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charity film awards

Finalists

We've made the final! Phase are extremely please to announce that we have made the final of the Charity Film Awards 2019, but we've not won yet! Vote Now [https://www.charityfilmawards.com/videos/lets-talk-self-harm] Our Let's Talk - Self-Harm [https://youtu.be/RoTse0fe9Yo] film has made it through early

Shelf Help

On Friday 2nd December Hitchin saw the launch of an exciting new pilot project called ‘Shelf Help.’ This is a reading scheme that is being adopted by The Priory School and Phase and is gradually being used by schools and libraries around the country. Shelf help is a list of

Rise in self-harm

Rise in self-harm

Earlier this week the NSPCC [https://www.nspcc.org.uk] released statistics about the rise in self-harm amongst young people. Nspcc said > Nearly 19,000 children and young people in England and Wales were hospitalised for self-harm last year You can read the full article here [https://www.nspcc.org.

Friendly Places

Friendly Places

"There's no health without mental health" [http://www.faithaction.net/portal/our-projects/friendly-places/] Phase HQ recently received our Friendly Places [http://www.faithaction.net/portal/our-projects/friendly-places/] certificate from Faith Action [http://www.faithaction.net/] confirming that we are a faith organisation that is committed to caring for people's mental

Talking to someone who struggles with self-harm

Talking to someone who struggles with self-harm

Earlier this year, Phase was asked to write something about what are some helpful things to say to a young person struggling with self-harm. I’ve spent some time putting together a list of some common things people may say, why they might not be so helpful and what people

Hitchin Youth Trust

Hitchin Youth Trust

We are very pleased to announce that Phase has recently received a grant for over £2000 from the Hitchin Youth Trust [http://hitchinyouthtrust.co.uk] in relation to our Creative Space [http://blog.phase-hitchin.org/creative-space/] project. The support from Hitchin Youth Trust will enable Phase to provide all the

The Parent Participation Toolkit

The Parent Participation Toolkit

The Parent Participation Toolkit ‘’When parents and carers are fully engaged in the treatment process, we see improved outcomes for the child and family.’’ This quote comes from a new toolkit [http://www.youngminds.org.uk/psaytoolkit/forparents] that has been produced to help improve mental health services for children

Self-harm Awareness Day: A personal reflection

Self-harm Awareness Day: A personal reflection

To me, self harm awareness day is an incredibly important day. A 13 year battle with self harm that I'm yet to feel I have truly left behind means I have more than my fair share of experiences that show why more awareness of this issue is so incredibly necessary.

Creative space

Creativity noun | cre·a·tiv·i·ty | The state or quality of being creative. The ability to transcend traditional ideas and to create meaningful new ideas. Many people avoid activities labelled as "creative" using excuses such as "I never liked art" and "I cant draw". Being creative can be a

Mind The Gap

A November article [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/child-health/article4612674.ece?shareToken=badf3805a0c22c8054485c70ef6d2865] in The Times has said that children all across the country with depression, anxiety and eating disorders are being denied treatment because of a lack of urgency by ministers to address a crisis in mental

£4 for young people for change pt4

november campaign

£4 for young people for change pt4

Throughout November, we have been running a funding campaign encouraging people to give £4 for young people, for change in their lives. Here is the final instalment of our campaign. Week 4: Over the past few weeks we have heard more about the issue of self-harm, we have heard how

£4 for young people for change pt 3

november campaign

£4 for young people for change pt 3

This November Phase is running a campaign across many of the church's encouraging people to sign up to support our work with young people struggling with self-harm. Week 3: Over the past two weeks we have heard about the issue of self-harm and how it is affecting over 800 young

£4 for young people for change pt2

november campaign

£4 for young people for change pt2

This November Phase is running a campaign across many of the church's encouraging people to sign up to support our work with young people struggling with self-harm. Here is part 2: So who is Phase? Phase exists to support the development of wellbeing in young people. Phase aim to enable

£4 for young people for change

november campaign

£4 for young people for change

This November Phase is running a campaign across many of the church's encouraging people to sign up to support our work with young people struggling with self-harm. Each Monday, we will post the information that was shared across church's the previous Sunday. Here is the first instalment. So who is

Introducing Bethany

Introducing Bethany

Introductions are a difficult thing and I was going to attempt something vaguely humorous or original but how about hi, I’m Bethany, I am 20 years old and have never had a pot noodle. (Apparently that's a surprising fact??) I am joining the Phase team on placement for the

BBQ brings home the bacon!

BBQ brings home the bacon!

A barbeque organised by Phase partners earlier in the summer raised the grand sum of £500 for the new self-harm project. Around 30 friends came along to the fundraising event, held at the home of Judith and Les Ebdon on 12 June. They were treated to a fantastic BBQ feast,

Girlguiding Girls' Attitudes Survey 2015

Girlguiding Girls' Attitudes Survey 2015

Today the Girlguiding [http://new.girlguiding.org.uk] organisation released their annual attitudes survey [http://new.girlguiding.org.uk/latest-updates/making-a-difference/girls-attitudes-survey-2015] and the results were extremely interesting, particularly highlighting the need for more self-harm support and education for all. Self-harm was the biggest concern for girls aged 11-21, with