Resources for: Care Experienced and Age 5-11
Children and young people with care experience can benefit from any of the information across the site. But here you will find specific information and supports for young people who are care experienced.
Intandem Mentoring
Scotland’s national mentoring programme for young people aged 8 -14 years who are looked after at home. Intandem helps Scotland’s children, young people and families stay together to build and maintain positive, loving relationships. The intandem service is run in West Dunbartonshire by Y Sort It .
Phone: 0131 442 8760
Web: www.intandem.scot/
Who Cares? Scotland
Who Cares? Scotland supports care experienced people to have their voice heard and we make that happen in a number of ways. Website includes a page for children under 11 years.
Web: www.whocaresscotland.org/
Young People in Mind Service
Young People in Mind (YPIM) is for young people aged 0-21 years who are looked after and accommodated in West Dunbartonshire, including young people who are homeless or living in supported/homeless accommodation.
This service is also available to young people aged 16 – 25 who are vulnerable to homelessness whether care-experienced or non-care-experienced.
Young People in Mind offers a variety of therapeutic interventions to this group of young people who might have experienced adverse early life experiences or are struggling with their emotional or mental health.
The service aims to promote good mental health and emotional well-being.
YPIM offer individual interventions and consultation with young people and other professionals involved in their support plan.
Phone: 01389 754121
Web: http://www.wdhscp.org.uk/how-do-i-access-wdhscp-services/?#coll-3676
