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To support service improvements and development of the community eating disorder services in line with the eating disorder guidance for children, young people and their families, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust recently had a peer-review visit from the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ ‘Quality Improvement Network for Community Eating Disorder Services for Children, Young People and their Families’ (QNCC-ED).

Funding has been agreed by the West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group for a new and exciting initiative. It will form part of Lancashire and South Cumbria’s transformation of children and young people’s emotional wellbeing services.

The team has recently welcomed two new additions who will work primarily in Fylde and Wyre. Joanne Collins and Lucy Fennucci are the new Primary Mental Health Workers (PMHWs) who will be the link in with schools across the area.

In 2020, training will commence for four new Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs). During the first year, teams will initially start working with a small number of schools whilst training is completed. In the fullness of time, the project has the potential to reach over 80 schools and colleges, supporting in excess of 32,000 children and young people across Morecambe, Furness and Blackburn with Darwen.

After last year’s success, URPotential have announced their 4th LGBT Youth Fest will once again take place across Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde.

The NHS Youth Forum is looking for a diverse range of young people from across the health participation sector to join them for a unique and exciting short term project from November 2019 to March 2019.

Ahead of World Mental Health Day, Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System demonstrate their commitment to supporting young people with their mental health.

A powerful animation about the impact that trauma had on the young people present after the Manchester Arena attack on 22 May 2017.

Healthy Young Minds have been contacted to take part in the LancsLive1in4 campaign.

Read to find out about our attendance at the World Suicide Prevention Day vigil in Blackburn.