SHOUT young people's involvement group

If you join SHOUT you will have lots of opportunities to get involved, including:

• Training: You'll be able to support the design and delivery of staff training. You'll also be able to complete courses yourself, such as interview and presentation skills

• Local fixes: You can get involved with local charities and organisations, such as helping to plan events in your local area

• Service developments: You can get involved with service developments, such as helping to design and improve how services are delivered

• Raising awareness and breaking down stigma: You'll play a key role in raising awareness and breaking down stigma around mental health within your local community, and in promoting wellness and recovery within children and young people's mental health services.

• Make new friends and build your confidence

• Get involved with planning events

• Access free training, including first aid and interview training 

• All travel expenses for attending events and meetings paid back to you

• Build your portfolio - volunteering will help you stand out on job, college and university applications

• Play a key role in helping us improve our services for young people, now and in the future.

If you'd like to get involved with one of our SHOUT groups, contact our Involvement Scheme team on 01925 664 057 or you can fill in this short form. Someone from the team will be able to put you in touch with your local SHOUT group lead and give you more information about joining.

All SHOUT members will be asked to get their parents or carers to sign a consent form when they join. This is just so we know they are aware of what you've signed up to and are happy for you get involved with the group. 

Animal Therapy

Young people gave positive feedback on our Animal Therapy Groups following our pilot in 2023 and requests to attend continue. We continue to develop the groups and advertise with leaflets and posters and featured in our Summer MC Magazine. Animal Therapy this is now available monthly in all Children and Young People's Mental Health services .

What to expect

Young people asked if they could have some information about what to expect when referred into services, as this can cause anxiety for some.

We reviewed our leaflets and added a 'what to expect' section which includes photos of our staff buildings, waiting areas, and treatment rooms.