Anxiety and me…

This blog has been written by 16 year old Jola, who is in the Surrey Youth Cabinet.  Over the past year, the effects of COVID-19 have not just become part of our external world – with masks and social distancing – but also our internal & personal world; There have been losses of different kindsContinue reading “Anxiety and me…”

What we feel the barriers are to accessing mental health services.

As CAMHS Youth Advisors and ATLAS members, we share what we feel are the barriers to accessing mental health services in Surrey: Stigma “Stigma against different backgrounds or ethnic backgrounds and cultures.” “Maybe self-stigma – I don’t really wanna go and talk about it like being scared to reach out.” “Being scared to open-up emotionsContinue reading “What we feel the barriers are to accessing mental health services.”

New Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service in Surrey

Children’s and young peoples mental health services are transforming in Surrey! A new alliance of organisations (NHS, National and Voluntary) will provide new and broader range of services for children, young people and their families. Surrey has received a significant increase in funding which will improve and increase services. For example, more than 100 newContinue reading “New Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service in Surrey”