Youth Mental Health Project

South Norfolk and Broadland Councils, alongside partner organisations (South Norfolk YAB, Resilient Pathways, and Broadland YAB) have created a mental health awareness course for young people. The course intends to help young people better understand themselves and feel confident having open conversations with others around them.

This initiative has been created to help prevent the need for engagement of clinical services.

The project has been funded by the Health and Wellbeing Partnerships (Broadland and South Norfolk), and extends upon the existing Mindful Towns and Villages objectives to ensure we are meeting the requirements of those under 18 years of age too.

Who is the training for?

The training has been designed for anyone of high school age.

What does the course cover?

What is mental health?
Stigma and language
How the brain works
Circles of control and resilience
Emotions and strategies to manage them (including the wellbeing tree)
5 ways to wellbeing
Scenario application of information
Supporting websites
End of course and resources.

Where will the course be delivered?

The course will be delivered free to schools, youth organisations/youth groups, sports clubs, and any other interested groups who wish to host the training across South Norfolk and Broadland districts.

Course details

Title: Mental Health Awareness for Young People and their Community

Duration: Full day - 9:30am to 3pm

Cost: Free

Training aim: To increase knowledge and empower young people to better understand their mental health and feel confident to have open conversations with others around them.

How can young people book onto the course?

The training is being offered through existing networks, organisations, clubs and groups. We are keen to hear from anyone that would like to host a course in their area. Young people associated with the host organisation will be welcome to attend. It will be at the discretion of the host as to whether they can accept external participants in the training, but we will aim to offer alternatives where this is not possible.

Would you like to host a course?

If you work with young people and would like to be a course host, please get in touch to discuss arrangements.

Below are some details about what we would provide as the training provider, as well as what your requirements as a host would be.

The providers will:

liaise with the host to organise a course date
deliver the course in full
provide two facilitators per course
provide all training resources required for the training
provide a Wellbeing Kit Goodie Bag at the end for attendees
provide certificates to be handed out at the end of the course

Requirements to host a course

Access to a minimum of 10 young people to attend the training*
Host the venue for the training course*
Inform the providers of the training resources accessible at the venue i.e. overhead projector, screen, flipchart board)
Communicate all course details and requirements to the young people.
Hold the responsibility of the young person's data (e.g. contact details, allergies, learning support etc.)
To communicate effectively with the course provider.
To support the marketing and awareness of the course being hosted.
To encourage staff to be involved/attend the training for awareness and enable ongoing support for young people.

Venue requirements

Access to the venue is required from 8.30am until 4pm
The venue needs easy access transport links.
The venue needs to be appropriate to meet safeguarding policies.
The room needs to be big enough to allow a minimum of 10 young people to be seated with two facilitators standing. Ideally, space for the young people to stand up and participate in a movement-based activity would be most appropriate too.
Facilities to offer hot drinks (we can supply the teas and coffees)

How to host a course

If you are interested in discussing the potential to host a course, please contact the Mindful Towns and Villages coordinator at South Norfolk and Broadland Councils.

Email: mtv@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk