We must encourage black teens to open about their mental health to ensure they receive the care they need from services like ourselves. Suffolk Community Foundation UK Youth

Seeking help should never be a last resort, we should aim to create a safe space for our black youth so that they do not feel hesitant to ask for help.

It is important to educate ourselves on the issues of discrimination that our black youth may feel, so that we can work to combat possible consequences such as depression.

We must work to close the gap between our black youth and their white counterparts in seeking mental health help. Services like ourselves aim to help do this.

It is important that our BME youth have access to the right mental health services that our suitable for them.

Todays Strong Black Girls session was based on the theme of self care, we did some nail painting, bracelet making and had a little chat about some of the things we love to do! 💫

Preparing self-esteem based fortune tellers for the girls 😊

Fresh air and fortune telling activities at the park 🙂🙈

We had a few new members in our group this month so we spent the session getting to know one another through some fun chats and old school playground games! 😄

Bigger youth space needed!!!!!@BBCCiN UK Youth Suffolk Community Foundation

The weather did not disappoint today! We enjoyed an energetic session of football this morning 🌞⚽️

In last weeks Strong Black Girls session we explored stereotypes, the effects they can have and why we shouldn’t use them.

In today’s SBG session we discussed the importance of good intentions and positive motivation behind the want of change, it’s important to have the mindset of ‘I love me now’ rather than ‘I’ll love myself after I change my hair, my weight etc. We also created positive posters!

A new article from the Daily Express reveals how nearly 1 in 4 young people (23%) say they will never recover from the emotional effects of the #pandemic (@PrincesTrust). Read what our CEO ✰ Ndidi Okezie OBE had to say on the power of #YouthWork as a solution 👇 ow.ly/kMlV50NuFB7

We had a fun session yesterday testing our knowledge and having a discussion over some of the topics that we have gone through in previous sessions! Here’s a look back on some of the sessions we have done in the past few weeks 🥰

We had a fun time today doing Zumba and making Easter crafts!

The half term fun continues today with some Easter games at the park! 🐣🥄

The third day of PHOEBE Youth Easter provision and the children spent the day doing arts & crafts and having a disco🐰🪩

The fourth day of PHOEBE Youth Easter provision is underway and today we are baking cupcakes!

Youth centres are a lifeline for young people. Losing them means losing a crucial support system 💔