October 10th, 2018
Through our work in A&E and at The Well Centre, we meet and work with young people every day who have mental health needs. Today is Mental Health Awareness Day 2019 with the focus on ‘young people and mental health’ so we thought we’d share the positive effects trauma-informed youth work can have on young people’s […]
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August 7th, 2018
Redthread’s Youth Violence Intervention Programme is now underway in two hospitals in Birmingham and one hospital in Hackney. In Birmingham, a three-year pilot has begun at the Major Trauma Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and Heartlands Hospital. In Hackney, a new team have started work in Homerton University Hospital, the first local A&E department Redthread has […]
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June 27th, 2018
In 2017, The Guardian launched the Beyond the Blade series documenting knife crime in the UK. The aim was to record the deaths of children and teenagers who have been stabbed, and build a national database that will effectively provide data and create a publicly available and comprehensive overview of these fatalities; exploring issues around their […]
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June 11th, 2018
Once a year the Charity Awards, run by Civil Society Media, recognises charities that are innovative, exemplify best practice, and deliver sustainable benefit to communities and society in general. Last week, we attended the awards evening held at Tower Bridge and we were delighted to be chosen as the winner of the Children and Youth […]
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May 15th, 2018
This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, and this year’s focus is on stress. At The Well Centre, our youth health centre in south London, young people can see a youth worker, counsellor and doctor under one roof. Our team meet young people suffering from stress and other mental health problems and give them the time to talk in […]
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