Your young person’s emotional and mental health will be paramount to their journey and the support they receive will be tailored to their emotional wellbeing, by the experienced and passionate staff.

Life Story Book, we feel at Bridging the Gap that young people should be able to look back on their journey and reflect and remember the good things they have accomplished and the happy times, to do this we try to take as many pictures throughout a young person’s journey on their achievements. These books are the property of the young people and are built up throughout their stay.

What will your Young Person receive from our service;

  • Mental Health and Emotional Support
  • Support to reflect and change behaviours and breaking the cycle
  • Meeting their health needs
  • Acknowledge problems and engaging with support services
  • Building resilience, confidence and trust
  • Life skills and self development
  • Promote positive and healthy relationships
  • Education, Employment and Training
  • Personal hygiene
  • Keeping a clean home
  • Personal finance, budgeting and benefit advise
  • Managing a tenancy and bidding for a property
  • Home Care and maintenance
  • Referrals to advocacy services

At Bridging the Gap we always advocate for our young people, we have worked with some excellent agencies. If you feel you need to contact an advocate here are some links that may be useful Young Lives – https://ylf.org.uk/  and the National youth Advocacy Services https://www.nyas.net/

Health

All young people will be registered with a local doctor, dentist and opticians and be encouraged to meet all health appointments as well as NELFT or Open Road appointments where they will be signposted to relevant support.

The young people are enabled to develop their own personal, emotional, wellbeing and resilience with the support from staff and the therapeutic environment they live in and the support from staff.

Bridging the Gap promotes safe sex and information on keeping safe and support in sexual health issues, including gender and positive sexual identity. This is available to all young people and care leavers.

Equal Opportunities

Bridging the Gap is committed to equal opportunities. We recognise and respect diversity and differences

Religious/Cultural Instruction and Observance

Young people are encouraged and supported to follow their own religion

A record of their religious denomination is placed on their file, and any religious needs will be considered through consultation with the young person, their social worker, their family and if necessary members of the community.

It is important that young people are aware of their cultural links within the community and staff will always support young people in accessing these links and signposting accordingly.