Young people have been receiving support from life coach Yasmin Mullick to help deal with their emotions in a more positive way.
Mullick, who is employed by the Central North West London Foundation Trust's child and adolescent mental health team, visits Whistler Walk Children's Home for 15 hours each week.
She meets young people to discuss emotional problems and helps them use their strengths to set objectives in terms of social and interpersonal skills, cognitive skills, such as problem solving, and emotional skills.
"We're looking at life coaching skills that can help them deal with the challenges of everyday life," she said. "They spend more time in the evenings with staff and there's less incidents of verbal and physical assaults."
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