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Supporting mental health of young people in care
Children’s Mental Health Week 5-11 February 2024 As more children in care are affected by mental health issues, we are looking at how, by supporting Life Story Work, Virtual Memory Box can help young people’s mental health. A recent report from the Children’s...
Our end of year report
Looking back at 2023 - and ahead to 2024 2023 has seen a few firsts for Virtual Memory Box, as after our initial co-production and pilot work with South Tyneside Council, we have very much focused on scaling up, growing out, and working with new partners. This year we...
Come and see us at NCAS Conference
We’re delighted to be exhibiting at this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference in Bournemouth from 29 November to 1 December. We’ll be there to chat with our social care partners, give demos of the Virtual Memory Box, answer any questions (and give...
Reaching more children across the UK
We’re delighted to have now welcomed more partners on board, which means even more children across the UK now have the chance to benefit from the Virtual Memory Box. Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council is now rolling out the Virtual Memory Box to over 400 young...
Children’s Services deliver improvements
A recent report commissioned by the Local Government Association found that Children’s Services are continuing to deliver improvements and sustain strong performance, despite significant national challenges. Local partnerships are doing “inspiring work” which is...
Putting Online Safety First
As the government’s online safety bill has recently become law there has been a lot of debate about how effective this could be.One of the bill’s key aims is to make it is more difficult for young people under 18 to access content that’s considered harmful. But, it...
Congratulations…
to Ben Chisanga who works for our partners Redcar & Cleveland and has been shortlisted in this year's prestigious national Social Worker of the Year Awards. https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/amazing-work-humble-childrens-social-27750087
Therapeutic Life Story Work Symposium
Therapeutic Life Story Work has been an intervention for children, young people and adults for the last 30 years, but the approach has been developed to be used worldwide since 1997 by Richard Rose. The Rose Model of Therapeutic Life Story Work is the first subjected...
Fostering Focus on Radio 4
Radio 4 had a focus on fostering on Saturday 5 August with a programme guest edited by Amy, Jo and Gig, from Messy Fostering. Amy who’s now 23-years-old was fostered at 14 by Gig and ended up spending her summers with her teacher...