Emerge's trained Youth Workers bring a #VoiceOfHope to young people who have visited A&E because of self-harm, a suicide attempt or emotional crisis. We train and support volunteers who join us in being there for young people until late in the evening so that they don't have to go through a difficult time alone. We offer a friendly chat, help to understand and engage with the hospital process, distraction from upsetting feelings and, taking an asset based approach, encourage young people to take steps towards more more hope-filled future. Our care doesn't stop when young people leave hospital, we stick with them for up to three months, meeting for coffee (or hot chocolate!) to keep supporting and encouraging them to reach out and engage with NHS mental health services as well as helping them to connect with things in their local communities that will bring life to them. We're a Christian charity and the shared faith of our whole team is at the heart of everything we do. We exist to support young people of all faiths and non, indiscriminately offering nonjudgmental care and compassion which helps young people rediscover hope - whatever that looks like for them. We love to share our insights on young people's emotional wellbeing by running insight workshops for adults and a young person's course to help them foster patterns of self-care and discover more of their unique identity. For more info on our training and group work, just give us a shout.
