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A Glan Llyn trip will be offered to young people who have been supported by the Resilient Mind service. All details of the day will be provided to you soon.

Very exciting!

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We work with vulnerable children, young people, families and communities across Wales, helping them to build a better future.

Our aim is to reach out to the most disadvantaged children in the country to ensure that every child has the best possible start in life and can reach their full potential.

Barnardo’s Cymru believes that every child deserves a happy and healthy childhood, no matter who they are or what they have been through.

Barnardo's Cymru 20,000 + service users, comprising of children, young people and families

We provide various services across Wales. Find out about our work with:

Family support

Mental health and wellbeing

Disability support

Young carers

Care leavers

Domestic abuse

Child sexual exploitation victims

Fostering in Wales

Cymru Website:

https://www.barnardos.org.uk/wales

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Ryan Williams - Voice and Influence Practitioner - Young Person

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Ryan Williams - Voice and Influence Practitioner - Young Person

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My Name is Ryan Williams and I work as a Voice and Influence Practitioner for Barnardo's. You will likely complete activities with me around co-production.

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Heledd Hughes - Family Wellbeing Practitioner - Young Person

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Heledd Hughes - Family Wellbeing Practitioner - Young Person

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My name is Heledd Hughes and I work as a Family Wellbeing Practitioner for Barnardos. You will likely be supported by myself Stephanie Griffiths. I work closely with Ryan to ensure your voices are heard.

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Once we have received your referral we will make contact and go through some paper work such as GDPR, EDI form and Information Sharing. Following this we will arrange an assessment to get to know more about you

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My STAR Assessment

Young person

Physical Health

Where you Live

Being Safe

Relationships

Feelings and Behaviour

Friends

Confidence and Self-Esteem

Education and Learning

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The next step is to make an action plan with you based on what has been learnt. The action plan will be specific to your needs. The action plan will be reviewed every 6 weeks where we can see if progress has been made or if any adjustments need to be made

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Once you have completed your action plan then we will look to close you for support. However, this will be discussed with you in advance so there are no surprises.

By this point we would expect your confidence and skills to have developed so that you are able to move forward with advice and guidance from helplines, online or even doing your own research.

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We recognise that life can change sometimes and if that happens then you will need to follow the same process as before. This can be found in the 'Who are we?' section.

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We support LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and those questioning their sexual or gender identity) children, young people and their families in the UK.

All of our services strive to be safe and inclusive spaces for LGBT+ young people.

We provide direct support to LGBT+ children and young people around their gender and sexual identities. We also work with parents, carers and families.

Through our Positive Identities service we offer training to schools, professionals and community groups. Our training raises awareness of LGBT+ lives, promotes inclusion and tackles homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.

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How we provide direct support to LGBT+ children and young people around their gender and sexual identities.

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Understanding stress | Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Understanding stress | Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Be mindful | Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Be mindful | Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Barnardo's | Online mental health support for young people

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Mindfulness is a form of meditation and being aware of what you're doing. It helps us sense how our bodies feel and to notice what we see, smell, taste, and hear. It can also help us to be aware of our thoughts and feelings.

Your life can be busy and distracting. It's easy to live in your head a lot of the time and forget about how your body feels. Your thoughts and feelings can take over.

Being mindful takes time to learn and does not come naturally, but it has lots of positive benefits.

Benefits of mindfulness

By noticing your feelings, you can be more in control of your emotions, rather than feeling like your emotions are controlling you.

It can also help you:

feel less stressed

focus on things

improve your memory

sleep better

Practice mindfulness

There are lots of different ways you can practice mindfulness.

You can think about colours, textures, smells, sounds, and how things feel. Try to focus your mind on one thing at a time for as long as you like and move on to the next one.

You can try and:

look at 5 things around you

listen to 5 different sounds - you could be outside and hear the wind or birds. If you are inside, you might hear a TV, people, or sounds from outside.

touch 5 different objects around you

dance - notice the music and how you move

stretch - pay attention to your body and how it feels

focus on an object - notice the shape, colour, and texture

write- keep a journal to help organise and release your thoughts

walk - feel the way the soles of your feet touch the ground

eat or drink - think about how things taste and feel in your mouth

colour or draw - enjoy the colours or shapes you're drawing

It's normal for your thoughts to wander. When this happens just refocus your mind back to what you were doing or back to your breath. If you do this every time it happens it will help your mind to learn.

You can do these exercises anytime and anywhere. You can do them for as long or as little time as you like.

Mindfulness is not for everybody and if you feel it is not for you, there are other ways you can get help.

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Identity and who you are | Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Identity and who you are | Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Barnardo’s | Online mental health support for young people

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Fideo Arweinwyr Ifanc Meddwl Ymlaen / Mind Our Future Young Leaders' Video

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Barnardo's | "Lessons" by Dan | Poetry for World Mental Health Day

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YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People

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YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.

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The NSPCC is the UK’s leading children’s charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover. Help us be here for children. Please donate now.

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Sessions are really fun

likes the activities Ryan makes - loves darts - Ryan made a dart board activity which I really enjoyed

"Ryan knows what I like"

Looking forward to joining in with the next part of the coproduction because Ryan makes it fun and he is funny too.

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The Tellmi app is an anonymised connection tool to support with emotional health and wellbeing.

We are developing the app and looking to launch it in the next two months. Young people will be co-producing this app to ensure it meets their needs. Ryan will be working with the young people to gather their feedback so any changes can be made before we go live.

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The Tellmi app is an anonymised connection tool to support with emotional health and wellbeing.

We are developing the app and looking to launch it in the next two months. Young people will be co-producing this app to ensure it meets their needs. Ryan will be working with the young people to gather their feedback so any changes can be made before we go live.