Well Being
STart project
STart is a project designed to reach out to young people who feel isolated from the community. It engages them with art, music and social activities to help build their confidence and develop creative skills and talents. STart is a regular weekly session that takes place on Thursday evenings, running throughout the year at Soft … Read more
Does music making improve your mental health?
I’ve always been an advocate of music benefiting the soul, but over the past few months I have seen evidence of this on every project I’ve worked on. Over the Past three months we have been piloting a project working in a hospital school in Leicestershire, working with young people who are in residential care. … Read more
Health Ambassadors
A group of Gypsy Traveller Health Ambassadors have been working with Soft Touch for 6 months in 2014 to design health promotion materials for their community and for people who have limited reading abilities. Their work has been based around healthier lifestyles and positive mental health. Funded by a Leicestershire County Council Innovation Bursary, the … Read more
Park Lodge
Park Lodge is a supported living project for young single adults. Those who use Park Lodge have had very challenging backgrounds and have been leading chaotic life styles with associated problems which have led to them needing specialised housing and life-skills support. Many have been previously homeless and/or in care. The year-long project started in … Read more
PIK M3 UP
PIK M3 UP is a magazine produced by and for young people as part of a project jointly developed and run by Soft Touch and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). Young service users developed, designed and wrote the content for the magazine aimed at widening knowledge of emotional wellbeing and the services … Read more