Befriending and Mentoring
Befriending
Lots of children and young people have enjoyed the support of a befriender. Normally, a befriender is an adult who will meet with you regularly to get to know you and do activities together. A befriender can help you to become more confident and get involved with activities that you are interested in.
Mentoring
Mentoring can help you to set and meet specific goals. These can be for things like school, friendships or for when you leave school, like training or employment. The mentor will help you to set goals and develop skills to achieve them.
Mentoring services match you with a mentor; sometimes this will be based on the things you are interested in. Often, mentors are adult,s but sometimes they can also be older young people.
Ruby Boots Project
It can be difficult when parents and carers leave the armed forces. Children and young people can experience a loss of connection and find the changes difficult. Ruby Boots is a school-based peer group mentorship project for children and young people from the armed forces community aged five to 18 years. offering one-to-one support as well as the chance to train up as a buddy so they can support peers going through a similar experience. The programme aims to build confidence and support children and young people to feel they are seen and heard within their school and community.
Referrals can be made by children, young people and families or with the support of someone at school by completing the Ruby Boots referral form.
For more information visit the Ruby Boots Project website or contact
rubyboots@forceschildrenscotland.org.uk
Move On
Move On supports people aged 14 to 25 years old who are having difficulties including low school attendance, difficulties at home, struggling with friendships or finding social groups, poor mental health or being bullied.
For more information visit the Move On the website or email
Positive Help befriending service
HIV and Hepatitis C are serious health issues. It can be really hard living with others who are coping with these illnesses. If you are aged between five and 18 years and living with an adult who has HIV or Hepatitis C, Positive Help Befriending can give you support and time-out to do things you enjoy. The befrienders understand how difficult it is to live with HIV or Hepatitis C and will help you to have fun activities to support your wellbeing.
For more information visit the Positive Help Befriending Service website or contact
admin@positivehelpedinburgh.co.uk
0131 225 4766