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Children and young people's mental health matters! - Free event for voluntary organisations in York

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Date: 
Thursday 26 January, 2012. 9:30am - 2:45pm
Location: 
Denham Room, Priory Street Centre, York, YO1 6ET

Does your group or organisation help children or young people cope with how they feel and think – for example (but not limited to) by providing informal advice, befriending or counselling? 

Do you support their emotional wellbeing and mental health, perhaps one-to-one or through group activities? 
 
If so, this FREE one-off learning and development event is for you!
 
Find out more about children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health in a workshop provided by children and young people’s mental health specialists:
-        Angie Casterton, Primary Mental Health Worker Team Leader
-        Kate Gibbon, Young Peoples Mental Health Worker
 
Find out about how children and young people’s mental health services are organised and delivered in York:
Eoin Rush, Assistant Director, Children's Specialist Services, City of York Council and
Carol Redmond, Service Manager, Lime Trees, (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service for York and Selby areas)
 
Have your say on what should be in the new strategy for children and young people’s mental health services (CAMHS) in York and Selby 2011 - 2014.
 
Meet other groups and organisations doing similar things and find out work out how we can support each other’s work.
 
The event is free but places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.  Due to limited resources, we are unable to provide lunch, but morning refreshments will be served. 
 
To book a place, please contact: 
Reception at York CVS: 01904 621133 or reception@yorkcvs.org.uk
 
For more information contact:
Katherine Blaker, voluntary and community sector representative to the CAMHS Executive, and (Children and Young People’s Partnerships Manager at Relate York and Harrogate) 
Katherineblaker@relateweb.co.uk (Tuesday to Thursday)
or
Craig Waugh, Development Officer, York CVS
 
This event has been organised by Katherine Blaker and Craig Waugh on behalf of the CAMHS Executive for York and Selby.
 
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