The Camden Psychotherapy Unit (CPU) aims to extend access to psychotherapy to those for whom it has not previously been an option because of financial pressure, ethnicity or culture. The objective of our work is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our patients, to help them with their ongoing problems and to make lasting positive change in their lives.
Winchester Youth Counselling (WYC) provide free, open-ended mental health support for young people aged 11-25. Our services include 1:1 Counselling, Walk and Talk Therapy, Nature Therapy, Group work and support for parents and carers. WYC support young people experiencing a range of issues including anxiety and depression, bereavement, suicidal ideation, self harm and many others, that have a hugely negative impact on their wellbeing and their future.
The Sussex Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus SASBAH) provides lifelong well-being support for over 1,000 children and adults of all ages across Sussex who are affected by these conditions. Young people with these complex physical and learning disabilities are often excluded from mainstream society, including the arts, and suffer disproportionately with poor mental health.
Funding from the Pixel Fund will support the vulnerable children and young people who come to Whirlow Hall Farm Trust. These children and young people are struggling with moderate to severe learning disabilities, physical or mental health or heart breaking personal circumstances such as trauma, bereavement, abuse or neglect.
Tuppenny Barn is an organic smallholding and charity passionate about delivering educational opportunities for children, young people and the wider community in our outdoor classroom. Working with horticulture we help foster physical health and mental wellbeing through our education and green therapy programmes.
Sport 4 Life UK believes in a level playing field where every young person has the opportunity to create a better future for themselves. We are proud to provide the opportunity for young people aged 11 - 29 to prepare for, and move into, sustained employment, education or training, by improving their employability and key life skills - through our sports-themed personal development services.
The £4,000 funding that we have generously received from the Pixel Fund will allow us to be able to continue to offer counselling and therapeutic interventions to our young carers aged 8 – 18 years and their immediate families. Since the pandemic, this support has proven a crucial lifeline for so many of our families and we cannot thank the Pixel Fund enough for their support and for believing in our work.
Perth Autism Support provides a range of services to support autistic children, young people and their families across Perth and Kinross. Many of the autistic young people we work with experience high anxiety, and as a result they often find it difficult to engage with the larger group activities that we deliver.
We would like to thank Pixel for supporting Counselling Plus to continue to offer professional counselling to local young people. Since our inception in 1992, the need for effective mental health support has hugely increased and whilst this is a positive change due to recognition of its importance, it does mean that we need additional support to meet this increased need.
Mentor Link offers long-term, weekly, one-to-one social and emotional listening support to disadvantaged and vulnerable children by providing them with a mentor. We professionally and safely recruit and train local volunteers to become mentors and offer weekly support to children in need, either in a school or community setting.
Safe and Sound charity’s mission is to transform the lives of children and young people in Derbyshire who are affected by child exploitation. Through delivering innovative, hands-on programmes, Safe and Sound enables children, young people, families and carers, whose lives are affected deeply by their experience of child exploitation, to move not just to a place of safety, but to emerge unshackled and undefined by their experiences and enabled to reach their full potential.
Creativity Works is an award-winning charity and socially engaged arts organisation based in Radstock, in Bath and North East Somerset, delivering creative projects that make a real difference to people’s lives. There are several strands to our work including our Mental Health and Wellbeing creative work; delivering social prescribing projects, community based creative workshops and events which boost wellbeing, decrease social isolation and increase life chances for our communities. Our participants include adults living with poor mental health, vulnerable young people, older people, adults living with dementia, young carers and disabled adults.
Strength and Learning Through Horses work with disadvantaged and vulnerable young people from all across London and Hertfordshire.
The Pixel Fund’s generous donation will enable 6 young people to access experiential therapy programmes. These young people are excluded from mainstream education or are at risk of exclusion, are struggling with complex mental health challenges & social/emotional challenges and are unable to successfully engage with traditional mental health interventions & educational support provided by the school.
