Mosaic LGBT+ – Mentoring & Youth Club. SwitchBoard – Online chat & Phone Support for LGBT+. Gendered Intelligence – Trans Youth Groups. LGBT Support – 1:1 & Group Support. BACK
Mental Health Signposting
Harrow Horizons – Therapy. CAMHS – Local NHS Mental Health Services. Kooth – Free, safe and anonymous Online Counselling. Childline – Online or Telephone Counselling Alumina – 7 Week course for ages 14-19 that Self Harm by Self Harm UK Self Injury – Supportlines & Webchats for Self Harm Support. Calm Harm App – Self… Read more »
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Local, Londonwide & Digital Services for Young People
Youth Work Week 2020: The Importance of Youth Work & What it Means to Me
-Written by Annie, Youth Support & Participation Worker Youth Work is often overlooked, as something non-essential or minor. For many young people however, youth centres and youth workers can be a lifeline. I myself didn’t see my future in youth work. I had heard about my local youth centre from friends as a young person… Read more »
Wish Brighton Trip
This year, three young people at Wish won Jack Petchey Awards for their hard work volunteering for other young people’s mental health through conferences, artwork, training and panels. Two of the young people, chose to spend their award money on a day out. The group chose Brighton as their trip of choice! After meeting at… Read more »
Black History Month: The Impact of Events in 2020 on Black Mental Health
Black history month is celebrated in the UK every October and challenges racism by educating people on Black historical figures and their contributions that have been neglected. Learning about Black history is as important as ever in 2020 with horrific incidents of police brutality exposing institutionalised racism deep rooted in the U.S and UK. The… Read more »
HeadsUp Conference: Giving Young People a Platform to Discuss Mental Health
HeadsUp Conference: Giving Young People a Platform to Discuss Mental Health HeadsUp Harrow is a consortium partnership of 5 local charities offering specialist mental health services to young people aged 11-25 across Harrow who face additional barriers to support. The service is provided by Mind in Harrow, Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust, Centre for ADHD… Read more »
Back to “Normality”?
As young people all over the country head back to school, we reflect on what the new “normal” looks like for us. At Wish we have been supporting young people through this transition, and will keep on doing so whilst keeping our service COVID-19 safe. Exploring new venues, masks & sanitiser, outdoor distanced sessions, how… Read more »
Youth Pride at Wïsh
1 in 2 LGBTQ+ young people have Self Harmed. Safe spaces for young LGBTQ+ people to be supported and listened to are an essential. Over the years at Wïsh we have done a lot of work to making sure our centre is a safe space for all LGBTQ+ young people, including working alongside partner charities… Read more »
In My Write Mind
Wish collaborated with partner organisation, Synergy Theatre to run a spoken word project. The young people worked with an Actress and a Poet for 6 sessions, learning new writing skills and sharing, increasing their confidence in performing. It was a really fantastic way for the young people to express what’s going on for them, to… Read more »