Local community interest company has organised free Summer Wellbeing Events in Milton Keynes for children and young people to support mental health and general wellbeing.
You Mental is a community interest company that provides early intervention and prevention, mental health support, and wellbeing activities to people in Milton Keynes so that residents have the opportunity to receive accessible, high quality, person-centred support.
You Mental do this through education and training, outreach (including ‘Wellbeing Hubs’), advocacy and participation, and support services.
You Mental are big believers in working with people to develop services that they want and need. Since the beginning of the year they have had a whole host of people asking for Summer specific wellbeing events. You Mental developed their Community Wellbeing Events offer under the Outreach bracket.
Walton Community Council have funded Community Wellbeing Sessions to take place in Walnut Tree over the Summer.
You Mental have four free opportunities for young people aged 8-18 to explore wellbeing boosting activities in a safe space with peers and professionals. These events focus on supporting individuals mental, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
There will be wellbeing toolkits, activities, arts and crafts, sports, obstacle course, and much more made available.
The wellbeing events will be every Tuesday throughout August, starting on August 6, and will be from 2pm to 4pm.
The event will take place at Walnut Tree Sports Pavilion, Bourton Low, Walnut Tree, MK7 7DE. If you have difficulty finding, please visit what3words///smooth.next.sing.
The Outreach team at You Mental are encouraging people to sign-up for the events by completing a simple google form - https://forms.gle/67tPB4WXBFyNrEbR8
If there are any specific activities that you would like to see at these events, please contact the team at info@youmental.org.uk.
