HOME – Barnsley

Early Support Wellbeing HUB

HOME takes a trauma-informed, relational, youth work approach, which is inclusive, empowering and led by the young people.  HOME is led by qualified mental health practitioners and youth workers and combines creative, engaging techniques with therapeutic tools in order to provide young people with healthy coping mechanisms, helping them to build their confidence, express their identity, and feel empowered, whilst being creative, connecting and having fun.

HOME is funded by South Yorkshire ICB- Barnsley Place, The Department for Health and Social Care and Children in Need and staffed by a combination of qualified youth workers, mental health professionals and creative practitioners. The HOME team work with a range of other services and professionals who bring their own expertise and skills to the Hub to provide holistic support and work in partnership to deliver an innovative approach to early help. Check out more about our partners here.

As an early support hub, HOME provides a range of support including:

Wellbeing sessions

Counselling and psychological therapies

Employment and training advice

Access to information and signposting on other needs such as housing, sexual health, relationships, domestic abuse and eating disorders

Access and information to other services that can help you

Access to IT suite.

HOME wants to help young people achieve the following:

Better manage their feelings

Communicate and express themselves

Build their confidence, agency and ability to shape their own lives

Develop their resilience and determination

Explore their creativity

Develop and manage their relationships

Be able to plan, problem solve and critically think