CFYP Wellbeing Under 18’s Service

The CFYP Wellbeing Under 18's Service (5 - 18 year olds) works with children, young people and families who are living with mild to moderate mental health difficulties in the Suffolk area.

The primary focus of our work is often around low mood and anxiety (including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Phobias).

• Feeling Down
• Feeling Anxious
• My child's fears and worries.
• Sleeping Better.

How can you get help?

If aged 18 or under, talk to your GP, school, social worker or school nurse who can support you to be referred to our services. If aged between 16-18, a self-referral can be made online.

If you are a parent and wish to refer your child then you can refer as above or via the Emotional Wellbeing Hub.

Any referral into our service whether that be for Workshops or Assessment, please remember to use your child's name and details and not your own.

Emotional Wellbeing Hub: 0345 600 2090 (Mon - Fri 8am to 7.30pm)

Emotional Wellbeing Hub Website

Some young people (aged 16-18) may feel better suited to having support under the Adult Service which can be found here

Once a referral has been made you will be contacted by the Emotional Wellbeing Hub who will discuss what you are finding difficult and provide support and advice. In some circumstances they might feel having spoken to yourself that other services maybe more suitable in giving you the help you need which they will talk you through.

Once a referral has been accepted by us we will send you a letter saying you are on our waiting list for assessment. A Primary Mental Health Worker will be in contact to arrange an assessment depending on waiting times.

Traditionally we have always offered face to face assessments which we endeavour to arrange in a private place in the area you live. However, currently due to Covid-19 restrictions the majority of assessments are offered virtually or over the phone.

Our feelings can be complicated, and it can be difficult to talk about these or understand why we have them. Our assessments are a conversation with you and your family about what's going on for you, what you want help with and we will share what we think will help you feel better and why.

Confidentiality is important to all of us, in most circumstances everything we discuss will remain within our service and will be shared only with your GP.

Some difficulties are challenging to overcome on our own so we may encourage and support you to talk to your parents, school or other important people in your life if we feel this will help you.

If you are at risk to yourself or others then we will need to speak to people outside our service (such as your parents/guardian/external services) to ensure everyone is safe.

Our services has three core professionals:

Primary Mental Health Workers

• Assessments
• Deliver training to other professionals
• Consultation to professionals i.e. Early Help Teams, Schools
• Short term Direct work with children and families
• Each PMHW is allocated to a geographical area and schools
• Deliver IPC

Children's Wellbeing Practitioners

• Assessments
• CBT informed guided self-help
• 5-12 parent led work
• 12-18 direct work with young people
• Deliver IPC

Therapists

• Provide Therapy (CBT, IPTA, IPC, EMDR)

Contact Us

Tel: 01284 741601 - Monday to Friday 9-5pm

Mental health and Wellbeing has made some really important developments and people are becoming much more open to talking about their difficulties and triumphs. However, there are lots of mixed messages out there which may cause more confusion. We as a service offer specific evidence based online courses and workshops to provide clarity on topics that impact our mental health and also provide coping strategies.

These can often be a good place to start.

Remember: Any referral into our service whether that be for Workshops or Assessment please remember to use your child's name and details not your own.

We offer a parenting course for parents of anxious children who are Primary School age which is called Timid to Tiger.

Timid to Tiger

• 8 Week Course for Parents
• Aimed at Primary School Children mainly
• Evidence Based - CBT programme to support parents in helping their child manage anxiety
• Various locations and times offered (Currently restricted to virtual due to Covid-19

We also provide a range of free online workshops for parents which can be found and accessed on Eventbrite here

Our current workshops include:

• Supporting our Young People to manage big feelings
• Supporting our Young People with anxiety
• Supporting our Young People manage uncertainty
• Supporting our Young People with challenging behaviour
• Supporting our Children/Adolescents manage sleep (11 years plus)
• Top tips for Supporting our Young People through exam season
• Supporting our Young People with low mood
• Supporting our Young People self-harm
• For people who have attended the workshop, Supporting our Young People with anxiety and feel they may need some additional support, there will be a two-part workshop delivered on a bi-monthly basis. This will encompass more in-depth psycho-ed strategies/strategies/resources/signposting. There will be separate workshops for parents of children under 12 and over 12.

There are some useful resources via YouTube you can access. These sessions are delivered live and then made available via the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust YouTube channel here