What we do
LINK is a Social Prescribing Service for Children and Young People aged 5 to 19 in Cumbria.
LINK works alongside GP practice teams in Carlisle Network PCN, Penrith & Eden PCN, Keswick & Solway PCN and Workington PCN, to support children and young people with their emotional health and wellbeing.
LINK is a personalised service - every child and young person works with a link worker to establish what is important to them as individuals and to find a solution that works for them.
Children and young people must be registered to a GP surgery within one of the above PCN areas and can be referred into the service by their GP, school or other professional.
Our offer:
We offer holistic assessments and co-ordination to the most appropriate support. This may include our 1 to 1 support with a Link practitioner or group program. We work closely with a range of other services to connect Children, young people and families to a wide range of support and community groups.
Some examples of the support that we can offer include
• Confidence & low self esteem
• Social Isolation
• Peer difficulties
• School Related Worries
• Community Engagement
• Future Goal Setting
• Developing Resilience
• Worry Management
• Family Relationships
• Coping with Stress & Mild Anxiety
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We can help with
- No child should be left to deal with poor mental health alone so we provide services supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. We have centres where children and young people can visit and have a trained worker they can trust and talk to. We help them build their confidence and get to the root of their difficulties so they can feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful.
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