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Young people aged 11 to 16 and who are suffering early or low-level emotional and psychological distress, have a route to evidence-led support through the “More than Mentors” peer mentoring programme.
The model, co-produced by University College London Partners – the largest academic health science centre in the world – and delivered by social action charity Community Links, normally matches mentees with slightly older mentors aged between 12 and 20 years old.
Since a 2015 pilot launched in the London borough of Newham, the charity has delivered the model in various forms there and in the boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Haringey and Hackney. The programme was funded by the Department of Health and Social Care between 2016 and 2019 and more recently it has been funded by clinical commissioning groups, a local education service and the Youth Endowment Fund, which helps to target the work.
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