Saturday 14th December, 2024

Yo-Yo - Bereavement Support for Children and Young People

18/11/2016 About 1 minute

Yo-Yo, helping with the ups and downs of loss

The Yo-Yo Project is a Farleigh Hospice service which supports children and young people who are facing a loss or have been bereaved. The service has been open since 2006 and is part funded by BBC Children in Need.

We welcome referrals for children and young people from the age of 4 to 18. Our team of trained counsellors and social worker mostly work with children on a one to one basis. We are a community service that covers the whole of the mid-Essex area. The service also offers information, guidance and support to anyone who is working with children/young people in this situation.

All referrals to the service will be assessed and allocated as appropriate.

Support Work

The team will meet with children/young people and their families to assess their needs and the best course of action. Ongoing work will be discussed and agreed and we work with the child/young person for as long as is felt appropriate. Often Art based activities are used although the team are skilled and use a variety of techniques.

Counselling

Counselling may be offered to young people who it is felt will benefit from it.

Group Work

At different times of the year we run groups based on the need of the children/young people we are working with or seeking support. Please contact us for further information.

Education

A part of the projects remit is to offer training and education to professionals involved in the working with children/young people. We run training workshops throughout the year for school staff on how to best support bereaved children. Please contact us for details.

Community Outreach

We have been working in conjunction with the Dying Matters programme which is a national initiative to break down some of the taboos in talking about death and dying. Using our Hospice Outreach Project mobile information truck we hold workshops in schools. If you would be interested in us attending your school then please ring and we will be happy to explain further.

Referrals

Referral to the service can be made by any individual or professional.

We accept referrals when a child/young person is facing the loss of someone significant in their life or for children/young people who have experienced the death of someone significant in their lives. Click the link below to download the appropriate referral form and criteria.

Referral Form when Someone is Seriously Ill
Referral Form for Bereavement Counselling

Yo-Yo Project Referral Criteria

Contacting Us

If you would like to make a referral or to contact us for information, guidance or advice please contact us and we will be happy to help.

Yo-Yo Project,
Farleigh Hospice,
North Court Road,
Chelmsford
CM1 7FH
T: 01245 457416
F: 01245 457406
E: yoyoproject@farleighhospice.org

To download our leaflet, please click HERE. Information that is shared with the Yo-Yo Project will be treated as confidential unless there is a serious concern about the safety of an individual.This project is part of the Farleigh Hospice service. Farleigh Hospice provides its services free of charge, but as a charity, all donations are gratefully received.



Yo-Yo - Bereavement Support for Children and Young People

Recent Articles

Over 200 arrests made for drink and drug driving offences in December
Over 200 arrests made for drink and drug driving offences in December

Essex Roads Policing Officers have made 126 arrests on suspicion of driving whilst over the alcohol limit, made 95 arrests for drug driving offences and 36 arrests for failure to provide.

When are Junior Doctors striking in Chelmsford?
When are Junior Doctors striking in Chelmsford?

Junior doctors at all major hospitals in the mid and south Essex area are scheduled to strike for three days, starting at 7am on Wednesday, 20 December, and ending at 7am on Saturday, 23 December.

How to contact Chelmsford City Council over Christmas and New Year
How to contact Chelmsford City Council over Christmas and New Year

Here's how to contact Chelmsford City Council over the busy festive period.

Events

Berliner Philharmoniker Live: New Year's Eve Concert
Berliner Philharmoniker Live: New Year's Eve Concert

Siegmund in Richard Wagner’s Walküre is a signature role for Jonas Kaufmann. The world-renowned tenor is passionate, radiant and combative in his portrayal of the tragic hero at the centre of a love triangle.

Chelmsford Half Marathon - March 2024
Chelmsford Half Marathon - March 2024

Chelmsford Half Marathon / Race Weekend is the major road closed running event in Chelmsford, Essex.

The start and finish is at Anglia Ruskin University, outside the Student Union Building.

Post Office Scandal: The Inside Story
Post Office Scandal: The Inside Story

Journalist and Broadcaster Nick Wallis tells the true story of how hundreds of innocent people fought to clear their names after being pursued by the Post Office through the criminal courts.

Ria Lina: Riawakening
Ria Lina: Riawakening

In her debut tour, Ria tackles the issues of coming out of a global pandemic, divorce, dating in a new digital world, motherhood and what it really means to be a woman.