A difficult farewell to YiS
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of YiS effective from the 31st December 2023.
For full details about the closure, please take a look at the letter below.
Closure of YiS.docx
MK YiS Young People's Mental Health
YiS Young People's Mental Health is a long-running charity that works in Milton Keynes to help young people as well as the people that support them. We provide BACP-Accredited Therapeutic Counselling, One-to-One Wellbeing Coaching, Education, Outreach, Early Support Hubs, and more to improve mental health and wellbeing in the local area.
Education & Outreach
We deliver high-quality, engaging, and interactive mental health and wellbeing workshops in schools and workplaces, which include one-to-one coaching and outreach activities to young people across Milton Keynes.
Our specialist facilitators are skilled in delivering a variety of topics such as Mental Health Awareness, Workplace Wellbeing, Self-Esteem & Confidence, Stress & Anxiety, Identity, and Relationships, Sex & Consent.
Full details can be found on our Education & Outreach pages.
Therapeutic Counselling
We provide free and confidential BACP-accredited counselling for young people aged 11-21 in Milton Keynes. We work with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, anger, recovery from abuse, family problems, relationship difficulties and many more.
Early Support Hubs
The YiS Early Support Hubs provide a drop-in service for young people aged 11+ who would like a safe space to access support for their mental health and wellbeing without needing a referral or an appointment. Young people will gain access to light touch, early intervention information, signposting, guidance and activities to support their mental health and emotional wellbeing before they hit a crisis point.
Governance
The charity is overseen by a board of volunteer trustees. They are responsible for strategic oversight and development of YiS and come with the expertise and/or enthusiasm to help us better support young people’s mental health in Milton Keynes. If you are interested in becoming a trustee, or would like to find out more, please visit our volunteering page.
Our policies and procedures are currently being updated but are available on request by emailing info@mkyis.org.uk.