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We offer a range of initiatives and interventions, tailor made and in collaboration to meet the needs of the individual. These include:
Detached Street Work & Outreach (DSWO): workers work on the streets, parks and Estates, as well as dropping into youth clubs, community centres. They provide confidential help, support and advice for you on your turf! On issues such as substance and alcohol misuse, consequences of antisocial behaviour, youth violence, poor sexual health and other social and emotional health difficulties. We also offer support around employment and training opportunities.
One-to-One Advocacy Support 12-25 yrs: workers will work with you on a personal level, giving help, support and advice that cater for your specific needs.
Counselling 12-21 yrs: individuals come to counselling to express feelings and thoughts on a wide range of issues. These can include: using drugs or alcohol, relationships, self harm, anger management, sexuality, gender, racism or other abuse, lack of confidence, being listened to and understood. It may be an effective way of offering you the space to think about, explore and talk about issues that may be concerning you or affecting the quality of your life. It may enable you to accept these feelings and understand them better in order to bring about positive change. This is offered in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 12-21 yrs: using evidence based practice these client-led and collaborative interventions are designed to help young people understand more about their problems as well as finding positive and realistic ways of managing their low mood, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). .
‘Incredible Years’ Parenting Programme & Personal Individual Parenting Training: support is provided for parents with children aged 3 to 10, with behavioural and conduct difficulties. We work on a one to one basis (parent-child game), or by running parenting groups using ‘Incredible Years’ Programme.
Community Families Programme: is an ‘early intervention’ service, which aims to break the cycle of disadvantage before it becomes magnified in the longer term for children 5-13 yrs. Our work with families is based on our ethos of providing a professional, personal, friendly and tailor-made programme of initiatives over a set period of time. We provide families with practical, social, emotional and psychological support around: parenting strategies, dealing with stress, anger, anxiety, self esteem and confidence.
Workshops and Discussion Groups: needs based workshops on lived experiences on issues such as health and wellbeing, identity, culture, gender, territorial conflict, crime, antisocial behaviour, sex and relationship education, training and job opportunities.
Community Connector: Young Adults - Mental Health - 18-25 years: Docklands Outreach’s Community Connector will work closely with Tower Hamlets Early Detection Service (THEDS) to support young adults 18-25 years with SMI to achieve better mental health and wellbeing, by increasing independence and reducing reliance on services. This is part of the stated aims of The Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults is to improve the service offer for young adults (those between 18-25 years old), the issues relating to the transition between child and adolescent and adult mental health services; delays or no care from adult services; and the need for specific staff and the targeted interventions required for this age group.
ELFT /Compass Wellbeing are supporting several Community Connectors as part of a wider transformation programme in East London to redesign community mental health care for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) in Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham.