Supporting young people and families to establish and sustain healthy habits for life.
Focusing on good mental health and an active lifestyle. We promote safety, communication, teamwork, thoughtful consideration, and flexibility.
We support young people up to the age of 24 as well as key adults; parents, teachers & carers.
We offer opportunities to gain support through therapeutic services, peer support, educational information and guidance, as well as promoting our community initiatives.
Five a Day
Healthy Habits Resources
Therapy Sessions
Our Projects
Become an Ambassador
Useful Links
Watch Interview with Ben Dawson
Listen to our Podcast about Stress
Key focus – 5 a day!
Have you had your 5 a day?
YMCA North Tyneside are promoting the idea of completing 5 things a day to improve health. This can be as big or as small as you like and will contribute to feeling a sense of achievement.
Health can be physical, mental, social, emotional or spiritual. It is important that we take time to focus on all aspects of our health and completing 5 tasks a day can really help.
We offer support and can assist you in creating healthy habits for life. This can also link to the NHS 5 ways to wellbeing initiative.
connect
Strengthening relationships with
others and feeling close to and valued by others is critical to boosting well-being.
Take notice
give
keep learning
Be active
Being physically active, improves physical health and can improve mood and well-being. It can also decrease stress, depression and anxiety.
Key statistics
* NHS statistics
%
of adults experience mental illness
%
of children experience mental illness
%
of children leave primary school either overweight or obese
HEALTHY HABITS RESOURCES
Find advice and information about keeping healthy.
Below are a variety of informative blogs written by our Healthy Habits Coordinator, providing information about the effects of alcohol and drug abuse as well as other related topics
If you need further support with these topics you can find links to a number of helpful organisations in the related links section
Latest Resources:
Healthy Habits: Have you had your five a day?
Did you know 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 10 children experience mental illness, and many more...
Smoking: Its effects on the body
You don't have to have been smoking for a long time for tobacco to affect the way you...
Drugs: Types of drugs and the effects they have
Drugs can affect your body, your mental health, and your relationships with...
Alcohol: Socialising and studying under the influence
People rely on alcohol to have a good time or believe that...
Alcohol: Its effects on the body
Alcohol affects nearly every part of the body and can damage some of our most important...
Alcohol: The effects of binge drinking
Binge drinking can be very dangerous and some of the risks include: COORDINATION...
OUR THERAPY SESSIONS
We can provide individual or group therapy sessions.
We offer Art and Music therapy for young people (Arts Psychotherapies UK), as well as talking sessions with Steph (Healthy Awareness) who can work with 18-24 year olds. All therapists are fully qualified and registered.
Arts Psychotherapies UK can help you to express thoughts and feelings and it can provide another way of communicating when it is hard to talk. You do not have to be good at art or music to really benefit.
Therapy sessions can help with issues including:
- Stress
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Low self-esteem or self confidence
- Relationship or family issues
- Bereavement and loss
Current Therapy Sessions:
Art Therapy
Art Therapy with Fiona
We are offering an online Art Therapy group via zoom for a group of 8 young people The group may be of interest to people who are
- Feeling isolated due to COVID-19
- Low self-esteem
- Difficulties with relationships
The group will focus on interpersonal relationships and how to understand yourself and other people better with the aim to improve relationships. We will be focusing on Healthy Habits of understanding self and other and how to relate better with other people.
You do not have to have any skills in art making. All art materials will be provided and posted out to you in advance of group starting.
Each week the group will be guided by the Therapist with a theme and you will be invited to make some art around that theme. Scribbles, collage, coloured patterns, anything goes.
This isn’t an art class but can be enjoyable.
10 week Online group offer
Music Therapy
Music Therapy with Afra
We are offering some individual online Music Therapy to young people which will be tailored to their individual needs. Music can offer a range of experiences which can positively impact client’s health and wellbeing; improving their listening, concentration, self-control as well as increase social and self-awareness. It can help young people to improve their resilience, self-understanding and provide a safe space for expression, creativity and growth.
The therapy could be focusing on active music making, creating and recording music as well as encouraging listening to self and the environment. Clients will be supported by a Nordoff Robbins trained music therapist.
One to one sessions
Talking Therapy
Talking Therapy with Steph or Michelle
Healthy Awareness offers psychotherapy and counselling to people aged 18 years and over. Your therapy could be online, on the phone or in person; we can create this plan together.
We will provide you with a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings. It might be that you are behaving in ways you do not understand. We would like to help you. You might be having problems in your relationships, or with your family. Whatever is going on for you, we will not judge, and we will keep our conversations confidential.
You may have anxiety or low mood, experienced trauma, or abuse. We can work together to explore what is going on for you. You may want to come and chat just once, or you might want to think deeper about your mental health and well-being and decide to make some long-term, lasting
changes.
OUR PROJECTS
Here are some of our YMCA North Tyneside projects
Below are projects that show you how we stay healthy and the ways we are supporting the young people in our local area.
Latest Projects:
BECOME AN AMBASSADOR
Being an ambassador will mean promoting Healthy Habits in your school.
Helping to raise awareness regarding the importance of health and its many forms. Your role will be thinking of creative ways to positively support your school community and with our guidance, encourage your peers to achieve healthy goals.
USEFUL LINKS
YMCA North Tyneside are committed to supporting Young people
Below you will find useful links that you can access for information and support.
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK is a national registered charity for those affected by anxiety, stress and anxiety based depression.
Papyrus
1 in 4 people will be affected by a mental health problem in their lifetime – we are here to support them when they do.
Cruse Bereavement Care
We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.
Relate
Relate offers counselling services for every type of relationship nationwide. We provide advice on marriage, LGBT issues, divorce and parenting.
B-eat
Be Mindful
No Panic
No Panic offers advice, support, recovery programs and help for people living with phobias, OCD and any other anxiety-based disorders
Time to Change
Time to Change is shown to be having a positive impact on public attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health problems.
Young Minds
Discover information, advice & support for young people affected by mental health. Improving Mental Health. Supporting Parents. Empowering Young People.
The Calm Zone
Refuge
NSPCC
Mental Health UK
Sane
SANEline is a national out-of-hours telephone helpline offering emotional support and information for people affected by mental health problem
Mind
We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We’re here to make sure no one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Kooth
Your online mental wellbeing community. Free, safe and anonymous support
OCD Action
OCD Action is the national charity focusing on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). We provide support and information to anybody affected by OCD
Rape Crisis
Get information, help and support after rape, sexual assault or sexual abuse.
Mencap
Mencap is a UK charity for people with a learning disability. We support their families and carers, too.
Rethink
1 in 4 people will be affected by a mental health problem in their lifetime – we are here to support them when they do.
Men's Health Forum
The Men’s Health Forum is a British registered charity whose mission is to improve the health of men and boys in England, Wales and Scotland.