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Platform 1 offers support and counselling to teaching staff who highlight issues that young people may be experiencing.
We must not forget that the teaching staff within schools are often the first people to highlight issues that young people may be experiencing
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 12
Platform 1's small group mental health support allows more concentrated support on specific mental health difficulties.
Following our whole class Mental Health Awareness Workshop any difficulties specific to a number of children can be further supported in separate small groups
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 12
Platform 1's whole class mental health awareness workshops aim to break the stigma and ignorance around mental health issues.
This workshop hopes to break the stigma, embarrassment and ignorance around mental health difficulties
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 11
Platform 1's Listening Dog project aims to create dialogue and identify at-risk students through storytelling and play therapy.
The dog is a silent witness which the child can divulge any information they wish to talk about while receiving play therapy
Service · Policy statement
Platform 1 offers a crisis and counselling package including various services such as 1:1 counselling, family therapy, and staff training.
Our crisis and counselling package include. • 1:1 Counselling • Family Therapy • Class based awareness sessions
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
Platform 1's school services are growing and becoming an important part of the organization, offering support to students with disabilities.
The school services have started to grow and are becoming an important service allowing people with disabilities access to support
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
Platform 1 now offers targeted outreach for individuals who cannot leave their homes and have no support from other services.
Our outreach work is now more targeted such as people who cannot physically leave their homes and have no support from any services
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 10
Platform 1's outreach services were suspended due to lack of funding but are in talks with various services to bring them back.
Due to the lack of funding we had to assess where our services were best placed so we have temporarily suspended the outreach for a while, but we are currently in talks with various services with a view to bring these services back.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 9
Platform 1 aims to provide ongoing support for women who have experienced sexual abuse, reinforcing that shame and blame are not their responsibility.
The aim of this group is to provide ongoing support for women who have experienced sexual abuse. Shame and self-blame is an ongoing topic that appears in those who have experienced this abuse
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 9
Platform 1 provides ongoing support for men who have experienced sexual abuse to address shame and self-blame.
The aim of this group is to provide ongoing support for men who have experienced sexual abuse. Shame and self-blame is an ongoing topic that appears in those who have experienced this abuse
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 9
Platform 1 aims to support women who have experienced domestic violence or coercive control by sharing coping strategies and reinforcing self-confidence.
The aim of this group is to support women in a safe and confidential setting to share with each other their coping strategies, developed through counselling, and reinforce their self-confidence.
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 9
Platform 1's prostate cancer support group has grown significantly, outgrowing its original premises.
This is held on the first and third Tuesday of the month and is facilitated by a qualified counsellor who also has suffered from prostate cancer and received recent treatment. This is a peer led group dealing with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and the effects of having prostate cancer, not only on the man but also their partners.
Service · Observational claim · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 7
Platform 1's support groups provide a space for women to offload difficulties and support each other.
The groups give women a space to offload their difficulties and support each other. The ages of women who attend range from 18-65 which allows them to understand difficulties from a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 6
Platform 1's counselling service offers up to 10 initial sessions followed by additional sessions if needed.
Once counselling has been offered they will receive 10 weekly counselling sessions, after which the counsellor and client will decide if they require additional sessions. If this is agreed the client can receive up to five more sessions.
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 5
Platform 1's crisis service provides support for up to 2-4 weeks until clients are stable enough for counselling.
Where a client appears to be in a higher level of crisis (due to their mental health difficulties) and not ready for counselling, they will work with our crisis service for 2-4 weeks until their mental health state has become more stable, and they will then be offered counselling to help them to develop confidence and coping strategies needed to navigate the ups and downs of life.
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 5
Platform 1's crisis service helps clients manage practical issues to enable them to focus on recovery.
Where the need for crisis support is recognised one of our crisis team will work with the client to ensure that they are free to focus on their recovery through our counselling service.
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 4
Platform 1 is introducing a paid counselling service alongside its free GP referral service.
We will take self-referrals from those who can afford to pay for counselling . We will therefore have two separate waiting lists. Paid sessions will cost £45 per hour.
Service · Policy statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 4
Platform 1's crisis and counselling services have increased significantly, leading to a pause in the referral process.
Our Crisis & Counselling service has increased exponentially since our last report. As a result, we had to pause our counselling referral process in May 2023.
Service · Observational claim · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 4
Platform 1 is planning to expand its school service with a dedicated team delivering high-quality support.
We are now looking to expand the schools service with a qualified dedicated team, delivering a high-quality service to the whole school.
Service · Commitment statement · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 2
Platform 1's school-based work has increased well-being and attendance according to evidence from the schools.
We have evidence (from the school) that the worlc we are doing has increased both well-being and attendance.
Service · Observational claim · From Platform 1 — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 March 2024, page 2