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Our work in Wales

Our work in Wales

Learn more about our work in Wales, including our mental health services, expert training and counselling placement opportunities.

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Mental health services in Welsh schools

We offer various mental health services to meet the needs of Welsh schools. Our services include universal and targeted support for children, young people and their families. We also provide teachers and school staff with expert training, support, and resources surrounding mental health and wellbeing.

Our in-school service includes a fully qualified mental health professional who becomes integral to the school team. They work closely with pupils, families, and staff to improve emotional wellbeing and provide mental health support for the whole school.

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Mental health services we provide in schools include:

  • Place2Talk - a universal drop-in service for students
  • Place2Think - consultation for teachers and school staff
  • whole-class sessions and assemblies with wellbeing themes
  • targeted one-to-one counselling
  • Journey of Hope - a group work programme that develops resilience and self-confidence
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) informed targeted support - Knowledge, Insight, Tools (KIT)
  • support for parents and carers
  • consultations on emotional wellbeing and behaviour tailored to each school.

Learn more about our mental health services in schools

Place2Be helped me have the confidence to have that big conversation, so although I might still feel anxious, I feel I can have other big conversations too. pupil supported by Place2Be in Wales

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Training and placements in Wales

We are committed to improving the mental health workforce and overall understanding of children's and young people's mental health throughout Wales. That's why we provide expert mental health training, consultations for school staff, and opportunities for trainee counsellors to gain valuable experience in our schools.

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Mental Health Champions - Foundation programme

Mental Health Champions is a free five-week course that helps deepen understanding of children and young people's mental health. The programme is available in Welsh and English.

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Counselling placements in Welsh schools

Our school counselling placements allow trainee counsellors to work with children and young people in a safe therapeutic setting. We run placements in several schools in Cardiff.

Explore our counselling placements
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Place2Think mental health consultations

Place2Think is a reflective and consultative space for education professionals. Sessions encourage ways to promote positive mental health in school communities.

Learn more about Place2Think

It’s been a interesting journey to see the change in the children depending on the topic and how they’re absorbing it. It’s been nice to get to know them. The biggest difference is seeing how they interact with each other. Meryl, Counsellor on Placement in Wales

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Children's Mental Health Week in Wales

Place2Be launched the first-ever Children's Mental Health Week in 2015 to empower, equip, and give every child in the UK a voice. It has since become a well-recognized event, with hundreds of schools and colleges participating across the UK (and beyond!) and hundreds of children, parents, and carers.

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Children's Mental Health Week resources in Welsh

Take a look at the Welsh language versions of our Children's Mental Health Week resources. Cymerwch ran!

Discover our resources in Welsh
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My Voice Matters

Pupils at Grangetown Primary School in Wales participated in some of Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week class activities to express what’s important to them, learn about their rights, and feel that their voice matters.

Read what's important to children in Wales
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Elinor's story

Eight-year-old Elinor from South Wales was identified as a child who might benefit from Place2Be counselling services. After building trust with the Place2Be counsellor, Elinor opened up about how she was feeling and what she could do to help in the future.

Elinor's story

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Join Place2Be in Wales

Discover our counselling placement and mental health professional vacancies in Wales. We're always looking for Welsh-speaking staff.

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News & blogs

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My Voice Matters: children express what matters to them

Pupils at Grangetown Primary School in Wales took part in some of Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week class activities.

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Place2Be’s free online training programme for schools now available in Welsh

Our free online Mental Health Champions - Foundation training programme for schools is available in Welsh.

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The impact of Place2Be’s Family Practitioners: supporting parents and carers in Wales

We sat down with Carrie to learn more about the impact that Family Practitioners can have on the families and communities.

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