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Buttle UK – Chances for Children grants
29 January 2021
Buttle UK’s Chances for Children grants can provide an enhanced package of support for children and young people dealing with a variety of issues ranging from, but not limited to: kinship care arrangements, domestic abuse, estrangement, physical and mental ill health, and substance abuse. Who can they help? This scheme is for children experiencing lasting emotional, social ...
The Mental Health Support Team – supporting young people with emerging or mild to moderate mental health needs
29 January 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented many challenges to families, children and the professionals who work with them. Among these, the rising prevalence of mental health difficulties in young people has been well documented in the media. It can be assumed that the latest wave of social restrictions may exacerbate mental health needs further. Providing support ...
Working together and staying safe – a restorative approach
29 January 2021
Louise Carrington-Dye is the Restorative Practice Co-ordinator for Brighter Futures for Children. Here she offers her thoughts on how the principles of restorative practice can help us at this time. The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted many organisations and people’s lives and I wanted to reach out to our staff and partners at this time to remind ...
Meet Jessica Kirby, Youth Worker at Berkshire Youth
28 January 2021
Jessica Kirby has been a Youth Worker with Berkshire Youth since 2014. Here she reflects on the changes to her work brought about by the pandemic, the challenging and rewarding aspects of youth work, and her own route into it via youth clubs and work experience. Tell us about Berkshire Youth Berkshire Youth is a local charity ...
Seeking to understand – watch the video from the Trauma-Informed Reading Conference
28 January 2021
The Trauma-Informed Reading Conference took place between 30 November and 7 December 2020, reaching 142 professionals across workshops, Q&A sessions and other learning and sharing opportunities. Free professional development materials from the conference, including the video below, will be added to the trauma-informed working page of the One Reading Children and Young People’s Partnership resources. Seeking to ...
