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Youthwatch Trafford’s Luis attended the 2020 Let’s Talk Youth conference in December – this is his report on the session from 1st December, ‘Let’s Talk Mental Health with The Panic Room’ Together with Trafford Youth Cabinet, Joshua Fletcher from the Panic Room gave a talk on anxiety and how you can help someone who struggles with it. Josh is a...

What are your contraceptive needs & has COVID-19 had an impact? @traffordcouncil and @GMSHNetwork will use your views to help shape future contraceptive services for young people in our borough. If you’re under 25 in Trafford, tell them what you think by 14th Dec! Here’s the survey – and it’s anonymous: https://trafford.citizenspace.com/adults/young-person-s-sexual-health-services-in-greater-m

We’re at #RESET2020 today, hosted by Calm Connections to bring Trafford families, communities & workforce together to reset youth mental health. Our Youthwatch Trafford volunteer Diya put together this brilliant video to showcase the the #mentalhealth information for young people in Trafford that you can find on our website: youthwatchtrafford.co.uk/health-hub/mental-health/ Remember there’s info for adults on the Healthwatch Trafford website...

Today marks the start of self-care week 2020 and what better way to look after yourself than to think about your own health and fitness. Youthwatch Trafford volunteer Madhia has put together our new guide to Healthy Living: Diet and Fitness, with the help of Judith Williams, Trafford Council’s expert on diet and weight management. Madhia says: I wrote it...

Youthwatch Trafford volunteer Madhia has written this guide to living healthily during the Corona pandemic. Let us know if you have any more ideas to add by emailing info@healthwatchtrafford.co.uk First of all, during this time you must be: Staying at home. Social distancing, this means not meeting people from other households regardless of whether you’re related to them or they...

All children and young people in Greater Manchester can now access free online counselling and emotional well-being support. From Tuesday 14 April, the Kooth online counselling and emotional wellbeing platform will be available to any young person who may be struggling with their mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak. Kooth is for young people aged 11-18 and offers a variety of resources, including:...

Are you age 14 to 18, interested in health, social care or young people’s rights and want to give something back to your local area? Time to get involved! Youthwatch Trafford are Healthwatch Trafford’s young volunteers age 14-18. Our Youthwatch team bring us a fresh perspective, helping us to communicate with other young people in Trafford – finding out what...

In Spring 2019, Healthwatch Trafford worked with three other local Healthwatch in Greater Manchester to find out about the local CAMHS service. CAMHS means NHS-provided services in the United Kingdom for children and adolescents who are having difficulties with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing. CAMHS is called Healthy Young Minds in our area. Parents of children and young people with...

If you are a child or young person in Trafford in care or who are using aftercare services and feel you need some help or advice, the Children’s Rights Service can help you. There’s more information about it here: www.trafforddirectory.co.uk/kb5/trafford/fsd/service.page?id=S4NVPfAmqbc YouthwatchTrafford recently conducted an interview with Children’s Rights Officer Alex Bridge and these were his responses: What would you have to...