Pathfinder

Service Details:
Changing Lives is a new service offering mental health support through brief evidence-based psychological interventions, based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and systemic family practice (SFP). The service is available across Derbyshire and Derby City until the end of September. The service will be available via telephone or a secure online platform.

*From the 1st October Changing Lives will only be able to accept referrals for children and young people who are registered with the Centres of Excellence and associated schools which form part of the project.

We will work with children, young people, and their families.

Referral Criteria:

The child/young person:
• Must be 0-25 years of age (Over 18 only where the young person has SEND needs or is a care leaver)
• Would benefit from early intervention support for their mental health/ emotional wellbeing
• Is not deemed to have a high level of risk of harm to themselves

The child/young person will be experiencing:
Mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety:
• Simple phobias
• Social/general/separation/health anxiety
• Panic
• Worry/stress
• OCD (in some cases)
• Change/adjustment difficulties including worry about transition

Mild to moderate symptoms of low mood or depression:
• Physical symptoms including poor sleep and appetite
• Cognitive symptoms including negative thoughts about self/others/world
• Anger/ irritability/ generally struggling to manage emotions
• Self-harm as a way of managing their distress

Support for families:
• Offering creative interventions to help families communicate, particularly with younger children
• Offering work with families who are having difficulty managing behaviour
• Working with children, young people, and their families to help them support and build relationships within their family
• Loss, including bereavement or parental separation

Additional Support:
• We offer a dedicated line for school staff Mondays and Tuesdays.

Changing Lives

What is Changing Lives?

Please use the above link to learn more about Changing Lives, as well as to access resources, contacts and information about Centres of Excellence and catchment schools.