Young People's Mental Health Project | |
|
The project will provide mental health awareness sessions to staff and pupils in 5 local secondary schools based within the South Central LHCC catchment area. |
Desired Outcomes
|
- The project will provide mental health awareness sessions to staff and pupils in 5 local secondary schools based within the South Central LHCC catchment area.
- Will provide a support group for at risk young people and will promote greater community awareness of sucide and encorage people to seek help early.
- Will provide a range of advice and information to young peole aged between 12 - 18.
|
Relevance to Choose Life's Key Areas Of Work
| | Encouraging and supporting (more) innovative local voluntary services, community-based and self-help initiatives that contribute to the prevention of suicide in local neighbourhoods and communities. |
Choose Life Objectives
| - Early prevention and intervention
- Responding to immediate crisis
- Promoting more public awareness and encouraging people to seek help early
| Choose Life Priority Groups
| Young people
|
|
Partners In Delivery
|
- Wester Hailes Health Agency
- Pilton Community Health Project
- Oxgangs Care
- CEC Education Department
- NHS Lothian
- YPU
- Gorgie Dalry Health Project
|
Contact Details
|
Gary Rose/
Catherine Dodds
Oxgangs Care
c/o Pentland Community Care Project,
Pentland Community Centre,
Edinburgh,
EH13 9LS
0131 445 5559
Gary.Rose@educ.edin.gov.uk
|
Text Only
