PROJECT: Walk In Support Hub (Wish)
PURPOSE: To provide same-day mental health support for children, young people, and families in Merseyside
FUNDING: Two £292,000 grants from Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) for 2022 to 2024 and 2024 to 2026
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BACKGROUND
Government data shows rates of probable mental health disorders among young people aged 17 to 19 in Liverpool have more than doubled from 10% in 2017 to 26% in 2022.
Walk in Support Hub (Wish) services, provided by Merseyside-based charity the Young People’s Advisory Service (YPAS), are designed to provide on-the-spot support, including working with those at risk of mental health crisis.
The service was piloted in 2021 at the charity’s city centre hub with funding from Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. It is now on offer from three locations and was used by nearly 2,000 children and young people in Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton in 2023/24.
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