June 2021

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Learn more about Safe Space

Safe Space offers children and young people across Hertfordshire a creative, confidential and safe space to explore any issues affecting their everyday lives. The service provides therapeutic support to children and young people via counselling and arts therapy (art, play and drama therapy), as well as mentoring for secondary aged young people.

Counselling and arts therapy is available for 5-19 year olds (up to 21 years with care leavers), with sessions typically taking place within school or college. If the child/young person is not attending an educational establishment, arrangements can be made where possible to see them in an alternative, appropriate space or via online support.

There is a cost attached to these provisions. Depending on the circumstances of the child or young person, funding may be available to support the work.

Mentoring involves the young person meeting with a volunteer mentor for an hour a week in a public place such as a coffee shop or engaging in a social activity, where they can talk and get advice on whatever they would like support with. Typically a mentoring relationship lasts for 6 months. Mentoring is available for *11 – 19 year olds (up to 21 for care leavers and 25 for LDD). * young person aged 11 must be in secondary school.

More detail on the provisions available and information on how to make a referral can be found here: Counselling in schools and mentoring | Hertfordshire County Council.

Or alternatively you can contact the service via safespacemailbox@hertfordshire.gov.uk or 01992 588796.

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