Youth Work at the YPC

Our central Brighton located Young People’s Centre (YPC) is a bright and friendly building providing specialist services and support for young people. The Impact team work alongside other organisations based there to provide one-to-one and group sessions. We have small and larger rooms for hire to organisations working with young people.

Young people who use the YPC are aged 11 – 19 needing help and advice around their wellbeing and mental health. Many of those we support are experiencing anxiety, low self-esteem or family issues. We work closely with other organisations, including those based at the YPC, so we can help young people connect with these for specialist support e.g. around gender or sexuality, or because they are young carers or refugees.

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ABOUT YPC

The YPC team provide one-to-one and group sessions. Many are referred by other professionals or concerned parents; others find us themselves. We start with an informal conversation to put young people at ease, explain our confidentiality policy and discuss how we can best help.

Our in-person one-to-one and small group sessions are for young people in Brighton and Hove running for 6-8 weeks focussing on a specific topic e.g. getting active, photography and wellbeing or managing anxiety.

Our online counselling and youth work support is for young people in East Sussex and works through our secure-platform email or face to face through online video conferencing. 

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Other organisations based at the YPC include:

Allsorts Youth Project
Allsorts Youth Project listens to, connects & supports children & young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (LGBT+) and their families.

The CAMHS Assertive Outreach Team (part of Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services)
Helping young people, who have previously found it hard to access support, to find the help they need, working flexibly to engage young people who are considered hard to reach to access mental health support.

The Refugee Council
Consistent support in a safe and friendly environment where children receive the help they need.

Young Carers
The Carers Centre provides a range of activities and groups for Young Carers, including school holiday activities, creative workshops or our term-time after school sessions.

If I’m ever having a bad day, when I walk in here I feel instantly uplifted and happier.

YPC Service User

Everyone can be themselves at the YPC and everyone celebrates that.

YPC Service User

My Youth Worker helps me with my social life, school and family issues. We talk about my anxiety, depression and paranoia in public places. He helped me get some private sessions at an indoor skate park, where I can forget my worries for a while.

Alix, YPC Service User
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Meet Jennifer

Jennifer has worked with communities and people for over 22 years, with qualifications in Community Education and Social Work and has been championing children and young people’s right to feel safe, know who to go to if they don’t and develop strategies to cope with life’s challenges.

If you would like to get in touch please feel free to use the contact form, give us call on 01273 322940 or email us at ypc@impact-initiatives.org.uk

    01273 322940

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