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Young Person's Advisory Service (YPAS)

YPAS is a Merseyside based Charity, Established in 1966. We serve a population of over 150,000 children and young people. We support children and young people aged 5 – 25 years  and families to address their mental health and emotional well-being difficulties.

YPAS is a Youth Information Advice and Counselling Service (YIACS) that provides free, accessible and age-appropriate support to young people with a wide range of issues. YIACS are driven by the needs of children and young people.

Our services are delivered across Merseyside in venues that include, primary and secondary schools, our three locality community hubs, GP surgeries, and education settings etc.

What does YPAS help with?

YPAS helps with a wide range of difficulties that children, young people and families experience. These difficulties can often impact how we feel, affecting our everyday mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Our therapy service provides a wide range of counselling and psychotherapy interventions designed to help address those issues that impact mental health and emotional wellbeing. Common presenting issues include: anxiety, depression, bullying, self-harm, bereavement, sexual abuse, family-related issues, emotional abuse, neglect, bereavement, grief, loss, domestic violence, hearing voices, etc.

Our wellbeing service provides a wide range of support and low intensity evidence based interventions designed to address the impact of mental health and emotional wellbeing. The service also provides open access groups, drop-in activities and information, advice and guidance. Common presenting issues include: anger, isolation, confidence, self-esteem, family- related issues, education, housing, benefits, etc. In addition the service provides targeted support to LGBTQ+ young people who are exploring their sexuality and/or gender identity.

Our Mission

Our mission is to improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of children, young people and families in a non-stigmatized environment, that allows us to:

  • Deliver a wide range of support and therapeutic interventions
  • Reach children, young people and families as early as possible
  • Consistently monitor progress and change
  • Work jointly with professionals across health, education and social care
  • Include children, young people and families in the design and delivery of services
  • Ensure services and pathways are accessible

Our Vision

We will listen, support and empower them to achieve this by providing high quality information, advice, guidance and therapeutic services. YPAS is of a diverse community where children, young people and families feel:

  • Safe
  • Valued
  • Respected
  • Included
  • Motivated

Equality and Diversity

The Young Persons Advisory Service consists of a diverse community of staff, children, young people, parent/carers and families and welcomes all views and feedback from the communities it serves. YPAS is committed to providing and promoting equality and opportunities that allows everyone to be involved in shaping the delivery of our services.

By accessing our website you have joined the YPAS community and here you will find our comments, compliments & complaints (CCC) form, which we encourage you to share your thoughts about our services and social media content.

YPAS recognises its accessibility limitations and has a strategy for addressing these limitations. YPAS sets annual quality objectives with comprehensive actions plans and dedicated task and finish groups. A copy of our strategy is available on request from support@ypas.org.uk.

 

YPAS is a member of the Liverpool CAMHS Partnership

The partnership consists of a range of delivery partners: YPAS, Merseyside Youth Association, Fresh CAMHS, ADDvanced Solutions, ADHD Foundation, Bullybusters and Kooth.

Liverpool CAMHS aim to promote the mental health, emotional and wellbeing of all children, young people and their families/carers.

Working together, we will respond to the mental health, emotional and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families/carers. We will work with families and professionals to develop their skills and strengths; helping them to manage children and young people’s distress and the impact this may have on the child, young person and the family. Working alongside children and young people, we will improve access to services that provide vital support to build resilience, as well as offering help and intervention, enabling children and young people to thrive.

Every individual who comes into contact with a child or young person has an effect on his or her mental health and emotional wellbeing. The vision of this strategy is to make children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing – EVERYONE’S BUSINESS.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Young Person's Advisory Service (YPAS)
Telephone
E-mail
support@ypas.org.uk
Website
https://ypas.org.uk/

Where to go

Name
Young Person's Advisory Service (YPAS)
Address
36, Bolton Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
Postcode
L3 5LX
Notes

We have 3 Community hubs across Liverpool:

  • YPAS Central Hub 36 Bolton Street, Liverpool, L3 5LX
  • YPAS Plus North Hub Croxdale Road West, Liverpool, L14 8YA
  • YPAS Plus South Hub Lyndene Road, Liverpool, L25 1NG

Time / Date Details

When is it on
We offer appointments and open access, drop in groups. Please see our website for the latest opening information.
Time of day
Afternoon
Evening
Morning

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