BOND workshops in the Tees Valley

BOND is a Department for Education funded two year sector led programme building the capacity of voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver early intervention mental health support to children and young people.

Improving Resilience and Mental Health in Schools: A free workshop for schools and services in Stockton / South Tees / Hartlepool

Dates:

• Tuesday 15 October – Stockton (Preston Park Museum & Grounds)
• Wednesday 16 October – South Tees (Thistle Hotel Middlesbrough)
• Thursday 17 October – Hartlepool (Hartlepool Maritime Experience)

Time: 9:30am (registration from 9:15) – 15:30pm

Refreshments including lunch will be provided.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is aimed at all schools and organisations (voluntary, community and statutory) with an interest in improving the resilience and mental health of children and young people. It is particularly relevant for those schools wishing to hear more about local voluntary sector services in their area and to explore with others what schools can do both individually and in partnership with others to deal effectively with the challenges of emotional difficulties and mental health problems.

What’s on offer?

• A free workshop with national and local speakers plus facilitated workshops which will cover:
• Information on for children’s mental health local needs assessments and strategic plans
• A system wide approach to resilience, emotional well being and mental health
• Exploring mental health in schools – building internal capacity, working with other agencies and commissioning services
• An example of a commissioning Framework for VCS provision in to schools from Warwickshire (tbc)
• Market Place – a live networking event where you can find out about services available from the voluntary and community sector in your area
• Hear about, and influence, the development of local services to ensure they are offering what schools need

What is BOND?

BOND (Better Outcomes, New Delivery) is a DfE funded programme building the capacity of Voluntary and Community Organisations and schools to improve early intervention mental health support to children and young people. It is delivered by a national consortium of organisations expert in the field of children and young people’s mental health, and is led by YoungMinds.

In 2012 over 50 organisations and schools from the Tees area took part in a BOND pilot which offered a programme of bespoke workshops, coaching and other support. The programme explored a whole system approach to the commissioning and delivery of early intervention mental health services. This workshop is supported by the BOND consortium as part of the commitment to sustaining impact and is relevant to both original participants and new comers.