Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month at Changing Lives
April is Autism Acceptance Month, and Compass Changing Lives has been celebrating by sharing Autism Fact Files created by staff with lived experience. Continue reading
Meet the Award Winning Specialist Team
The Specialist Team at Compass Changing Lives has received an award for their work in Participation in Derby and Derbyshire. Continue reading
Worries and Emotions Group at Arkwright Primary School
Changing Lives, recently ran a Worries and Emotions group at Arkwright Primary School in Chesterfield. Continue reading
Exhibition on Suicide Prevention in Derbyshire
Members of Compass Changing Lives attended the All Words, All Actions, All Weathers event on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Derbyshire. Continue reading
New Anxiety Workshop now available on the Changing Lives App
Our new Anxiety Workshop is a self-guided webinar on worries, anxiety and ways young people can manage both. Young people can sign up to our service to receive help and gain access to our webinar today! Continue reading
Changing Lives celebrates Children’s Mental Health Week 2025
Children’s Mental Health Week took place between 3-9th of February 2025. Changing Lives Mental Health Support Teams visited schools across Derbyshire to attend events, run workshops and give special assemblies for the week, seeing thousands of children and young people. Continue reading
2024, A Year In Review for Changing Lives
Changing Lives’ mission is to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support to children, young people, families and schools in Derby City and Derbyshire, and 2024 was a massive year them. Continue reading
Changing Lives welcomes Centres of Excellence in Derby City and Erewash
Changing Lives is expanding once again, welcoming two more Centres of Excellence in Derby City and Erewash, further increasing the mental health support they can offer the children and young people of Derbyshire. Continue reading
Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates!
This year saw a number of Compass Changing Lives’ staff graduate from their courses at Derby University to become fully qualified Supervising Practitioners, Educational Mental Health Practitioners, and HI-CBT practitioners. Continue reading
Christmas Fun with Derby Mental Health Leaders
Team Leaders from Compass Changing Lives supported a recent event for Mental Health Leads at schools in Derby City. Continue reading
Anti Bullying Week 2024
Anti Bullying Week this year had the theme “Choose Respect”. Changing Lives explored this with children and young people around Derby and Derbyshire. Continue reading
Changing Lives connect with Sikh community in Derby
Changing Lives visited the Sikh community in Derby at a Gurdwara to talk to talk to young people about how to break down barriers to accessing mental health support. Continue reading
World Mental Health Day 2024
10th October marked World Mental Health Day, and Changing Lives celebrated in a number of ways across Derby and Derbyshire. Continue reading
Freshers Fairs with Derby College Group
Compass Changing Lives attended Fresher’s Fairs across Derby College Group’s Campuses to introduce themselves to the new students. Continue reading
Senior Mental Health Lead Training
State-funded schools and colleges in England are eligible to apply for a grant of £1200 for Senior Mental Health Lead training, for courses that start before the end of Spring term 2025 Continue reading
Team Away Day in Castleton for Changing Lives
Colleagues came together for the Compass Changing Lives summer Team Away Day in Castleton, Derbyshire, to have fun and get to know each other better. Continue reading
Exploring the 5 Ways to Wellbeing at Lady Manners School
Compass Changing Lives staff organised a day of activities themed around the 5 Ways To Wellbeing at Lady Manners School in Bakewell. Continue reading
Changing Lives Staff Wellbeing Group finding new ways to support colleagues
Compass Changing Lives’ Staff Wellbeing Group has been continuing their work at finding ways to improve colleague wellbeing at the service. Continue reading
Connecting with the Ilkeston Community through the Parkside High HAF Programme
This summer, Compass Changing Lives have been connecting with the community and young people in Ilkeston by working with Parkside High CIC Youth Organisation to support their Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. Continue reading
Changing Lives’ new logo to be designed and chosen by the young people of Derbyshire
Changing Lives have launched a competition to find a new logo that represents their service, and it will be designed and chosen by the children and young people of Derby and Derbyshire. Continue reading
Improving Services for Tics and Tourette’s through research
Practitioners at Compass Changing Lives are taking part in research that aims to improve support and services for those with Tourette’s Syndrome and tic disorders. Continue reading
Mental Health Ambassadors at Holly House School
Mental Health Ambassadors at Holly House School in Chesterfield have ran their first ever set of wellbeing sessions, following training from Compass Changing Lives. Continue reading
Pride at Outwood Academy Newbold
Compass Changing Lives attended a Pride Event at Outwood Academy Newbold in Chesterfield, ran by the student LGBTQ+ society. Continue reading
Mental Health Support for every child in Derby City and Derbyshire
Every child and young person in Derby and Derbyshire now has access to free and confidential emotional wellbeing and mental health support from Compass Changing Lives. Continue reading
Wellness Walk in Dovedale for Changing Lives staff
Compass Changing Lives staff went for their first Wellness Walk over the hills of Derbyshire in June. Continue reading
#MayWeMoveTogether and Moving For Our Mental Health in 2024
#maywemovetogether in 2024 was an annual celebration of movement and its benefits to mental health by Compass Changing Lives. Continue reading
New Changing Lives Wellbeing App
Coming Soon: a new Mental Health & Wellbeing App from Compass Changing Lives. Continue reading
Wyndham Spencer Academy Mental Health Captains prepare for Mental Health Week
Compass Changing Lives met with Mental Health Wellbeing Captains at Wyndham Spencer Academy to work on an Assembly for Mental Health Awareness Week. Continue reading
Changing Lives newsletter celebrates Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Compass Changing Lives has been producing an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Newsletter that highlights the important cultural, religious and awareness days of the month. Continue reading
Compass Changing Lives welcomes two new Centres of Excellence
Glossopdale School in High Peak and Granville Academy in South Derbyshire have joined Compass Changing Lives as two new Centres of Excellence. Continue reading
Improving access to children’s mental health services in Derby City
Compass Changing Lives gave a presentation on how to promote early access to mental health services for underrepresented groups in Derby City Schools. Continue reading
Learning to manage emotions at Bemrose Primary
Compass Changing Lives have been running workshops at The Bemrose Primary School that teach Year 3 children how to manage their emotions. Continue reading
Changing Lives producing all new Welcome Packs with young people in Derbyshire
Compass Changing Lives have been working with children and young people in Derby and Derbyshire to produce two brand new mental health Welcome Packs. Continue reading
Changing Lives attends “Easter Eggstravaganza” in Bakewell
Compass Changing Lives attends an “Easter Eggstravaganza” at Lady Manner’s Secondary School in Bakewell, to introduce children and families to the emotional wellbeing support they offer. Continue reading
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, taking its place in Women’s History Month. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate incredible women and gender fluid people around the world and throughout history. Continue reading
Sharing positivity with children and parents on Valentine’s Day
Compass Changing Lives attended parents’ evenings across Derbyshire to share some positivity and promote children’s emotional wellbeing. Continue reading
Nurturing staff wellbeing at Compass Changing Lives with focus group
Compass Changing Lives has started a Wellbeing Focus Group with the intention of nurturing wellbeing among staff. Continue reading