel better, gain a healthier body image, understand anger, improve relationships, find healthier coping skills and much more.

Weekly Peer-support Groups (PSGs):

Where CYP aged between 8 and 18 – can connect with others who are ‘in the same boat’ – share self-help tips, offer each other support, and learn to apply Changes 12 steps to manage mental distress.

Different PSGs are provided for different age-groups – run by qualified staff, providing safe, friendly and structured meetings – that you can join in with whenever you need.

Recovery Focused Activities & Social Events – Changes YP organises an active and wide ranging social calendar including art workshops, music group, physical activity sessions, chill out nights, multi-sports sessions and much more! These build confidence and self-esteem in a social setting and are a great way to meet new friends.

Changes YP is free, no referral is needed and there’s immediate access – no waiting lists!

RUFF & RUBY is an urban youth charity delivering a collaboration of innovative programmes & services that promote positive self-esteem & aspirations in young people, inspiring them to be the ‘best version of themselves’. #LIVEONPURPOSE

This service supports children and young people in local authority special schools and colleges across Staffordshire. Our primary aim is to support children and young people attending special schools, in their school environment, in order that they can play a full and active role in school life, remain healthy and achieve their academic potential.

All children, young people and families covered by the service will be offered support to enable their child to access special schools.

This will include assessment and care planning and supporting education staff with medication administration, enteral feeding packages and respiratory packages. Advice, support and training will be provided to schools to assist with managing long term conditions such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy.

Support is also provided for continence and enuresis, emotional health and wellbeing and behaviour with onward referral to other services as required. We work closely with other professionals such as Dieticians, Paediatricians, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, GPs and the wider community.

The service will provide advice and reports for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), continuing healthcare assessments and the provision of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including transition planning

The Families Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service is the integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing service for Staffordshire. Our school nurses can offer support, signposting and referral for any concerns you may have around any of the following issues:

– General health
– Sexual Health
– Feelings
– Growing up
– Lifestyle
– Relationships

You can speak to a school nurse directly by calling the 0-19 Hub within the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA) on 0808 178 0611