The daily headlines continue to be filled with declarations across the board about the increase in mental health problems for young people, especially those aged 11 to 18. Many cite reasons or theories about the cause of this increase and
Moving from primary to secondary school can be a frightening and overwhelming prospect for many 11 year olds. Having been big fish in a small pond, with teachers you’ve known all your life to suddenly find yourself in a gigantic
“Hi I’m Becca and I’m 16, About a year ago I was finding life really hard. School was tough, I had been the victim of assault and people were bullying me over social media. It was really horrible; they were
Young People’s mental health never seems to be far from the news these days. Recently a BBC Panorama programme highlighted the issues facing young people’s mental health services across the country entitled “Kids in Crisis” Barrie Voyce, Business Development Director at
We are privileged to have two successful parent support groups at The Door, Family Support Team Leader Shona tells us more: On the 4th Wednesday of each month, Parent Connections meets at The Door between 7pm and 9pm where a
Julia and her son Danny were referred to The Door at the end of 2017. Things were becoming difficult at home. Danny, was showing signs of unacceptable behaviour within a new group of friends, and also within the family. The
Demand for our mentoring service is growing; in fact in the past year we’ve seen a 100% increase in the number of young people being referred and asking for help. The Door’s Mentoring Scheme provides vital 1:1 support for young
One year on from her training in London (Funded by The David Brooke Charity), Sandra tells us how The Door’s delivery of the Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme) is going. Since qualifying top of her class last summer, Sandra has
“Hi I’m Maddy, I’m 14 and I go to school in Stroud. A few months ago I started to have some problems at school – I was finding it hard to focus and feeling really tired. I’d missed some days
Thanks to a grant from The Summerfield Trust, The Door has just completed training another amazing group of volunteer mentors ready to join our award-winning team. As they prepare for their first “matching” with a young person, we thought we