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FEEL SAFE
Imagine a school with a mental health professional on hand every week, for staff, for children, for parents.
FEEL HOPE
For staff to have a referral pathway when they need it and for parents to have chance to offload and seek advice on how to support at home.
WHO WE ARE
Bridge the Gap Child Mental Health C.I.C. are a Derby based emotional health hub for children aged between 5 and 25 years. We want ALL children to feel that they matter, that they are loved and that they are not alone.
WHAT WE DO
We have a multi-disciplinary team who deliver high quality emotional education and long term mentoring to children to support their mental health. Sadly, statistics show that in Derby, the likelihood of a child taking their own life is significantly higher than national averages. We work closely with schools and other partners in the city to ultimately save children's lives.
Schools 1:1 Support Packages
We work with children using clinically informed practice and processes but with a non-clinical approach. Emotional Literacy specialists, we work with children in a 1:1 capacity each day, seeing around 120 children each week.
All of our practitioners receive clinical supervision and are trained both internally and externally.
Our commitment to safeguarding and safe emotional support can be found on our dedicated page.
Please read through the packages and complete the form below. We look forward to helping you feel more supported as a school.
Tailored Support
Our tailored 1:1 support is designed to help children in primary and secondary schools who are struggling with:
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Anxiety
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Emotional dysregulation
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Low self-esteem or fixed mindset
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Difficulty coping with transitions or significant life changes
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12 sessions (45 minutes each) for 3 children, delivered by an experienced practitioner. Sessions are flexible and adapted to the needs of each child.
Package Includes​
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A one-hour phone consultation to help us learn more about each child and the challenges they are facing, before sessions begin.
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Review call at midway point to discuss progress and recommendations .
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Signposting, resources, and tools to empower staff in supporting the child’s wellbeing .
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A summary report for each child with tailored recommendations and adaptations for school staff, this should be shared with parents and any other professionals involved with the child.
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All resources provided for children, including bespoke materials used during sessions.
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A mini grounding kit for each child when sessions finish.
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Ongoing support and guidance from Bridge the Gap to address concerns.
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Tailored support package – £3,000
(Tailored support package for just 1 child is £1,547.50)
Growing Minds Programme
Our Growing Minds programme is specifically for children beginning to show signs of challenges such as worry, anger, sadness, or mindset difficulties. It is a creative emotional literacy structured programme delivered over 6-weeks. An example might be a parent expressing concerns that their child is beginning to struggle with sleep, is starting to talk negatively about themselves, is quieter than usual or becoming more tearful, or saying they don’t want to attend school.
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Children accessing this programme should:
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Be able to engage in structured 1:1 sessions
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Enjoy crafts
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Package includes
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6 Sessions for 3 children 1:1 covering the areas outlined in the Growing Minds programme.
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A one-hour phone consultation to help us learn more about the children and the challenges they are facing, before sessions begin.
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A helpful handout for school, one for each week explaining what the child has covered and tips and links to resources.
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A certificate of completion for each child.
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A mini grounding kit.
6 sessions (45 minutes each) for 3 children, delivered by an experienced practitioner. Structured and pre-prepared programme.
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Growing Minds Package – £1,700
Growing Minds Programme
Growing Minds Programme
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Funding Support for a Student at Bridge the Gap Premises
There are many reasons why schools choose to fund 1:1 support at our hub in Derby City instead of us attending school.
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Struggling with school attendance
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A child has been bullied
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Friendship issues
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Emotional Dysregulation
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The child has additional needs
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Reduced timetable
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The benefit of a child attending our hub is that they are entering a space for support that they can then leave, they know that their privacy is secure and nobody else form the school can listen, or their peers can't walk in.
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We have purpose designed rooms meaning that we can find the right space for a child based on their needs.
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We have two sensory room spaces where children can also come to have a sensory relief experience, helping them to then continue their week at school.
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Please note: We see children for a minimum of 12-weeks for our tailored programme.
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Please get in touch for cost details for schools.
Support for Parents
Bridge the Gap Child Mental Health have developed a wide range of workshops catered to parents, aimed at boosting their confidence in actively supporting their child's mental health. Our workshops are designed to share valuable information in an accessible and relatable manner to empower parents to effectively assist their children.
We deliver workshops at our premises but schools can also fund us to deliver parent empowerment sessions within school premises. Our workshops are versatile, conducted both in-person and online, and always tailored to suit the specific needs, ages, and concerns of the school community.
Throughout the sessions, we encourage and welcome any questions. All of our sessions provide a safe and non-judgmental environment, with a relaxed and informal delivery style.
We deliver one off sessions and also have a 3-week parent empowerment programme with the following themes:
Week 1: Helping children understand anxiety
Week 2: Managing anger outbursts effectively
Week 3: Equipping your child with effective coping strategies
We also deliver parent sessions on self-harm, exam stress, low mood and depression in children and boosting self-esteem.
You can also book us for coffee mornings and afternoons for a more informal 'drop-in' style event.
Online Curriculum and Learning
During the pandemic, we transitioned our training to the online world, developing online courses for parents and teachers to engage with at their convenience.
Additionally, we crafted online lessons dedicated to providing schools with professionally created emotional education, adaptable for both home and classroom learning. This initiative culminated in the establishment of a comprehensive online platform for schools. Currently, the platform comprises over five CPD sessions and over 40 schemes of work tailored to both primary and secondary education.
There is also access to courses for parents, 'Supporting Child Mental Health: an in-depth approach' and 'Supporting an Anxious Child'.
Training sessions cover important and relevant topics such as anxiety, positive relationships, understanding children's traumatic experiences, emotional literacy and mental health crisis in children.
The curriculum for students covers a wide range of topics, including anxiety, mental health, self-esteem, goal setting, growth mindset, friendships, empathy, identity, anger, and emotional literacy. These schemes of work can be delivered by appropriately trained school staff as part of their in-house interventions, in small groups, or as whole class lessons.
Different packages available starting from £500 per 12 months access.
Bridge the Gap seek to create a safe, secure culture enabling support for all children, young people and their families. We will always seek to provide protection to any person that receives our services We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children, young people, and adults at risk to keep them safe.
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We are committed to work in a way that protects them. Please visit our full page on our safeguarding commitment here.
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