Compass Changing Lives provides prevention and early intervention emotional wellbeing and mental health support to Children, Young People and Families (CYPFs) across Derby & Derbyshire.
Changing Lives comprises of two distinct services, Mental Health Support Teams and an Early intervention and Targeted Support Service, working collaboratively to provide a comparable offer across the County. The MHST provision works out of Centres of Excellence in Derby City, Glossop, Ilkeston, Erewash, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Bakewell, Swanwick and South Derbyshire, to support surrounding schools, and the Early Intervention Targeted Support Service provides support across the county and city to areas not covered by the MHST.
We are a compassionate and friendly team who are here to help support children and young people’s mental health. We provide a free and confidential emotional health and wellbeing support for children and young people with mild to moderate emotional health and wellbeing needs.
Sometimes, you may feel sad, scared or worried. Maybe you’re getting angry or frustrated. We can help get you the right help!
We work with CYPF across Derby and Derbyshire providing support to children and young people in groups and one to one. We also provide parent and carer support to parents and carers around improving their knowledge and understanding of how best to support and improve their child’s mental health and wellbeing.
How the service can help you
We help you build your skills to cope with: Low mood; sadness, low motivation; mild to moderate anxiety; worries, irrational fears and concerns; common challenging behaviours: angry outbursts, pushing boundaries, frustration and distress; family and peer relationship difficulties; difficulty adjusting to change and transition; difficulty managing emotions.
We provide a range of evidenced based interventions for children and young people aged 5-18. These will be in group settings, or in some instances 1:1, and will usually be around 6-8 sessions based on what you need.
The services are made up of Emotional Wellbeing Practitioners, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners and Senior / Supervising Practitioners from a range of health and education backgrounds.
How you can access the services
You can make a referral to our services for yourself or on behalf of a child or young person by clicking on the link below.
Simply select the option that is right for you, and fill in our online form.
Alternatively, you make a referral through our app, by talking to our friendly team on the phone at 01332 315569, or by filling in our Request For Support Form and sending it to us by email.
We will ask you a few questions to find out more about you, and make sure we’re the right people to help.
Find out more about they ways to get in touch with us by clicking below.
Meet The Team
Meet the team and find out a little more about us by clicking below.
Schools we work with
Compass Changing Lives now cover every school in Derby and Derbyshire in providing emotional wellbeing support for children and young people.
In addition, our Mental Health Support Teams work directly with a number of schools across Derby and Derbyshire to provide that support.
Welcome Packs
Our welcome packs are the perfect resource for children and young people taking the first step to taking care of their mental health.
Discover and download our welcome packs here.
Wellbeing App
Our brand new Wellbeing App is available to download for free now on Android and iOS devices.
Newsletters
Our monthly newsletters are packed with service updates, events and resources from the Changing Lives team.
Grab a cuppa, take 5, and read all about it here.
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