Young Peoples Social Prescribing Service

HALE’s Young Peoples Social Prescribing service uses a youth work approach to offer support to young people aged 9-19 years (and up to 25 years from specific groups).

We work with young people who:

• Live in or access a GP/education setting in BD1, BD2, BD3, BD5, BD7, BD8 or BD9. 
• Are a patient with an Affinity Care practice – Shipley/Westcliffe, Sunnybank/Cowgill, Thornton/Denholme,  Haigh Hall, and The Willows.
• Are a patient with a PCN1/WISHH practice – Saltaire, Windhill, Cliffe Avenue, Cottingley, and Idle.

Our work with young people includes:

• 1:1 support in a variety of settings (school/college/community centre, coffee shops, GP practice, etc)
• Focussed group sessions held out of school, looking at themes highlighted by the young people (e.g. anger, bereavement, school avoidance, ASD, respect, self-care, self esteem, life skills etc)
• Fun group activities. Small sessions that include arts and crafts, sports, movie nights, cooking, day trips, visits to local attractions and more
• Advocacy for the young person, within themselves and for school, other services, GP etc. Includes attendance and support at meetings  
• Onward referrals in to more specialist support where needed
• Signposting in to activities and services
• Support to access local activities, clubs, attending things for the first time
• Support to complete referrals for assessments, mediation etc.
• Emotions sessions for years 6 and 7 at schools 
• Someone to talk to who isn’t clinical, a family member, teacher, counsellor etc. 

 

Who can refer:

Anyone can make a referral in to the service – a parent/carer, professional, school staff etc., and the young person can refer themselves.

To make a referral please complete our Young Persons Social Prescribing referral form and return to youthteam@haleproject.org.uk via email or Galaxkey.