SEMH in young people

SEMH (Social emotional and Mental Health) awareness in young people is as important as ever with cases of young people seeking support tripling since the pandemic.

The Pump can provide SEMH awareness and resilience workshops to help your young people cope with any issues they may be dealing with.

They will have a better understanding of different SEMH conditions and be able to support their peers and make them aware of different strategies and services available to them.
Our workshop is delivered by friendly approachable youth workers. All of them mental health first aid trained.

It is our responsibility to ensure our young people are happy, resilient and able to express themselves or to communicate when things aren't going well for them.

One in six children aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in July 2021, a huge increase from one in nine in 2017.

That's one children in every classroom.

The number of A&E attendances by young people aged 18 or under with a recorded diagnosis of a psychiatric condition more than tripled between 2010 and 2018-19.

83% of young people with mental health needs agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse.

In 2018-19, 24% of 17-year-olds reported having self-harmed in the previous year, and seven per cent reported having self-harmed with suicidal intent at some point in their lives. 16% reported high levels of psychological distress.

Suicide was the leading cause of death for males and females aged between five to 34 in 2019.

Nearly half of 17-19 year-olds with a diagnosable mental health disorder has self-harmed or attempted suicide at some point, rising to 52.7% for young women.