The Place2be
The Place2Be works inside schools to help improve the emotional wellbeing of
children, their families and the whole school community. By
giving children the chance to explore their problems through talking, creative
work and play, The Place2Be enables children to cope now and make
better-informed decisions about their lives and help prevent more serious
mental health and behavioural problems in later life. Children who can
resolve their emotional difficulties find it easier to learn and so their
educational chances are much enhanced. Parents who are equipped to tackle
their own issues are able to form more positive relationships with their
children. The result is happier children with better prospects and that
benefits everyone.
The Place2Be offers school-based counselling services to children and their
parents or carers, accredited training to school staff, and professional
qualifications for those who wish to become child counsellors. The
charity is currently working with 155 schools across the UK, supporting
a child population of over 51,000 - often in areas of great deprivation -
helping children with problems such as bereavement, family breakdown, domestic
violence, trauma and bullying. By 2017 we hope to reach 150,000 children
across 25 areas, helping children to grow up with prospects not problems.
And the cost savings to society are huge. It costs £94 per year to
provide The Place2Be service to children in schools. If we can save just
one child from being excluded in each school where we currently work the
savings could amount to over £9million.
'Just like every other school, we know that there is never enough time to give,
especially to those children who need it most, the quiet ones, the sad ones,
those who always sit alone, those who can only show their feelings when they've
lost their temper. We knew that we couldn't do it on our own.' Head
teacher
'The Place2Be is for children who are hurt, to come and tell grown ups about
their feelings so they don't have to keep it inside them and get upset even
more' Suzie 9
Zurich Charitable Trust
Zurich Community Trust - a registered charity funded by Zurich - is generously
matching pound for pound the first £100,000 donated by Times' readers to The
Place2Be. Zurich Community Trust has a programme focussed on young
people's mental health and strongly believes that early intervention can
mitigate longer term mental health issues and prevent considerable challenges
and long term cost to the individuals, their families and society.
Address:
13/14 Angel Gate,
326 City Road,
LONDON,
EC1V 2PT
Telephone: 0207 923 5500
Email: enquiries@theplace2be.org.uk
Website: www.theplace2be.org.uk
Charity Registration Number: 1040756