As we prepared to resume youth services it was imperative that we responded to the new and emerging needs of our young people in the aftermath of the covid restrictions. Many of our young people struggled with the isolation and many articulated that their mental health had been impacted. Together with our colleague in West Belfast we agreed to focus our work on positive mental health for the summer. From we reopened and began to engage young people again we have been able to provide complementary therapies, health days and personal mentoring and support for young people aged 13+ yrs. The feedback has been very positive and the young people have been fully engaged.
