SUPPORT AND WELLBEING

One-to-one & workshop-based Mental Health Support

Enabling children & young people to improve their wellbeing & make a successful transition into adulthood

The Prout Bridge Project provides Youth Mental Health Support to children & young people. It is a referral-based service run by professionally qualified & experienced Mental Health Youth Workers.  This involves one-to-one & group work to address a range of issues to help them increase emotional resilience.  Mental Health Youth Workers will offer support, giving children & young people the opportunity to be listened to, challenged & advocated for, so that they can recognise & manage their emotions, enabling them to make improvements in their lives.

Issues we can support with include:

  • Self-esteem

  • Self-Confidence

  • Understanding feelings, emotions and associated behaviours

  • Support to develop positive coping strategies around e.g low level self-harm, anxiety, poor emotional resilience, bereavement, family breakdown, impact of parent/carer’s mental health or drug/alcohol misuse

  • Social and peer relationships

  • Family relationships

  • Risk of homelessness

  • Personal safety e.g. exploitation, sexual exploitation, online safety, 

  • Heathy relationships and risk-taking behaviour

  • Personal and social development (including life skills, learning & work)

  • Support to build resilience and decision-making skills which contribute to their wellbeing

“The sessions have been good for me. They made me feel more positive and when I found I had a session I looked forward to it.”

”The sessions have made me realise the real problem I had and gain the confidence to try and fix these problems.”

How can I access these services?
Making a referral to one of our services is straightforward.  You can refer yourself or someone else by simply phoning us, filling in our online form or visiting us.  We can also accept self-referrals, for people aged 13 & above, via our website where you can also access our online referral form. If you’d like help deciding whether a referral is needed, please speak to one of our Mental Health Youth Workers & they will be happy to assist you.  If you are considering referring someone else, it’s important that you have their consent, as we cannot accept referrals without this.  We can support this decision by providing young people with more information on what to expect & their various options, but ultimately the decision is theirs to make.

Our Mental Health Youth Workers

Paula Tuff (BSc Hons) has been a qualified youth worker for 37 years & has facilitated 1:1 mental health support & group work sessions for the past 10 years in primary and secondary schools with Dorset Council and the Prout Bridge Project. Paula is also Mental Health First Aid Trained.

Tony Street has completed his Mental Health First Aid training, his level 2 in Youth Work & is currently working towards his level 3. Tony has extensive experience of supporting people with their mental health from his previous employment as a counselling & support officer for the Civil Service for 10 years.

Is there a cost? Although we are a charity, we still have to make a charge for our services to cover our running costs.  However, if you or someone you know is finding it hard but really needs our support, please call us for a chat, as we may be able to help you. Sessions and charges: Schools - Youth Mental Health Support 1:1 sessions £50 per session   Youth Mental Health Group Work (Max 8 per Group) Price on application for 6 sessions   SUMMENTOR - Mentoring support for young people transitioning from primary to secondary education. These will take place during the summer holidays prior to secondary school entry. They will be spread over 2/3 days and will include 1 day at an Activity Centre.

July 2024

Please call us to discuss your needs and we will work out a tailored programme and costing.   Private Referrals - Youth Mental Health Support 1:1 sessions £50 per session Who to Contact Paula Tuff, Youth Mental Health Service & Suicide Prevention Lead,  Telephone: 07503091932 Email: ymh@proutbridgeproject.com

You can fill in our online referral form here or using the link below.

Please contact ymh@proutbridgeproject.com to submit any paper referral forms or if you have any queries - thank you.