Support for Young People
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Early Intervention Service for young people aged 11-17 (referral required)

​Heads Up provide group support to young people, aged 11-17, who are experiencing low to moderate mental health difficulties such as anxiety, low mood or low self esteem, through our Boost programme.  

Access to the Boost programme can be made by either a:
-       GP referral or
-       Self referral; using the My Self Referral portal (www.myselfreferral-llr.nhs.uk)
Referrals are reviewed by the Triage & Navigation service and referred to the most appropriate service based on information provided. 
Boost aims to equip young people with a better understanding of mental and emotional health, coping strategies and emotional resilience.
​Boost is friendly and relaxed.  We aim to create a calm and positive space to help young people share experiences and learn together.

Boost includes the following topics:
  • Triggers and escalation
  • Thoughts
  • Behaviours
  • Body Response
  • Feelings
  • Sleep
  • Diet and exercise
  • Looking after ourselves 

Young people attending will be of a similar age, 11-13 or 14-17
​Boost takes place at the same time each week for 1 hour.   

What young people say about Boost: 
"Boost really helped me, I learnt why I even get these feelings and how to cope with them."   

"At first I was scared to go to Boost, but the people here are really nice.  It's alright to be nervous, but once I started the group I didn't want to stop going"

 In 'three' words:
                   "it 'Boosts' you"       "helpful, fun, safe"     "helpful, relatable, supportive"       "amazing, fun, cool"
​Venue:  The Grove Community Hub, Cort Crescent, LE3 1QZ

Dates and Times:    ​6.00pm - 7.00pm (11-13 year olds)  7.30pm – 8.30pm (14-17 year olds)
Thursday, 11 September - 6 November (not meeting half term 23 October)
Wednesday,  8 October - 3 December (not meeting half term 22 October) 

Wellbeing Service for young people aged 8-18 (self-funded)

Heads Up also provide self-funded one-to-one support to young people, aged 8-18, who have low to moderate mental health difficulties such as anxiety, low mood or low self esteem, at the cost of: 
Initial Assessment        £55
Subsequent Sessions  £48 each (with up to 8 sessions available)

The service is delivered by Children's Wellbeing Practitioners who are registered with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).  Each practitioner holds a current DBS check, carries full insurance and attends regular clinical supervision.

Access to this service is made through a self referral find out more here by clicking this link.