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The online resource for children and young people in Wakefield

WF-I-Can Emotional Wellbeing Resource for young people.

The website was developed during COVID in response to young people saying they wanted a space with reliable information, we worked with YP, VCSE Public Health and 22 organisations and service areas to develop the site.

We are currently refreshing the website and would like to welcome organisations involved in working with young people to take part. 

Got a question about this? Email: info@ylc.org.uk

Training and Workshops

Young Lives is currently offering a Two-day ASIST training course.

 What is ASIST?

 An accredited two-day, interactive training that prepares professionals to provide suicide first aid interventions.

 Who can attend ASIST?

 Anyone over 16 can learn to use the ASIST model. No previous mental health or suicide prevention experience is necessary.

Attached is further information regarding the course and the expression of interest form.

 https://forms.office.com/e/WaCja7tYbt?origin=lprLink

  ASIST Poster

Know what to do if someone is thinking about suicide by following the easy-to-remember TALK steps - Tell, Ask, Listen, and keep safe.

SafeTALK  Thursday, 26th September 2024, 15:30 pm - 20:00 pm
St Mary's Community Centre, The Circle. Pontefract. WF8 2AY

To book your free place please visit our website: www.younglives.net/events/calendar 

 Alternatively, if you would like to host a SafeTALK session please do let us know via info@ylc.org.uk

 We are currently taking expressions of interest for the ASIST training programme, find out more about the training via this link scroll to the bottom of the page to register your interest for either your team or individuals.

The Risk and Resilience Framework - increase confidence in using the framework

• Thursday, 10th October 2024, 9:15 am - 15:30 pm 

 Wakefield Suite, Ground Floor. Wakefield One, Burton St. Wakefield. WF1 2EB                  

The session will enable you to increase confidence in using the framework, recognise how it can complement your work, identify and overcome barriers to using it, and share best practices.

Please note that this training is delivered with Public Health, as such your details will be shared with Wakefield Council to book you on the training. 

To book your free place please visit:    www.younglives.net/events/calendar/ 

 News

  For details regarding the Youth Fair on Thursday 19th September :   

Click Here 

The Integrated Care Board (ICB) are holding a board meeting about children and young people on 24th September 2024. 

 The specific focuses are:

·   Factors driving inequalities in mental health outcomes

·   Factors driving inequalities in physical health conditions- focus on childhood asthma.

 These areas are linked to the WYHCP big ambitions of: 

·  We will address the health inequality gap for children living in households with the lowest incomes and

·  We will reduce suicide rates.

 They are looking to collect existing insights through a range of methods.  A survey which individuals can complete as a young person, a parent/ carer or as a professional has been produced : https://re-url.uk/WOOV 

Star Bereavement has a ‘jamboard’ feedback forum on the website where anyone can leave a note. This could be positive, something to improve, or anything else Star welcome all feedback so please visit www.starbereavement.org.uk and leave us a post it, doodle or message 😊

School Health Survey 2024

As part of our third Wakefield community mental health transformation evaluation cycle, we have created the below survey to help us better understand the impact of their work and help shape the future direction of the roles as a team. We would appreciate if you could take the time to feedback your views and also share this within relevant networks.

The information provided will be anonymised & summarised to be used within evaluation reports and presentations within both West Yorkshire and Wakefield forums. The information provided may also be used by their host organisations (NOVA Wakefield, Age UK, & Young Lives Consortium). If anyone requires additional information or assistance with completing this in a different format, please get in touch.

The Link to the survey:

 https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MentalHealthCommunityBuilderSurvey/

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Funding

Funding for Children Experiencing Disadvantage to Take a Holiday Before the New Year

The Henry Smith Charity’s Holiday Grants programme supports recreational trips or holidays for groups of children aged 13 or younger who experience disadvantage or who have disabilities. There is particular interest in contributing to trips that would not take place without the Charity’s funding.

Applications are currently being accepted for holidays taken between 1 September and 31 December 2024.

Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities in the UK can apply for a one-off grant of between £500 and £2,750 to support a day trip or a longer residential of up to a week for groups of children aged 13 years or younger. The trip could be to a countryside or city location but must be outside of the children’s immediate locality. Day trips should not involve a disproportionate amount of time spent travelling. Consideration will be given to trips which are more local but these should have an emphasis on providing a new experience for the children and broadening their horizons.

Priority will be given to projects level that will benefit disadvantaged and disabled children in the most deprived areas in the UK.

Grants are made on a first come, first served basis until the available funding for that round has been fully allocated. All applications should be received at least six weeks before the date of the trip to allow for administrative processing and decision making.

The deadline for applications is 19 November 2024.

Holiday Grants for Children - The Henry Smith Charity

Wakefield Council Culture Grants

Culture Grants are part of our Year- Wakefield District 2024. Our Year will host 366 days of culture. Successful projects will be part of our year.

Number of different opportunities funding from £1,500 - £15,000

Monthly deadlines throughout the year. The final deadline for applications is 16th December 2024 - 5 pm. 

To find out more, please follow this link. 

The Youth Voice – Creative & Active Fund

We would love to hear from you, what ideas do you have to support young people  in your community? Here is your chance…

The Youth Voice – Creative & Active Fund gives young people in Wakefield the opportunity to apply for funding to spend on creative and active opportunities that will benefit other young people and make a real difference to their communities. 

The fund is to support the ideas and activities from young people as part of the youth voice work taking place across the district, particularly in relation to developing and delivering creative and active opportunities for young people. 

• The funding available to young people, aged 11 to 19 years old, or up to 25 with a disability, who live in Wakefield. 
• The fund is totally youth-led. Young people think of the project ideas, write the bids, and run the projects. They are helped by a supporting organisation.

There are 2 streams of funding that are available:

1. Build Our Futures - Each individual application can be for up to £2,000
2. Healthy & Sustainable Communities – this is to support 10 areas - Each area can apply for £1,000, details for this funding pot will be circulated to groups within the 10 priority areas, Public Health have identified.

Please read through the guidance notes and return your application to BuildOurFutures@wakefield.gov.uk

Applications can also be made via a video – please see the attached questions to follow.

The closing date for bids has now been extended until 20^th September 2024.

Click here for Further Funding Opportunities

 Jobs

For Job Application Pack Click Here

Useful information and Articles

Spice Awareness 

Turning Point Inspiring Recovery & Inspiring Futures Wakefield has developed guidance on Spice awareness, its impact on people, and support for practitioners and people in the community.

Please see the link for further information.

 Support for people over 16

Turning Point Talking Therapies: On Demand Core Service Free Wellbeing Workshops

Charity Insurance - Specialist Advisers to the Third Sector organisations  

https://www.ladbrook.co.uk/

 Free UK Charity Web Hosting

https://www.kualo.co.uk/free-charity-hosting#eligibility

 Wakefield Recovery & Discovery College 

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