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10/11/2023 1 Comment

‘Heads Up Leicester’ is the new name for local charity supporting families and young people’s mental health

Heads Up Leicester will be the new name for the Centre for Fun & Families (CFF). from 10 October 2023, to coincide with World Mental Health Day

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12/7/2022 3 Comments

Support us this winter for FREE

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​Help us enter Give as you Live Online’s £10,000 Giveaway before 31st December 2022

Supporting CFF couldn’t be simpler this winter thanks to Give as you Live Online’s winter giveaway, and here’s how you can take part.

​Give as you Live Online are giving you the chance to earn a £10 bonus donation on top of the regular free donations you can raise by using their free shopping tool. When you sign up to support CFF on Give as you Live Online and complete 3 fund-raising shops by the end of the year, they’ll pay us a bonus £10 donation.

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9/28/2022 2 Comments

Turning feedback into action

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​At CFF we strive to ensure that our programmes are regularly reviewed so that the families we work with continue to receive relevant and up to date information and support.

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6/16/2022 3 Comments

CFF is proud to support the Leicester Youth Forum

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Hattie Allen, one of CFF's Youth Workers, will be working with the Leicester Youth Forum to offer support and guidance to young people who are attending the group.

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10/13/2021 2 Comments

Employment rights in pregnancy

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By Kate Harris, Project Manager at CFF

We need your help to spread the word to all pregnant working women about their employment rights.

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9/14/2021 4 Comments

School anxiety

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By Daisy Edwards, Student Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

​The Young People’s Groups at CFF provide lots of psychoeducation for the young people and most importantly, it helps them feel less alone! The majority of the young people who attend the groups have anxiety around school. 

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7/30/2021 1 Comment

The ABC model

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By Henry Charles, Project Manager 

As you may or may not know,  CFF was established in 1990. Over the years, CFF have not only worked directly with Young People, but also offered parallel services to their parents/carers. From the original long standing ‘Living with Teenagers’ groups to the more recent anxiety sessions,  the ‘ABC model’ has remained a core concept used within all of the parenting groups.

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7/21/2021 1 Comment

Staff wellbeing at CFF

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By Stacey Chambers - Project Manager 

For many years CFF have been supporting young people and families to manage their mental health and wellbeing. However, supporting the wellbeing and mental health of its staff and volunteers is also hugely important to CFF.

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7/13/2021 0 Comments

Making the most of every conversation

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By Jayne Ballard, CEO 

Here at CFF we have recently attended essential safeguarding training. For some of us a refresh and for others attending for the first time. In my CEO and Designated Safeguarding lead role I was struck by three key areas, although not new I welcome the opportunity to reflect and consider how we can make the most of every contact and seize opportunities however small as we begin to navigate our way out of the very different behaviours that have established for us all during the pandemic. 

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6/11/2021 1 Comment

Refocussing techniques

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By Daisy Edwards, Student Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner 

From time to time, everyone will experience the feelings such as stress, anxiety and worry. It can feel very overwhelming and can even take over our lives. Not only does this affect us emotionally, but also our thoughts, bodily symptoms and the way we behave. Therefore, we need to acknowledge when we have these emotions and take control! 

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