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What's
New @ YPAS:
July 2010:
NEW:
Self-Injury Group for young people aged 13-15
The
counselling team are now accepting new referrrals for self-injury
group support.
The
new group will be for young people aged 13 to 15. The self
injury team are currently supporting young people aged 16-25
in individual therapy.
Unfortunately,
due to funding restrictions, we can only accept counselling
referrals for young people who live in the following postcode
areas:
L1,
L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L11, L12, L13, L14,
L15, L16, L17, L18, L19, part of L20, L24, L25 and L27.
For
more information please visit our self-injury
group page.
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June 2010:
NEW:
After School Drop-In for LGBT young people
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GYRO (gay youth 'r' out) is launching a new
youth group for 13-16 year olds who are lesbian,
gay, bi and trans, or questioning their sexuality
or gender identity (LGBTQ).
Click
on the image to download a poster about the new
group, which starts on Wednesday 16th June.
This
new group is part of our developing work to raise
awareness of the needs of LGBT young people and
to challenge prejudice and exclusion, through support
for young people, and training and advice for professionals
who work with them.
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GYRO's Thursday
evening drop-in for 16-25s is more popular than ever, attracting
around 40 young people every week.
GYRO was the only group in the north of England to make
the top 5 in the Pink Paper's annual award for 'Best Youth
Group' in 2010.
For more info,
visit our web page
or contact us:
Phone 0151
203 0824 and leave a message
Text 07917 658 149
email us
or find
us on Facebook!
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March 2010:
The
SHARP System
There
are many reasons why young people decide not to talk about
incidents – confrontation, face to face, lack of confidence,
scared, peer pressure, to name just a few.
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As
a result, YPAS, in partnership with Tropica Web Design
and Merseyside Police are pleased to present to you
a 24/7 365 days a year confidential reporting system
of any incidents which occur within the school and
local community. |
The SHARP
system provides:
- An information
gathering tool for incidents in school and the local community.
- An educational
tool for issues which affect young people, including bullying,
health, community issues, weapons and hate crime.
The SHARP system
for YPAS offers additional web pages personalised by us
to respond to the needs of the children and young people
who use our services.
There is a menu
of the topics covered, and information is presented in a
small video clip along with a few lines of text.
The system gives
youing people a voice - any modern communication device
which is capable of sending an email can be used to access
this reporting system, including most mobile phones, Xbox
360, iphone, hand held computers, pdas and Sky TV or Virgin
Media.
The SHARP system
is confidential - you don't have to give your name. Your
information will be used to help solve the problems you
have seen or are facing.
You can also
report something you have seen which is affecting a friend
or family member.
There will be
a delay in dealing with any information submited out of
our office opening hours (9.30-5pm), during the weekend
and holidays. If you provide your details, we aim to reply
to you within 3 working days.
Click
here to visit the YPAS Sharp System
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