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Funding Success
We are delighted to be awarded £63,000 for a 25 hour a week Family Counsellor and a 25 hour a week Art Therapist from the Community Support and Services Framework (Mental Health and Wellbeing) through Midlothian Council. Our award was as part of a bid by the Midlothian Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Consortium (a
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Blog – Covid Needs: Levelling up
Alison Mattu, Midlothian School Counsellor, reflects on Maslow within the context of the covid pandemic. This year has been tough for many people in different ways. If you have felt worried, upset or afraid about what’s going to happen, you are not alone. For adults, children and young people, a lot has changed in our
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Blog – Banter or Bullying?
Fran Armour, Business Support Officer, offers some personal reflection and sources of support in Anti-Bullying Week. Running from Monday the 16th of November to Friday the 20th, Anti-Bullying Week offers young people a chance to reflect on their experiences, either as the target of bullying or as the source of bullying behaviour. As a young
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Blog – Out in the Open: The not so hidden issue of Nitrous Oxide use
Paul Hunter, Drugs and Alcohol Team Leader, reflects on the use of Nitrous Oxide and the development of a new MYPAS resource This summer has seen a range of media reports of Nitrous Oxide (more commonly known as Laughing Gas) use. They’ve ranged from the local news story of over 500 discarded Nitrous Oxide canisters
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Positive Approaches to Risk – document launch
Join us for the online launch of the POSITIVE APPROACHES TO RISK DOCUMENT, on Wednesday 4th of November @ 4.00-4.45pm. This Midlothian document contains guidance for those working with young people and a positive approach to risk taking behaviours. The event is Free and will outline the content of the document as well as future
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Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas) resources
MYPAS has produced Nitrous Oxide leaflets, posters and cards for young people in East Lothian and Midlothian. The resources provide information on: what Nitrous Oxide is how it’s used the effects the risks how to keep yourself safe what to do in an emergency useful contacts and support for young people Contact us for free
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New Digital Drop-In
MYPAS are excited to announce a new way for young people to contact us. Our Digital Drop-In is available for young people, aged 12-21 within the Midlothian and East Lothian areas. Young people will be able to chat live with a MYPAS worker about any issue which is having an impact on their health and
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Blog – Understanding anger
Sinéad Rowe, Young Mens Therapeutic Worker, reflects on anger and what might be underneath it. Alongside joy and sadness, anger is perhaps one of the most shared emotions we experience in everyday life. Every individual experiences anger in different ways but it can easily become a ‘go-to’ emotion for young people. If we can understand
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BBC Children in Need Next Steps Fund
We are thrilled that we have been awarded £67,851 by BBC Children in Need’s Next Steps Fund. This will fund a full-time Counsellor over the next 18 months. The Counsellor will engage with young people aged 12-18, across Midlothian and East Lothian, adversely mentally affected by the situations brought about by the covid pandemic, with
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Blog – When does anxiety become a problem?
Rachel Watt, Counsellor, reflects on anxiety and when it might become too much to manage At MYPAS we are regularly contacted by people who are concerned about a young person’s mental health. One of the most common concerns we hear about is anxiety. It’s natural to experience anxiety and we all do from time to
