Vibes - Children & Young People's Service

Main information

Type of service: Family support and information services, Social groups

Vibes is a children's and young people's service developed to meet the emotional and mental health needs of young people between the ages of 7-19 years. The project aims:-

To raise an awareness of and reduce the stigma attached to emotional/mental health
To help and encourage children and young people to develop healthy coping skills and emotional resilience
To increase children and young people's awareness of and direct them to appropriate support networks
To provide a range of individual and group support services to children and young people

If a young person lives in the City of Coventry and are aged 7 years to 19 years, then the agency working with the child or young person and who knows them best can make a referral to Vibes. This can be done electronically via email or with a paper copy. Vibes provides three social support groups for children and young people: The Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Youth/Support Group is for young people aged 11-15 (group 1) and 16-19 (group 2) at the medium to high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, such as those with Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism (HFA). The Children's Support Group is for children aged 7-10 experiencing a wide range emotional, and mental health issues; including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), depression, very low self-esteem and those who care for parents with mental ill health. Each group meets once a week after school during term time and provide a variety of social and informal educational opportunities which encourage young people to develop their confidence, self-esteem, social skills and understanding of their emotional health.