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A front door to Trafford's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health offer, for young people aged 5-18 (up to 25 years for those with an educational healthcare plan/LLDO)

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A free, 6 week course for parents and carers of children aged 11+ attending school in Trafford.

2 June - 7 July 2026 (6 Tuesdays)
11am - 1pm

At the Counselling & Family Centre, Altrincham

The Counselling & Family Centre

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Parent & Carer EBSNA Information & Advice sessions 2026

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Advice and information sessions in person and online for parents of children who are struggling with school attendance, run by Trafford's Educational Psychology Service

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Trafford Neurodiversity Support is a service where parents, carers, and young people can access advice, signposting, and information related to neurodiversity.

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School Attendance Difficulties and Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA)

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Trafford's guidance has been developed to provide further information and support for children and young people who are experiencing school attendance difficulties and/or Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA), and to support their families, school staff and other professionals across our Local Authority.

What is EBSNA?

Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) is a term adopted by Trafford Council and a number of authorities to describe children and young people who have significant difficulties in attending school due to a range of factors.

EBSNA can start early on in a child's school life with minor to severe indicators but is often not identified until secondary school.

What can EBSNA look like?

Crying or pleading

Avoidance of getting up, get ready for school or leave the house

Preoccupied with worries about school related issues

Sleep difficulties

Frequent complaints of minor illness e.g., feeling sick, headache

Distressed and aggressive behaviours (usually at home)

Some children mask their anxiety and appear fine at school

At home, or at school, children or young people may display their emotional distress in a variety of different ways. It is also important to acknowledge that children and young people may present as being 'ok' whilst in school yet display a high level of distress at home. This can happen when a child or young person 'masks' how they feel in an attempt to 'fit in'. It is therefore important to listen to parental/carer concerns and what they communicate about their child's behaviours.

In line with the Working Together to Improve Attendance guidance, school staff should proactively use data to identify pupils at risk of poor attendance, this includes identifying those children and young people who may be at risk of school-related anxiety, and paying attention to any parental concerns.

Causes of EBSNA:

Research suggests there is no single cause of EBSNA. Instead it is thought to be an interaction of risk factors unique to your child or young person that can include:

special educational needs

social and communication difficulties

stressors from school

bullying or perceived threats of bullying

family and friendship difficulties

negative thoughts

This can lead to pushing children and young people away from school and pulling them towards home.

EBSNA is more likely to happen when "stress exceeds support". (Thambirajah et al 2008)

Early Identification and working together towards action is essential

Many of our children and young people who live and go to school in the Trafford area are struggling with high levels of anxiety related to attending school.

The need for parent carers, school staff and specialist services to work together has become even more important as children, young people and families try to adapt to the short and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

How can we support children and young people?

The Trafford EBSNA guidance document details the process of support that should be followed when a child or young person is identified as experiencing difficulties attending school (or as at risk of becoming persistently absent). This follows the Assess, Plan, Do, Review process, including:

1. Early identification of indicators of attendance difficulties.

2. Collaborative meeting between home and school to discuss and understand the child's needs. This should include the pupil's views and may also use the Early Identification of Needs Tool.

3. Create an individual action plan and implement. This may include reference to the Ideas Bank within the guidance.

4. Review and update regularly (e.g. every 3 - 4 weeks).

5. Refer to specialist services if required.

It is important that this cycle of support is completed promptly, and that the support and progress is agreed and regularly reviewed with the young person and their family. Further information around each area can be found within Trafford's guidance document.

Trafford's EBSNA Guidance Document

Trafford's guidance document has been developed to provide further information and support for children and young people who are experiencing school attendance difficulties and/or Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA), and to support their families, school staff and other professionals across our Local Authority.

The guidance is based on EBSNA research evidence and similar tools that have been shown to be successful in other local authorities. It includes:

An understanding of EBSNA and how to recognise those at risk

Children and young people's views and experiences of EBSNA

ADPR guidance for school settings, including action plan templates and tools to gain pupil views

Whole school approaches to promoting regular attendance

Ideas bank for support strategies

Who can help?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Example case studies of support

It can be downloaded here.

Trafford's Early Identification of Need Tool (EINT)

Trafford schools and services have also developed a Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA) Early Identification of Need Tool (EINT) which aims to be a user-friendly but comprehensive progress document.

It is hoped that the EINT will help prevent families, children and young people reaching crisis point and before EBSNA becomes extremely difficult to change. It can be very effective in helping families and schools to quickly identify what risk factors and triggers might be contributing to a child or young person's anxiety and feeling unable to attend school.

The EINT can be the first but very important step in gaining a shared understanding of what emotional and practical challenges a child or young person faces.

This awareness could then lead to possible adjustments and available support being offered to the child, young person and families. This can go on to change the quality of your child or young person's school experience.

Information about writing and reviewing an action plan to improve attendance can be found in the guidance document, including ideas for support and reasonable adjustments.

What works?

Recent research from the University of Manchester has highlighted the successful use of these approaches in supporting children and young people to return to school following a period of anxiety (Corcoran, Bond and Knox, 2022):

Key areas identified as supportive included:

Effective home-school communications ¸ to ensure parent/carer concerns are heard and support approaches are consistent.

Positive relationships with school staff, were noted as key for students who successfully returned to school.

Awareness of triggers, understanding the push and pull factors to better support the young person before, throughout and after the school day.

Providing an individualised approach, tailoring the intervention to the specific push and pull factors identified by the young person and those around them.

Engagement with other professionals, when needed, seeking further specialist support to inform the assess, plan, do, review process.

Where to get help?

If you feel that your child or young person is struggling with anxiety and difficulties with attending school, then it might be helpful to complete the Trafford EINT with the support of Special Education Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo).

The Trafford pilot EINT and Trafford Guidance Document can be viewed right here on the Trafford's SEND Local Offer.

Our guidance document contains a 'Who Can Help' page, with details of other services in Trafford who may be able to support you.

Trafford's Educational Psychology Service offer whole school training on EBSNA and school attendance, please contact either your link EP or email shannon.corcoran@trafford.gov.uk for further information.

What you can do to raise awareness of EBSNA

Be aware of the early signs of EBSNA (even in early years children)

Share your concerns with the class teacher, SENCO, relevant staff or service

Have a whole school approach to promoting regular attendance

Use the Trafford guidance and toolkit within your cycles of support

We all want our children and young people to enjoy the opportunities of being part of the school community.

There is a huge amount of research that suggests that children and young people who attend school regularly benefit from the experience of greater well-being and stronger social relationships. Also, in the long term they have an increased chance of achieving the qualifications and careers that can lead to job, financial security and better health.

Your Feedback

We are currently gathering your feedback on EBSNA support across Trafford. If you have a spare 10 minutes, please consider completing our form below to help us improve and develop our support in the future.
https://forms.gle/MT7HdkiNbhPSr1t46
- Article by Dr Rhonda Boaler and Shannon Corcoran, Educational Psychology Service

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Informal groups for neurodivergent young people aged 10 to 17 years of age

Services 1 — Starling

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Free online 6 week support and guidance for Parents and Carers of children ages 5+ with emerging SEND needs.

28 April - 9 June 2026 (6 Tuesdays*)
12.30pm - 2.30pm

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MyTime Trafford - Group support for children age 5-13

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Trafford Thrive in Education provide mental Health support in Trafford schools. Place2Be offer this support in Trafford primary schools and CAMHS work in secondary schools.

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Trafford Thrive in Education provide mental Health support in Trafford schools. Place2Be offer this support in Trafford primary schools and CAMHS work in secondary schools. We cover approximately 1/3 of all Trafford schools.

We work with children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, through 1-1 intervention and groupwork. We also support schools to support all their pupils emotional wellbeing, through classroom workshops, assemblies, training for staff and parents/carers and raisiing awareness of mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Speak to your child's school if you would like to know if we are working in their school and if you think your child would benefit from mental health support in school.

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Trafford Thrive in Education provide mental Health support in Trafford schools. Place2Be offer this support in Trafford primary schools and CAMHS work in secondary schools. We cover approximately 1/3 of all Trafford schools. We work with children and young people presenting with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, through 1-1 intervention and groupwork.

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Universal Sleep Support and 1:1 Sleep Clinics for Trafford Families.

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Working together to transform children's lives through Sleep and Therapy Services

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This group is all about bringing parents and carers together. It’s a safe, friendly space for peer-to-peer support, sharing experiences, and signposting to helpful services. Opportunity to join a closed Facebook group and information about drop-ins, local events, and other opportunities designed to support and empower our amazing Trafford parents and carers.

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Parinatal mental health support group based in Trafford

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Talkshop is an advice, support and information centre for young people aged 11 to 19 (up to 25 with additional needs or care leavers).

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Talkshop is an advice, support and information centre for young people aged 11 to 19 (up to 25 with additional needs or care leavers). The Talkshop offer a confidential service. This enables us to offer a safe and non-judgemental environment for young people to seek the help they need. Advice and information Talkshop Drop-Ins Talkshop Drop-Ins - Sexual Health help Connexions Careers Guidance Service Trafford Youth Forum Pregnancy and Parenthood Young Bumps Butterflies Young Parents Group - Sale Help when young people need it most Trafford Talkshop: Early Help Hub for Young People Talkshop Young People’s Sexual Health Clinic with The Northern at Urmston Cinic Other Services delivered from Talkshop Missing from Home or Care Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Emoptional Wellbeing support for young people who go missing or are exploited Rainbow Reflections LGBT+ group run by Proud Trust Mental Health Support from 42nd Street Help with substance misuse from Early Break More youth work in Trafford Talkshop Trafford is part of Trafford Youth Engagement Service that includes Talkshop, Street Talk, Connexions and Activity Agreement. Instagram: Talkshoptrafford

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A cognitive-behavioural parenting intervention delivered online that supports parents to help children manage their anxiety more effectively. You can get free access by completing this questionnaire.

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A cognitive-behavioural parenting intervention delivered online that supports parents to help children manage their anxiety more effectively.

The programme involves six (1-hour) online modules that parents complete independently in their own time, from a computer, tablet or smartphone. We would appreciate if you could take the time to complete this survey prior to completing Fearless and after so that we can get an understanding of whether the support offered has been effective.

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Programmes to support parents and carers with anxious children and young people aged 12 - 18 years

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Trafford Talking Therapies - Pregnancy and 
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Trafford Talking Therapies can help new or expecting parents develop coping strategies to improve your mood and manage your anxiety.

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Groups and activities for young carers supporting their needs as a young person.

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I heard about the Foundation through friends as I was looking for a volunteer placement whilst studying my degree. I started volunteering alongside the Engage mentors, helping them plan sessions in the office - I then assisted the mentors during their group work sessions.

Engage provides targeted early intervention to vulnerable children and young people aged 8-16 to tackle problems emerging in their lives.

I then applied to work on NCS, a personal development programme for 16-17 year olds delivered by the Foundation in Salford and Trafford. It was recognised that I worked really well with young people. I was then asked if I would like to attend an interview for a full time role at the Foundation on the Inspired colleges programme and as an Engage mentor too!

A lot of people don't know much about the colleges programme. Salford City College and Salford Foundation teamed up to provide support to students at risk of disengagement and/or exclusion. Personalised one to one mentoring assists learners to maintain focus, address issues and barriers to learning with the intention to re-engage with mainstream college programmes. In addition to personalised support, group sessions are held on topics including managing emotions, drugs and alcohol awareness and employability skills and attitude.

The best part of my job is when I know I've made a positive impact on a young person. And receiving text messages from parents praising the work I have done with their children and positively changing their attitudes & behaviours.

I've also met some fantastic colleagues along the way.

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To find out more about how we deliver Mental Health services in Trafford using the Thrive Model, follow this link to our Children and Young People's Mental Health page

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Trafford Directory | Children and Young People’s Mental Health

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Offers face-to-face and online counselling in Altrincham. Click here to visit their website and find out more.

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Who can come for counselling?

How will I have my sessions?

Counselling is available:

Video counselling is offered via Microsoft Teams. Please see the following for help getting started with this:

In telephone counselling your counsellor will telephone you each session. Their number is withheld, client cannot telephone counsellors.

How much does counselling cost?

Unless you are coming to us through an organisation, counselling charges are based on your annual household income*. In some cases we can offer a limited number of fully funded or subsidised counselling sessions. Please contact us for details.

​​* Required proof of income / means-tested benefits (MTBs) >

Payment in advance at one of our centres

What if I cancel or miss an appointment?

We charge for missed appointments and appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice. Our automated reminders are sent from a no-reply email. You must call or email CFC to cancel or change an appointment:

CFC Altrincham

Telephone: 0161 941 7754

Telephone: 0161 764 4113

Please note: if you do not attend your assessment appointment, and have not let us know in advance, you will be charged a £5 administration fee. This is payable before your next appointment.

How do I start?

Your first meeting be an assessment with a qualified counsellor. We use this to make sure we are the right service for you, and just as importantly, this gives you the opportunity to decide whether you would like to continue into ongoing counselling. The questionnaire you fill out and the information you give in assessment allows us to match you with a suitable ongoing counsellor. In some services, the assessment counsellor will become your ongoing counsellor.

How long do sessions last?

Assessments and counselling sessions usually last for 50 minutes (Families service sessions are usually longer). There is no typical counselling session. Your counsellor will be highly trained in listening and reflecting, and will help you to explore your issues and find a way forward. We offer an integrative style of working tailored always to meet your specific needs which may include elements of a number of ways of working, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person Centred, Psychodynamic or Transactional Analysis (TA).

How often are sessions?

It's best to keep the momentum going so meeting once weekly at the same time and day will help you and your counsellor make progress. It really helps if you have your diary to hand at the beginning to allow you and your counsellor to arrange a series of sessions. At this stage you can factor in things like holidays.

How many sessions will I have?

From the very beginning of your time with your counsellor we ask you to think about what you would like to achieve before leaving us, and to talk about how long you may need to attend. Endings are a very important part of your counselling, and can offer a real sense of achievement, insight and clarity. We do ask you not to just disappear! Where financial considerations could limit the number of sessions you are able to attend, please let the counsellor know at the beginning and the work will be tailored to what is achievable in the time.

Can I have counselling in different languages?

As well as English, we can provide counselling in:

Click here for details about making an appointment.

Can a friend or relative come into the sessions with me?

Counselling sessions are confidential and only people booked for the session to be present. If you are attending as an individual then only you and your counsellor will be in the session. Carers can help settle clients in where appropriate, but must leave before counselling starts. In couples / family / young people counselling, only registered clients can be present.

Children (including babies) will not be able to accompany you into your appointment unless this has been pre-booked as part of the Families service. Please note we do not have childcare facilities.

Clients having video or phone counselling must be in a quiet, confidential space where nobody can overhear what is being said, and where they are free from other commitments to focus on themselves.

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Counselling Services | The Counselling and Family Centre

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Home page for the Trafford Talking Therapies. Access CBT and counselling
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Information and Advice in Greater Manchester

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Home Start want to hear from parents and carers from Trafford's North neighbourhoods including Stretford, Clifford, Longford, and Gorse Hill

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Free, confidential mental health and wellbeing service for young people aged 13 - 25 years throughout Greater Manchester The service also provides information for parent and carers, and professionals.

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42nd Street’s vision is for inclusive, accessible mental health and wellbeing support and opportunities for all young people.

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Greater Manchester Bereavement Service can help to find support for anyone in Greater Manchester that has been bereaved or affected by a death. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief.

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Follow this link to Trafford's PIMH Pathway Page with information and advice of services available to expecting and new parents.

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The perinatal period is the time between conceiving a baby until the end of the first postnatal year. 20% of women (or 1 in every 5 women) experience mental health problems during this time, making this a relatively common experience. It is vital that women receive treatment and support as early as possible. We know that if left untreated, mental illness can have a significant and long-lasting impact on the woman, her infant and her family.

The perinatal period is often a window of opportunity; treating mental health problems during this time prevents avoidable suffering and isolation, strengthens families, ensures children have a healthy start, has economic benefits, and helps to prevent suicide, the leading cause of maternal death in the UK. At such a crucial time in a child's development, there is also no other period in life when so many different services and professionals can become involved with a parent and their baby.
What is infant mental health?
When we are talking about infant mental health, we are describing the social and emotional wellbeing and development of children in their earliest years of life. We understand that sensitive and responsive caregiving helps create positive outcomes. Early relationships are central to infant mental health and provide a framework for how a child will connect with others and themselves in later life. Acknowledging the importance of these early relationships, services that provide direct therapeutic support to families are often called 'parent infant mental health services.'

PIMH forms an important part of the 1001 Critical Days, to find out more about this please visit out 1001 Critical Days Page.
A common Framework: the Thrive model
Support in Trafford is available from an integrated multi agency network, which follows the Greater Manchester model and pathway of working together to support infants and parents in the perinatal period at different times of need. This has been developed using the Thrive model (Wolpert & Harris et al 2014) which describes 5 needs based groupings, the offer available for each group and the state of being of people in that group.
Services working together to support infants' parents and families in Trafford, at one, some or all levels of need.
Please watch the animated video below which explains the THRIVE Frame for system change For information about THRIVE, visit the GM Integrated Care page.

As the THRIVE model describes, our mental health and emotional wellbeing services often don't fit into just one of these groups; they all offer information, signposting and advice while also providing help to those who need it.

To find out more about the THRIVE programme, visit the GM i-THRIVE webpage.
Trafford Support Offer Health Visiting
Trafford's Health Visiting team support every family with a child under the age of five and will provide advice, support and local information about services and support for mum, baby, and family. First contact with a health visitor can be at the antenatal stage (before a baby is born) and will continue after a baby is born, and at various stages within a child's early years, depending on need.

For more information, please contact your locality health visiting team using the details below:
North:
Telephone : 0161 912 5567

Website: Trafford Directory | North Health Visiting Team
South:
Telephone : 0161 912 3355
E-mail : mft.southHVteamTrafford@nhs.net Sale Central:
Website: Trafford Directory | South Health Visiting Team
E-mail : mft.hvteamtraffordcentral@nhs.net West:
Telephone : 0161 912 2287
E-mail : mft.HVTeamWest@nhs.net Dad Matters
Website: Trafford Directory | Sale Central Health Visiting Team

Telephone : 0161 549 6300

Website: Trafford Directory | West Health Visiting Team

Dad Matters aim to help dads have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress and mental health issues. The services encourages dads to engage with services that have traditionally been targeted at mums, and to train & support volunteer dads to work with them.
Parentline
The service offers:

Dads' antenatal groups - a blended model of online and face-to-face delivery so that dads can choose how they want to engage.

Outreach at antenatal appointments and maternity services, particularly at scans. · Monthly face to face activities, play and stay/walks etc.

Perinatal mental health group for dads with partners in the MBU

1:1 support for dads with partners in receipt of support from the perinatal MH team or PIMH teams

Teen dad chats

Events

Podcasts

Website - https://www.chathealth.nhs.uk Parenting Courses
Telephone - 0161 344 0669

Parentline is a confidential NHS text messaging service offering advice and support to Trafford parents and carers of children aged 0-5. Texts are seen Monday-Friday 8:30am- 4.30pm

Text - 07312263035

Twitter - https://twitter.com/TraffordHVS

Online Courses

Trafford offer a number of online parenting courses via the Solihull Approach:

Understanding your pregnancy birth labour and your baby

Understanding your baby

Understanding your child

Understanding your teenagers' brain (short course)

Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)

Understanding your child with additional needs

Access to these courses is FREE for all Trafford residents:
The Incredible Years
www.inourplace.co.uk with access code: waterpark (not case sensitive)

Trafford parents can access these courses whilst they are at home with children during this period and beyond.

For any technical queries please contact: solihull.approach@heartofengland.nhs.uk or call 0121 296 4448

For any other questions please contact: online.parenting@trafford.gov.uk

A series of evidence-based programmes which have been written to support parents, children, and teachers recognise and manage emotions and behaviours in a positive way. The programmes also aim to prevent and treat young children's challenging behaviour and promote their social, emotional, and academic competence.

Baby Incredible Years - For parents/main carers of babies up to 1 year old. Designed to support parents with their babies, offering ideas and techniques to deal with common challenges.

Toddler Incredible Years - For parents of children aged 1-3 years old. This will focus on strengthening the parent-child relationship whilst implementing consistent boundaries.

Basic Incredible Years - For parents of children aged 3-8 years. This will help promote children's social and emotional development as well as provide techniques to explore developmental milestones, ensuring appropriate boundaries and behaviour management techniques are in place.

Referrals to Incredible years can be made by professionals using the parenting panel referral form and emailing earlyhelpparenting@trafford.gov.uk. Alternatively you can email emma.bamlett@trafford.gov.uk with any queries.

Health Visiting

Trafford's Health Visiting team support every family with a child under the age of five and will provide advice, support and local information about services and support for mum, baby, and family. Health visitors can provide advice and support during the antenatal stage (before the birth of the child) and throughout the child's early years, based on the family's needs.

For more information, please contact your locality health visiting team using the details below:

North:
E-mail : mft.southHVteamTrafford@nhs.net
Telephone : 0161 912 5567

Website: Trafford Directory | North Health Visiting Team
E-mail : mft.hvteamtraffordcentral@nhs.net
South:

Telephone : 0161 912 3355
E-mail: mft.HVTeamWest@nhs.net Dad Matters
Website: Trafford Directory | South Health Visiting Team

Sale Central:

Telephone : 0161 912 2287
Family Help
Website: Trafford Directory | Sale Central Health Visiting Team

West:
Support for families
Telephone: 0161 549 6300

Website: Trafford Directory | West Health Visiting Team

Dad Matters aim to help dads have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress, and mental health issues. The services encourage dads to engage with services that have traditionally been targeted at mums, and to train & support volunteer dads to work with them.

The service offers:

Dad's antenatal groups - a blended model of online and face-to-face delivery so that dads can choose how they want to engage.

Outreach at antenatal appointments and maternity services, particularly at scans. · Monthly face to face activities, play and stay/walks etc.

Perinatal mental health group for dads with partners in the MBU

1:1 support for dads with partners in receipt of support from the perinatal MH team or PIMH teams

Teen dad chats

Events

Podcasts

Family Help in Trafford aims to make sure that services to support children, young people and their families are there when they need them.

Find out more about Early Help Assessments and Plans

Partington hub - 0161 912 2122 https://www.facebook.com/PUWACC/
Home Start - Baby Bond
Email: partingtonccandearlyhelphub@trafford.gov.uk

Stretford hub - number 0161 912 5020 https://www.facebook.com/SEHH9
Trafford Psychological Therapies
Email: stretfordccandearlyhelphub@trafford.gov.uk

We will aim to get back to you within 2 days.

Panel information - North Area Panel - onetraffordresponse@trafford.gov.uk

Early Help Panel - earlyhelppanel@trafford.gov.uk
Health Visiting
For the Partington hub - midwife/ maternity enquiries contact St Mary's hospital 0161 624 0420 or Wythenshawe on 0161 291 2950

Offers support to parents with low-moderate mental health issues requiring support to form more secure and positive attachments with their 0-2-year-old infant.

Telephone: 0161 865 4222

This service offers talking therapy for adults of all ages providing talking therapies for those experiencing difficulties with anxiety and depression-based presentations. Referral is via GP or other healthcare provider or self-referral.

At this stage you will be offered:

Step 2 support: for those with milder mental health needs, guided self-help from Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) through 6 half-hour sessions on 1:1 basis.

Step 3 Support: for those with more moderate mental health conditions. A range of interventions, such as CBT, IPT, and EMDR offered on a 1:1 or group basis.

Website: Trafford Psychological Therapies

Trafford's Health Visiting team support every family with a child under the age of five and will provide advice, support and local information about services and support for mum, baby, and family. Health visitors can provide advice and support during the antenatal stage (before the birth of the child) and throughout the child's early years, based on the family's needs.

For more information, please contact your locality health visiting team using the details below:

North:

Telephone : 0161 912 5567
E-mail : mft.hvteamtraffordcentral@nhs.net
Website: Trafford Directory | North Health Visiting Team

South:
Trafford Perinatal Parent and Infant Mental Health (Health Visiting)
Telephone : 0161 912 3355

E-mail : mft.southHVteamTrafford@nhs.net

Website: Trafford Directory | South Health Visiting Team

Sale Central:
Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
Telephone : 0161 912 2287

Website: Trafford Directory | Sale Central Health Visiting Team

West:
IAPT
Telephone: 0161 549 6300

Offers an evidence-based listening/support service for women in the perinatal period (pre and post childbirth) who experience symptoms of depression, low mood, or anxiety. Our specialist PIMH health visitor offer supports people which meet the Trafford Perinatal Maternal and Infant Mental Health pathways criteria for extra suppoer.

Mothers can also attend the Baby & Me parent and infant mental health group run by Health Visitors and the Specialist Health Visitor for Parent and Infant Mental Health.

There is also a supportive weekly Parent and Infant Mental Health drop in available to too. Fathers are very welcome at the drop in.
Trafford Infant Parent Service (TIPS)
Telephone: 07976 344635 (Wed-Fri)

Website: Perinatal Health Visiting - Trafford LCO

The Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team is commissioned to support women who experience high-risk mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and for their infant up to the age of one year. The team will work to provide assessment, care and treatment including the prevention, detection and management of maternal mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.

Telephone: 0161 271 0188

Website: Perinatal CMHT | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT (gmmh.nhs.uk)

This service offers talking therapy for adults of all ages providing talking therapies for those experiencing difficulties with anxiety and depression-based presentations. Referral is via GP or other healthcare provider or self-referral.

At this stage you will be offered:

Step 3 Support: for those with more moderate mental health conditions. A range of interventions, such as CBT, IPT, and EMDR offered on a 1:1 or group basis.

Step 3+ Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy, Schema Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapies.

Trafford Early Development Service (TEDS)
Website: Trafford Psychological Therapies

Run by CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) this service raises awareness of the importance of the parent-infant relationship by offering support to families where there are concerns about the parent-child relationship.

What we do?

We offer direct therapeutic support to families to promote the importance of the first relationship between baby and caregiver.

Our main aim is to support parents/caregivers to build nurturing, responsive and caring relationships with their infant, that you can all enjoy.

How we do this?

We often meet with parents and infants together.

We spend time getting to know your family, understanding your story and journey to parenthood so far.

Time is spent listening, talking, observing, and playing together, making sense of difficult feelings for both caregivers and infant.

Who we are?

We are a friendly team of Clinical Psychologists, a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and a Specialist Health Visitor with many years of experiences of working with babies, children, and parents.

We are a community-based team meaning we can offer appointments in community health clinics, your home or via video/telephone call.

We work closely with other professionals in Trafford including Health Visitors, nurseries, Community Nursery Nurses, GP's.

Phone: 0161 549 6456

Support Children and their families through Portage developmental play sessions in their home. The service supports families to coordinate their child's care and arrange Team Around the Child meetings as needed. They will work closely with other professionals involved in the child's care including Early Years settings.

Referral can be made by your Health Visitor, other health professional or your Early Years setting.

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Use the map below to find support services in your area.

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The film contains a simple explanation of the stress mechanism and explains how prolonged or profound childhood stress can become toxic, changing the way the brain relates to the everyday world.

This can have a profoundly negative impact on young peoples behaviour and long term physical and mental health; but the film ends with a positive message, explaining that with help, the brain can learn to re-adapt to cope with the effects of toxic childhood stress.

The messages, content and design of the film were a co-production between the staff and young people of Early Break.

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'Stressed Out Brain' is a short animated film about the effects of toxic childhood stress. The film contains a simple explanation of the stress mechanism.

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To help support the recovery community, Achieve workers, and their clients, Salford CVS have created this directory with information on 2023-24 funded organisations, the activities they are providing, and contact details of key contacts in Bolton, Salford, and Trafford.

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Information and Advice in Greater Manchester

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What is Mental Health?

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects our every day life and how we think, feel, and act, making a difference to our capability to cope with situations.

What Does Good Mental Health Look Like?

You might have heard of mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, however a healthy mental state is not just the lack of conditions like these. In fact, a good mental health includes skills we might not often think about such as the ability to learn, manage your feelings, maintain relationships and cope with change. We use these skills every day: in school, with your friends and family - so it is important to take care of your mental health. Even if we don't have mental health problems we all have a mental health - it is just like out physical health. Just like we need to keep our eye on a cough in case it's a chest infection, we should support ourselves in terms of mental health. We should be wary of unhealthy lifestyles, they could turn into disorders.

The symptoms listed below are warning signs of mental illness*:

Withdrawal - recently not joining in with things, losing interest in
people

Drop in functioning - not working well; this could be at school, or in
your social life, e.g. quitting sports, failing in school or difficulty
performing familiar tasks

Problems thinking - you have problems with concentration, memory
logical thought and speech that are hard to explain

Increased sensitivity - Heightened sensitivity to sights, sounds,
smells or touch; avoidance of over-stimulating situations

Apathy - a loss of enthusiasm for participation

Feeling disconnected - A vague feeling of being disconnected from
yourself or your surroundings; a sense of unreality

Illogical thinking - Unusual or exaggerated beliefs about personal
powers to understand meanings or influence events; illogical or
"magical" thinking

Nervousness - Fear or suspiciousness of others or a strong nervous feeling

Unusual behaviour - Odd, uncharacteristic, peculiar behaviour

Sleep or appetite changes - Dramatic sleep and appetite changes or
decline in personal care

Mood changes - Rapid or dramatic shifts in feelings

*according to the American Psychiatric Association

Understanding young people's mental health #HandsUp4HealthyMinds

How Can You Look After Your Mental Health?

Not everybody has a mental illness, but regardless we should take care of ourselves mentally as we do physically. Here are some tips from the Mental Health Foundation to do so:

Self care and support for young people #HandsUp4HealthyMinds

Now that you know a little more about mental health, take this quiz by MHFA (Mental Health First Aid) on your understanding - and make sure to check out the rest of their website for lots more useful information!

Where Can You Get Help?

Your School Nurse - You can access your school nurse to talk about any issues, mental as well as physical. They can link you to other services. Find out where your school's nurse office is and see if you need to make an appointment.

Your GP can assess you and refer you further. Contact your GP directly and make an appointment. You can find GP contact details on the Healthwatch Trafford website (www.healthwatchtrafford.co.uk)

Trafford Talkshop - Talkshop is a specialist advice and information service for young people aged between 11 and 19 years old (up to 25 depending on circumstances). Based at Sale Waterside (postcode M33 7ZF), their aim is to support your needs through offering a variety of services in a friendly environment. The Talkshop staff team consists of qualified youth workers who offer a non-judgemental, confidential service to young people across the borough.
The Talkshop operates a drop-in service Monday to Thursday afternoons where you can pop in to speak to a youth worker. They offer help for mental health, sexual health, young parents, LGBT young people and many more!
Drop-in times (as at Oct 2018):
MONDAYS: 1:00-3:00pm (all) 3:00-5:30pm (sexual health)
TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS: 1:00-5:00pm (all)
THURSDAYS: 1:00-3:00pm (all) 3:00-5:30pm (sexual health)
For help from the Talkshop, call 0161 912 2453, or email talkshop@trafford.gov.uk.

CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
This is the local specialist service - in our area it's run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Sometimes problems are more serious or don't get better with support from schools or self-help, so you may need more specialist help. Ask your teacher or GP to refer you to CAMHS.
Their office is based at Waterside House, Sale Waterside, M33 7ZF.
Call 0161 549 6456 or visit their website where you can meet their whole team and get a virtual tour! See https://mft.nhs.uk/rmch/trafford-camhs-formerly-healthy-young-minds-trafford/

Young minds - "We're the UK's leading charity fighting for children and young people's mental health.We want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what." Find their website here: https://www.youngminds.org.uk

The Counselling and Family Centre - This organisation helps 5 to 17 year olds face the challenges of growing up. They have lots of locations in our borough. For help from them, call 0161 941 7754, email appointments@thecfc.org.uk or visit their website at http://www.thecfc.org.uk/children-young-people for further info and to find your nearest centre:
> The Family and Counselling Centre, Altrincham
> Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre, Timperley > Also provide services at Trafford Domestic Abuse Service on Talbot Road, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre on Seymour Grove, and the Kath Locke centre in Moss Side.

Trafford Sunrise - Trafford Sunrise provides support for children aged 5-12 years in coping with stress, learning how to relax and promoting emotional wellbeing. Trafford Sunrise also supports parents in learning about their child's emotional wellbeing. Groups are available across the Trafford borough. To use Trafford Sunrise you need to get a professional (e.g. your GP) to refer you. For more information and help, visit their website at https://www.justpsychology.co.uk/pages/28-trafford-sunrise

Kooth - Kooth provides free, safe and anonymous online support for young people. Monday to Friday 12pm - 10pm, Saturday to Sunday 6pm - 10pm. For help from this organisation, visit their website http://www.kooth.com.

The Mix - Nationwide support for under-25s, including advice around housing, sex and relationships, drink and drugs, and more. Visit their website here: https://www.themix.org.uk/

42nd Street - A Greater Manchester young people's mental health charity. Based in Manchester, they help 13-25 year olds in Trafford. They offer one to one or group interventions by self-referral or referral by GP, useful as an alternative to Healthy Young Minds if you have slightly different needs. For help from them, call 0161 228 7321 or visit their website http://42ndstreet.org.uk/

Beat - Supports people with eating disorders and holds many online groups. You can talk to people going through similar experiences with one of their targeted groups or talk to a trained advisor. Call their Youthline on 0808 801 0711 or sign up for a one-to-one web chat: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/helplines/one-to-one

Papyrus - This is a national suicide prevention charity, which provides confidential help and advice to young people and anyone worried about a young person as well as helping others to prevent young suicide by working with and training professionals. For help from them, call 0800 068 41 41 or visit their website https://papyrus-uk.org.

Samaritans - f you need to speak to someone you can call the Samaritans day or night. They're always open and here to listen. Call them on 116 123 for free, or get in touch another way: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Childline - Online support available 24/7, helpful for a range of problems. Tel 0800 1111 or visit their website at https://www.childline.org.uk/

Greater Manchester Youth Network - Their mission is to enable young people to have a positive impact on their own lives and the wider community and our values are

The Trafford Directory - You can find specific local mental health services by using the Trafford Directory. It has a section specifically for services for young people. Click here to go to the young person's mental health pages.

Used any of these services? Tell Healthwatch Trafford about it here.
If you think that you might cause harm to yourself or others, or are going to commit suicide, then you should call 999 or get to a hospital as soon as possible.

You can also get in touch with the Samaritans free of charge by calling 116 123 - they're ready to listen to you and help you talk through your concerns, worries and troubles. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Their number won't appear on your phone bill. https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us/what-happens-when-you-contact-us

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Healthy Minds Greater Manchester E-Learning course
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Many people experience a mental health problem at some point in their life. It is the single largest cause of disability in the UK. It is therefore important that there is both an understanding of mental health and wellbeing and that there are resources for the public to develop their skills and awareness.

Developed in partnership with Greater Manchester Care Partnership, the Royal Society for Public Health is excited to offer a new eLearning course for anyone living or working in Greater Manchester.

At the end of this 1-hour course you will better understand:

the difference between mental health and poor mental health.

the things we can do to help us cope with our negative thoughts and feelings like using Five Ways to Wellbeing and breathing more slowly.

the benefit of talking and sharing our thoughts and feelings with someone we trust.

At the end of the course, you would be emailed a completion certificate to celebrate your learning.

To access the eLearning course please register below. Please note free places are available only to those living or working in Greater Manchester. RSPH will send you an email with instructions for accessing the course. We will do this as soon as your registration is received.
Privacy notice By submitting this form, you consent to RSPH contacting you regarding your eLearning enquiry. RSPH will use the information you entered above to process and manage your enquiry. RSPH will retain your personal information during the course of dealing with your enquiry and will delete it once the information is no longer required. Please note, if you take part in the eLearning course pilot, RSPH may share your aggregated feedback responses and email address with Greater Manchester Care Partnership for the purpose of reporting and evaluation. You may be contacted to share your further thoughts on the course after completing it. You will be contacted no more than once a month and can opt out at any time. RSPH will not share your personal information with any organisation other than Greater Manchester Care Partnership without your prior consent unless it is required to do so by law. For further information on how your information is used, how RSPH maintains the security of your information, and your rights to access the information we hold on you, please see our privacy policy

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Colleagues from across the Early Years system have developed the Greater Manchester (GM) 10 Top Tips for Thriving, which will be launched during Children’s Mental Health Week.

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Here are some simple things that we can all do to support children's social emotional development and wellbeing and give our children the best start in life.
What do we mean by 'social emotional development'?
It's how children start to understand who they are, what they are feeling and what to expect when interacting with others.

It allows young children to:

Form and keep positive relationships with important people

Safely experience, express and manage their feelings.

Feel confident to explore the world and try new things.

What does wellbeing mean?
Wellbeing is holistic in nature and is used as a broad term to describe children's:

Levels of happiness and confidence

Ability to problem solve, make choices, empathise with others and be emotionally resilient

Social competence and pro-social behaviour towards others.

During pregnancy, your baby's brain is growing very quickly. You can help their brain grow by taking time out to relax and talk to them, stroke your bump and play them your favourite music.

Encourage other close family members to do the same.

Taking care of your own mental health means that you're in a better place to recognise and respond to your child's needs.

There will be times when you're feeling stressed, anxious or upset - this is completely normal. Take time out to do simple things that help you relax and manage stress, as well as asking family and friends for help when needed.

Remember that no parent is perfect. Accept that you may not feel calm and relaxed 100% of the time.

Children's self-esteem and confidence grows in response to important people in their life making them feel special.

Children love hearing grownups praise their efforts and successes.

Young children need adults to teach them words that they can use to describe how they are feeling, such as 'happy', 'sad', 'excited' and 'cross'.

When you see your child feeling upset, worried or angry, tell them that this is okay. Help them find a positive way of dealing with the feeling. Make sure you model this when you are feeling stressed too!

It's important that children learn that all feelings are okay, but not all behaviours.

Young children love it when you are engrossed in play with them. Imaginative role play is how children learn how to 'put themselves in someone else's shoes', a crucial social and emotional skill.

Play doesn't have to involve expensive toys, you are your child's favourite toy!

Giving your child your undivided attention in play can be tricky when you have lots of other tasks to do - aim for little and often, for example a few minutes a few times throughout the day.
GM has developed a suite of 10 Top Tips Resources to support early child development from pregnancy to age 5. The tips can be used everyone including parents, grandparents, frontline professionals and the wider workforce to help with supporting speech and language, emotional wellbeing and movement. Check out our Top Ten Tips for Talking (internal webpage). Resources Top Ten Tips for Thriving Slides (PDF, 12.6MB) Top Ten Tips for Thriving Poster (PDF, 9.3MB) BBC Tiny Happy People Website (external website) Comms Pack (PDF, 740 KB) Social Media Graphics (Zip file)

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'Keep Safe' if about getting support for self-harm or self-injury. They are very common practices and can affect women and men across all ages and cultures.

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‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ are a set of evidence-based actions to help improve people’s mental wellbeing drawn from Foresight’s Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project (2008).

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‘Work and Mental Health’ is all about managing work when you have a mental health problem. It’s important to remember that poor mental health and wellbeing is very common.

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The perinatal period is the time between conceiving a baby until the end of the first postnatal year. 20% of women (or 1 in every 5 women) experience mental health problems during this time, making this a relatively common experience. It is vital that women receive treatment and support as early as possible. We know that if left untreated, mental illness can have a significant and long-lasting impact on the woman, her infant and her family.

The perinatal period is often a window of opportunity; treating mental health problems during this time prevents avoidable suffering and isolation, strengthens families, ensures children have a healthy start, has economic benefits, and helps to prevent suicide, the leading cause of maternal death in the UK. At such a crucial time in a child's development, there is also no other period in life when so many different services and professionals can become involved with a parent and their baby.
What is infant mental health?
When we are talking about infant mental health, we are describing the social and emotional wellbeing and development of children in their earliest years of life. We understand that sensitive and responsive caregiving helps create positive outcomes. Early relationships are central to infant mental health and provide a framework for how a child will connect with others and themselves in later life. Acknowledging the importance of these early relationships, services that provide direct therapeutic support to families are often called 'parent infant mental health services.'

PIMH forms an important part of the 1001 Critical Days, to find out more about this please visit out 1001 Critical Days Page.
A common Framework: the Thrive model
Support in Trafford is available from an integrated multi agency network, which follows the Greater Manchester model and pathway of working together to support infants and parents in the perinatal period at different times of need. This has been developed using the Thrive model (Wolpert & Harris et al 2014) which describes 5 needs based groupings, the offer available for each group and the state of being of people in that group.
Services working together to support infants' parents and families in Trafford, at one, some or all levels of need.
Please watch the animated video below which explains the THRIVE Frame for system change For information about THRIVE, visit the GM Integrated Care page.

As the THRIVE model describes, our mental health and emotional wellbeing services often don't fit into just one of these groups; they all offer information, signposting and advice while also providing help to those who need it.

To find out more about the THRIVE programme, visit the GM i-THRIVE webpage.
Trafford Support Offer Health Visiting
Trafford's Health Visiting team support every family with a child under the age of five and will provide advice, support and local information about services and support for mum, baby, and family. First contact with a health visitor can be at the antenatal stage (before a baby is born) and will continue after a baby is born, and at various stages within a child's early years, depending on need.

For more information, please contact your locality health visiting team using the details below:
North:
Telephone : 0161 912 5567

Website: Trafford Directory | North Health Visiting Team
South:
Telephone : 0161 912 3355
E-mail : mft.southHVteamTrafford@nhs.net Sale Central:
Website: Trafford Directory | South Health Visiting Team
E-mail : mft.hvteamtraffordcentral@nhs.net West:
Telephone : 0161 912 2287
E-mail : mft.HVTeamWest@nhs.net Dad Matters
Website: Trafford Directory | Sale Central Health Visiting Team

Telephone : 0161 549 6300

Website: Trafford Directory | West Health Visiting Team

Dad Matters aim to help dads have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress and mental health issues. The services encourages dads to engage with services that have traditionally been targeted at mums, and to train & support volunteer dads to work with them.
Parentline
The service offers:

Dads' antenatal groups - a blended model of online and face-to-face delivery so that dads can choose how they want to engage.

Outreach at antenatal appointments and maternity services, particularly at scans. · Monthly face to face activities, play and stay/walks etc.

Perinatal mental health group for dads with partners in the MBU

1:1 support for dads with partners in receipt of support from the perinatal MH team or PIMH teams

Teen dad chats

Events

Podcasts

Website - https://www.chathealth.nhs.uk Parenting Courses
Telephone - 0161 344 0669

Parentline is a confidential NHS text messaging service offering advice and support to Trafford parents and carers of children aged 0-5. Texts are seen Monday-Friday 8:30am- 4.30pm

Text - 07312263035

Twitter - https://twitter.com/TraffordHVS

Online Courses

Trafford offer a number of online parenting courses via the Solihull Approach:

Understanding your pregnancy birth labour and your baby

Understanding your baby

Understanding your child

Understanding your teenagers' brain (short course)

Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)

Understanding your child with additional needs

Access to these courses is FREE for all Trafford residents:
The Incredible Years
www.inourplace.co.uk with access code: waterpark (not case sensitive)

Trafford parents can access these courses whilst they are at home with children during this period and beyond.

For any technical queries please contact: solihull.approach@heartofengland.nhs.uk or call 0121 296 4448

For any other questions please contact: online.parenting@trafford.gov.uk

A series of evidence-based programmes which have been written to support parents, children, and teachers recognise and manage emotions and behaviours in a positive way. The programmes also aim to prevent and treat young children's challenging behaviour and promote their social, emotional, and academic competence.

Baby Incredible Years - For parents/main carers of babies up to 1 year old. Designed to support parents with their babies, offering ideas and techniques to deal with common challenges.

Toddler Incredible Years - For parents of children aged 1-3 years old. This will focus on strengthening the parent-child relationship whilst implementing consistent boundaries.

Basic Incredible Years - For parents of children aged 3-8 years. This will help promote children's social and emotional development as well as provide techniques to explore developmental milestones, ensuring appropriate boundaries and behaviour management techniques are in place.

Referrals to Incredible years can be made by professionals using the parenting panel referral form and emailing earlyhelpparenting@trafford.gov.uk. Alternatively you can email emma.bamlett@trafford.gov.uk with any queries.

Health Visiting

Trafford's Health Visiting team support every family with a child under the age of five and will provide advice, support and local information about services and support for mum, baby, and family. Health visitors can provide advice and support during the antenatal stage (before the birth of the child) and throughout the child's early years, based on the family's needs.

For more information, please contact your locality health visiting team using the details below:

North:
E-mail : mft.southHVteamTrafford@nhs.net
Telephone : 0161 912 5567

Website: Trafford Directory | North Health Visiting Team
E-mail : mft.hvteamtraffordcentral@nhs.net
South:

Telephone : 0161 912 3355
E-mail: mft.HVTeamWest@nhs.net Dad Matters
Website: Trafford Directory | South Health Visiting Team

Sale Central:

Telephone : 0161 912 2287
Family Help
Website: Trafford Directory | Sale Central Health Visiting Team

West:
Support for families
Telephone: 0161 549 6300

Website: Trafford Directory | West Health Visiting Team

Dad Matters aim to help dads have successful relationships with their families, and to support dads with anxiety, stress, and mental health issues. The services encourage dads to engage with services that have traditionally been targeted at mums, and to train & support volunteer dads to work with them.

The service offers:

Dad's antenatal groups - a blended model of online and face-to-face delivery so that dads can choose how they want to engage.

Outreach at antenatal appointments and maternity services, particularly at scans. · Monthly face to face activities, play and stay/walks etc.

Perinatal mental health group for dads with partners in the MBU

1:1 support for dads with partners in receipt of support from the perinatal MH team or PIMH teams

Teen dad chats

Events

Podcasts

Family Help in Trafford aims to make sure that services to support children, young people and their families are there when they need them.

Find out more about Early Help Assessments and Plans

Partington hub - 0161 912 2122 https://www.facebook.com/PUWACC/
Home Start - Baby Bond
Email: partingtonccandearlyhelphub@trafford.gov.uk

Stretford hub - number 0161 912 5020 https://www.facebook.com/SEHH9
Trafford Psychological Therapies
Email: stretfordccandearlyhelphub@trafford.gov.uk

We will aim to get back to you within 2 days.

Panel information - North Area Panel - onetraffordresponse@trafford.gov.uk

Early Help Panel - earlyhelppanel@trafford.gov.uk
Health Visiting
For the Partington hub - midwife/ maternity enquiries contact St Mary's hospital 0161 624 0420 or Wythenshawe on 0161 291 2950

Offers support to parents with low-moderate mental health issues requiring support to form more secure and positive attachments with their 0-2-year-old infant.

Telephone: 0161 865 4222

This service offers talking therapy for adults of all ages providing talking therapies for those experiencing difficulties with anxiety and depression-based presentations. Referral is via GP or other healthcare provider or self-referral.

At this stage you will be offered:

Step 2 support: for those with milder mental health needs, guided self-help from Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) through 6 half-hour sessions on 1:1 basis.

Step 3 Support: for those with more moderate mental health conditions. A range of interventions, such as CBT, IPT, and EMDR offered on a 1:1 or group basis.

Website: Trafford Psychological Therapies

Trafford's Health Visiting team support every family with a child under the age of five and will provide advice, support and local information about services and support for mum, baby, and family. Health visitors can provide advice and support during the antenatal stage (before the birth of the child) and throughout the child's early years, based on the family's needs.

For more information, please contact your locality health visiting team using the details below:

North:

Telephone : 0161 912 5567
E-mail : mft.hvteamtraffordcentral@nhs.net
Website: Trafford Directory | North Health Visiting Team

South:
Trafford Perinatal Parent and Infant Mental Health (Health Visiting)
Telephone : 0161 912 3355

E-mail : mft.southHVteamTrafford@nhs.net

Website: Trafford Directory | South Health Visiting Team

Sale Central:
Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
Telephone : 0161 912 2287

Website: Trafford Directory | Sale Central Health Visiting Team

West:
IAPT
Telephone: 0161 549 6300

Offers an evidence-based listening/support service for women in the perinatal period (pre and post childbirth) who experience symptoms of depression, low mood, or anxiety. Our specialist PIMH health visitor offer supports people which meet the Trafford Perinatal Maternal and Infant Mental Health pathways criteria for extra suppoer.

Mothers can also attend the Baby & Me parent and infant mental health group run by Health Visitors and the Specialist Health Visitor for Parent and Infant Mental Health.

There is also a supportive weekly Parent and Infant Mental Health drop in available to too. Fathers are very welcome at the drop in.
Trafford Infant Parent Service (TIPS)
Telephone: 07976 344635 (Wed-Fri)

Website: Perinatal Health Visiting - Trafford LCO

The Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team is commissioned to support women who experience high-risk mental health problems during and after pregnancy, and for their infant up to the age of one year. The team will work to provide assessment, care and treatment including the prevention, detection and management of maternal mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.

Telephone: 0161 271 0188

Website: Perinatal CMHT | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT (gmmh.nhs.uk)

This service offers talking therapy for adults of all ages providing talking therapies for those experiencing difficulties with anxiety and depression-based presentations. Referral is via GP or other healthcare provider or self-referral.

At this stage you will be offered:

Step 3 Support: for those with more moderate mental health conditions. A range of interventions, such as CBT, IPT, and EMDR offered on a 1:1 or group basis.

Step 3+ Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy, Schema Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapies.

Trafford Early Development Service (TEDS)
Website: Trafford Psychological Therapies

Run by CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) this service raises awareness of the importance of the parent-infant relationship by offering support to families where there are concerns about the parent-child relationship.

What we do?

We offer direct therapeutic support to families to promote the importance of the first relationship between baby and caregiver.

Our main aim is to support parents/caregivers to build nurturing, responsive and caring relationships with their infant, that you can all enjoy.

How we do this?

We often meet with parents and infants together.

We spend time getting to know your family, understanding your story and journey to parenthood so far.

Time is spent listening, talking, observing, and playing together, making sense of difficult feelings for both caregivers and infant.

Who we are?

We are a friendly team of Clinical Psychologists, a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and a Specialist Health Visitor with many years of experiences of working with babies, children, and parents.

We are a community-based team meaning we can offer appointments in community health clinics, your home or via video/telephone call.

We work closely with other professionals in Trafford including Health Visitors, nurseries, Community Nursery Nurses, GP's.

Phone: 0161 549 6456

Support Children and their families through Portage developmental play sessions in their home. The service supports families to coordinate their child's care and arrange Team Around the Child meetings as needed. They will work closely with other professionals involved in the child's care including Early Years settings.

Referral can be made by your Health Visitor, other health professional or your Early Years setting.

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Men's groups exploring your feelings and issues to enable coping strategies and strengths.

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Dynamic Support Register - Supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people

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Dynamic Support Register - Supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people

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The film contains a simple explanation of the stress mechanism and explains how prolonged or profound childhood stress can become toxic, changing the way the brain relates to the everyday world.

This can have a profoundly negative impact on young peoples behaviour and long term physical and mental health; but the film ends with a positive message, explaining that with help, the brain can learn to re-adapt to cope with the effects of toxic childhood stress.

The messages, content and design of the film were a co-production between the staff and young people of Early Break.

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'Stressed Out Brain' is a short animated film about the effects of toxic childhood stress. The film contains a simple explanation of the stress mechanism.

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Trafford Disabled and Neurodivergent Youth Panel

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Trafford Disabled and Neurodivergent Youth Panel

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Information and Advice at a National Level

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Free, anonymous, online counselling, advice and support for 11-25 year olds

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Kooth is your online mental wellbeing community. Access free, safe and anonymous

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6 sessions of online counselling for children and young people aged 8 to 51 years.

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Stop.Breathe.Think & AJ Bell Futures Foundation (Social) - Stop.Breathe.Think

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Anonymous online counselling, advice, and mental health support for adults. Fully moderated forums and self-help materials available 24/7.

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Nip in the Bud - Films for Parents and Carers

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Nip in the Bud - Films for Parents and Carers

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Films for Parents / Carers | Nip in the Bud

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Audience driven podcast for parents and autism professionals.

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Our podcast is a funny audience-driven show for parents and autism professionals alike! The first series' overarching theme is the 'shape of family' however you define it. The hosts answer fundamental questions over ten episodes about a child's identity, diagnosis, family dynamics, and what parents need from supportive allies and professionals. Our psychologist contributors will also provide insights into what is behind a child's behaviour and the importance of parental wellbeing. Samera and Hayley discuss autistic girls and a two part bumper edition on education. Also, a bonus episode featuring Ken Bruce sharing being a dad to his autistic son Murray.

The podcast hosts do go off piste and talk about food, Samera likes cooking, Hayley, Michelle and Celeste love eating, a match made in heaven. Signposting references are listed in the accompanying episode's transcript and the food consumed at recording, recipes are included! The content of the podcast is for information purposes only and does not constitute advice. You can connect with the podcast team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and email us at QandA@FrankCommunications.org.uk if you have a question that you want us to answer or a story to share. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Provides whole family support for children and family members affected by parental substance use.

Watch a short video about the program here: https://youtu.be/uRhufAwa10Y

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Support

The award winning Holding Families programme provides whole family support for children and family members affected by parental substance use. We work with parents and carers at any stage of their recovery from drugs and alcohol use.

We work with each family member separately and also as a family unit. We will work with families where there is at least one young person under the age of 18 living in the family home or where the substance using parent is pregnant. At least one of the parents should have problematic drug or alcohol use. Families can be referred by themselves or by any professional working with them.

The aim of the programme is to give the whole family the opportunity to talk about any problems caused by drugs and alcohol and to allow the children's voices to be heard by the family. Ultimately, the programme aims to empower families to make positive decisions on the changes they would like to make to help improve family life.

For more more information about Holding Families, please click on the image below that best suits you:

For all Family Services, please click image below:

If you would like to learn more about the programme please click on the links below. If you are a family that would benefit from taking part in the Holding Families programme, or you are a professional wishing to refer a family, please download and return the or call 0161 723 3880/ Referral Form info@earlybreak.co.uk

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Our award winning Holding Families Programme is a whole family support for parents/carers affected by drug and alcohol use in Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, Salford and Trafford.

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PEGS - Parental Education Growth Support

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PEGS - Parental Education Growth Support

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PEGS is committed to supporting families impacted by Child to Parent Abuse. PEGS believe in creating a safe place where you can talk openly about your experiences, where you will always be listened to, always believed, and never judged. If you’d like to find out more, please do get in touch

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Emotionally Based School None Attendance

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Emotionally Based School None Attendance

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Provide parents with a summary as to what emotionally based school non-attendance is, why this might be occurring, and how parents and school can work together to improve experiences.

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How to talk to your children about their feelings

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How to talk to your children about their feelings

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Kooth's factsheet for young people

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Kooth's support guide for young people.

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Kooth's support guide for young people.

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Greater Manchester Bereavement Service - Monthly popup

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Greater Manchester Bereavement Service - Monthly popup

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A national charity delivering a wide range of services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities.

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LGBT Foundation – A national charity with LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

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A national charity with LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

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A collaboration between some of the UKs leading charities offering support to young people, parents, and professionals.

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Young people need help. Parents and teachers need guidance. We’re here to make sure everyone feels seen, heard, and understood.

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Help2MakeSense is an online tool from Winston’s Wish. It aims to help young people who have experienced the death of a loved one come to terms with their loss.

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Hampshire CAMHS have a large amount of resource including a number of videos/recorded webinars in relation to all a range of topics including Anxiety, ADHD, and Autism

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A young persons guide to anxiety - includes information on:
What is anxiety and the symptoms
Why does this happen?
What should I do to feel better?
Top tips for managing anxiety

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A range of self-care advice and information for young people. This also includes a booklet to help children and young people develop their own self-care plan.

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We spoke to professionals and looked at academic research. Then we drew up a list of strategies young people use (you can see the process in this self-care infographic). We also published a report following a consultation with young people and their families online.

We're sharing these strategies with you to help you to manage your wellbeing. It's up to you to decide what helps. If it works, keep doing it. If it doesn't, stop and try something else. And you can help us build an evidence-base for these activities by letting us know what works by clicking on the 'Did this activity help your mental wellbeing' button on each page. This will help us decide which ones to research further. We've also created a booklet to help you create your own self-care plan as part of our and another booklet with advice for young parents and carers on looking after their wellbeing.

These activities are not a substitute for seeing a mental health professional. Sometimes we need outside help and advice. Getting help is good. No-one should feel bad about it. That's what this site is about.

This self-care section was developed by Common Room and young people from mental health support group Hearts & Minds.

These strategies were identified by young people aged 11-25 though some strategies might not be appropriate for all ages without support or guidance of a trusted adult.

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A group where men aged 18 and above can speak openly about their mental health in a judgment-free, non-clinical environment.

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If you have a child or young person who is struggling to attend school due to personal difficulties and/or anxiety Not Fine in School can offer advice in supporting your child/young person back into education.

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6. LOCATE & READ YOUR SCHOOL'S POLICIES

Focus on policies for ATTENDANCE, SEND, & MAKING COMPLAINTS (as applicable).

Check they are being followed correctly and if they are not, ask why?

The school should respond to attendance problems by making assessments and helping to investigate what the underlying triggers or unmet needs are so that they can be addressed. This might involve the SENDCo, and referrals to an Educational Psychologist, CAMHS, and possibly other services such as Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

The Department for Education told us that when a school identifies an emerging issue, including mental health issues which require additional support, they should not delay putting it in place.

The school should follow the graduated approach process set out in the department's statutory guidance on special educational needs and disability code of practice.

The guidance is clear that support should be provided from an early stage, whether or not the child has a specific diagnosis.

A child in school who has this support would be regarded as receiving special educational needs (SEN) support.

A school should always involve a specialist where a pupil continues to make little or no progress or where they continue to work at levels substantially below those expected of pupils of a similar age despite evidence-based SEN support delivered by appropriately trained staff.

For some children it will be appropriate for a request to be made to the local authority for an Education, Health and Care needs assessment. This request can be made by the school or the parent.

The special educational needs and disabilities code of practice intentionally does not require a diagnosis for a child to access the support they need. The process is based on a child's needs.

7. BE PROACTIVE

Ask for meetings and contact people who might be willing to help (including your GP, CAMHS helpline, School Nurse, Local MP, LA attendance team).

Take independent witnesses with you to meetings to make notes and support you.

Research your child's and your own rights then quote best practise - refer to legislation and statutory guidance for schools.

After meetings request copies of the minutes. If you don't feel they are accurate ask for them to be amended.

If a written record is needed write your own summary of the main points and anything agreed and email it to everyone involved for their approval and records.

8. CONTACT CHARITIES & SUPPORT SERVICES

Start with the following websites (see links below):

Then also look at others you think may be helpful

Check your council's LOCAL OFFER to see if they list anyone who might be able to help.

9. THREATENED WITH PROSECUTION?

Act quickly - hopefully you will have been keeping records and trying to get medical evidence - (don't leave it this late to get medical evidence and referrals) - this is what protects you, as prosecuting parents of a child with a diagnosis of mental health problems: (a) generally doesn't happen and (b) breaches the Equality Act (2010). Sadly, people often get to the point of being in court the following week, don't have representation and then don't point out to judge that the child is absent because of mental illness. So, it is VERY important to see your GP and get a CAMHS referral in place ASAP.

A parent cannot be penalised if a statutory exception applies. These exceptions are: where the school has given permission; where the pupil is prevented from attending by sickness or other unavoidable problems; where their family is marking a day reserved exclusively for religious observance; or where the local authority has failed to fulfil any duty it has to help them get to school.

It is for schools or local authorities to decide if they wish to use a penalty notice as a sanction in individual cases.

Penalty notices are governed by the Education (Penalty Notices) (England) Regulations 2007 as amended. The regulations require every local authority, in consultation with their schools and the police, to draw up a code of conduct for issuing penalty notices.

It is for local authorities to decide whether to prosecute a parent having taken account of all the circumstances of the case and the information submitted by the school. Local authority officers are best placed to assess the family's circumstances and decide upon the most appropriate course of action.

The Department for Education would encourage parents to work with their child's school and their local authority, to discuss the reasons behind their child's absence and agree an action plan so that the right support can be put in place to help their child to return to regular and consistent education, whether at school or otherwise.

10. RESEARCH RELEVANT LEGISLATION & DfE GUIDANCE

Local authorities are responsible for arranging suitable education for children of compulsory school age who, because of health reasons, would otherwise not receive suitable education (section 19, Education Act 1996). This applies whether or not the child is registered at a school and whatever type of school they attend. The education must be full-time or as close to full-time as the child's health allows.

The DfE statutory guidance on ensuring a good education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs sets out that local authorities should provide education as soon as it is clear that the child will be away from school for fifteen days or more, whether consecutive or cumulative.

The DfE make it clear that local authorities should be providing a "safety net" of suitable education for any child of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, exclusion from school, or otherwise, may not for any period receive education. A local authority must make arrangements for the suitable education of any child of compulsory school age who, by reason of illness, exclusion from school, or otherwise, may not for any period receive education without such arrangements. Education Act 1996, s.19(1). Thus, the local authority can have a duty to provide alternative arrangements in situations not only where children are unable to attend by reason of illness or exclusion. This is because the phrase "or otherwise" "is plainly intended to encompass other causes of non-attendance at school or non-receipt of education". R (DS) v Wolverhampton City Council [2017] EWHC 1660 (per Garnham J) (at para.36).

Local authorities should have a named officer responsible for the education of children with additional health needs. The Department for Education (DfE) say that the current legal framework provides for sufficient "flexibility" to avoid issues such as prosecution for non-attendance, even where absences have not been authorised.

The DfE say that there are statutory exceptions which ensure that a parent should not be penalised or prosecuted where a pupil is prevented from attending school by sickness, or where the local authority has failed to fulfil any duty it has to help them get to school.

The DfE also make it clear that it is not necessary for children to be marked as absent due to illness in order to receive adequate education outside of school.

Relevant Judgements & Case Law

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Health For Teens | Everything you wanted to know about health

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Health for Teens offers a great choice of content and quizzes across all areas of your health, from sexual health to your feelings, growing up, lifestyle and much more.

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If you are affected by gambling Chapter One offer information to help you understand the causes of gambling harm, and where to access support.

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If you are affected by gambling you are one of millions. Welcome to Chapter One. This is your place to find information that will help you understand the causes of gambling harm, and where to access the right help. Free from gambling industry funding and influence.
You are not alone

Information about gambling

Some forms of gambling are more likely than others to bring about addiction and increased harm.

Find out more

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If you are affected by gambling you are one of millions. Welcome to Chapter One. This is your place to find information that will help you understand the causes of gambling harm, and where to access the right help. Free from gambling industry funding and influence.

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Jet 42 is a weekly peer support group for young Black and mixed-race men aged 16-25 to explore and improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

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Jet 42 is a group for Young Black Men, 17-25, to meet and connect

Every Wednesday from 5pm - 6.30pm, at 42nd Street (in Group Space and on Microsoft Teams)

Jet 42 is a weekly peer support group for young Black and mixed-race men aged 16-25 to explore and improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing. Delivered by Eric Thompson and Neal Trotman, 42nd Street's Black male practitioners, it is a safe space for participants to share their feelings, improve their mood and develop healthy coping mechanisms for their mental health in a supportive, friendly and non-judgmental environment. Jet 42 does this through discussions and creative activities such as cookery and film. The group also empowers those who take part to develop their confidence and skills in public speaking and advocating for Black people to access support services.

If you would like to register your interest in attending the group or have any questions, please email Eric at eric.thomson@42ndstreet.org.uk or Neal at Neal.trotman@42ndstreet.org.uk

You can also use the SIGN UP button or CLICK HERE

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Jet 42 is a group for Young Black Men, 17-25, to meet and connect Every Wednesday from 5pm - 6.30pm, at 42nd Street (in Group Space and on Microsoft Teams) Jet 42 is a weekly peer support group for young Black and mixed-race men aged 16-25 to explore and improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

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42nd Street - Rays - Young Black Women's Group

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42nd Street - Rays - Young Black Women's Group

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A weekly peer support group for all young Black or Black heritage Women (inclusive of trans black women and non-binary young people) aged 13-17 to explore and improve their mental health and wellbeing.

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Rays - Young Black Women's Group

This group is weekly peer support group for ALL young Black or Black heritage Women (inclusive of trans black women and non-binary young people) aged 13-17 to explore and improve their mental health and wellbeing.

Come and join us to connect with other young black women! This group will be young people led and facilitated by mental health practitioners who are experts by experience / Black Heritage practitioners at 42 nd street. An environment for participants to feel free to share their thoughts and experiences with others who may relate to them, improve their mood and develop healthy coping mechanisms for their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The group will achieve this through discussion, creative activities, film screenings and trips and exhibitions also guest speakers who are influential Black Women that advocate for Young Black people.

The group is every Monday 4:30-6 at 42nd Street

If you would like to register please email Tibyan at Tibyan.sanoh@42ndstreet.org.uk

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42nd Street | Rays - Young Black Women's Group |

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Rays - Young Black Women's Group This group is weekly peer support group for ALL young Black or Black heritage Women (inclusive of trans black women and non-binary young people) aged 13-17 to explore and improve their mental health and wellbeing. Come and join us to connect with other young black women!

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Drug & alcohol treatment and recovery services 

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Drug & alcohol treatment and recovery services 

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If you are are over 21 years and feel you would like some support around drugs and/or alcohol please get in touch on 0161 358 0991.

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Achieve Recovery Services

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is proud to be the lead provider of substance use treatment and recovery service in the boroughs of Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford.

Under the name 'Achieve' we focus on delivering innovative and high performing substance use treatment and recovery with our partners using a proven approach that will promptly identify and support people affected by alcohol or drug use into appropriate treatment. We are committed to improving health and social outcomes for service users and families allowing more people to make a meaningful recovery from drug and alcohol use.

Achieve Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford provides a service which has a sustainable impact on the health and wellbeing of the residents of Bury, Bolton, Salford and Trafford which will reduce the impact of alcohol and drug use on children, young people and families.

We work collaboratively with a wide spectrum of local health and social care providers with specific focus on relationships with mental health services, criminal justice agencies, the third sector and other organisations who are involved in the promotion of recovery and rehabilitation.

We provide drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services to individuals, families and communities. We take a person-focused approach, encouraging positive, lasting change to support wellbeing and help people achieve their potential.

Achieve; helping you bring your goals to reality.

Download the latest Achieve Newsletter

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Home page for Achieve - services for drug and alcohol recovery in Bolton, Salford and Trafford