The Young Adult Community Navigation services in partnership with organisations from the third sector provides emotional and practical support to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young adults aged 16-25.

Our Community Navigators work with young adults to offer an individually tailored service to meet their needs. They take a holistic, non-clinical approach and support young adults with their goals, including offering help with wellbeing, benefits, housing, employment, education and access to local services.

The service is provided by local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, and supported by CNWL.

How do I refer myself (as a young adult) or someone else (as a professional)?

  • Most of the services enable young adults to self-refer online or by filling in and emailing one of the forms below
  • For others, a GP or other professional needs to fill in a form and send this over email

Please see full details below:

Organisation: SMART

Who’s eligible? Anyone aged 16-25 who is registered with a GP Practice in K&C.

How to refer? 

Contact for further information: mollie.brown6@nhs.net

Organisation: OneWestminster

Who’s eligible? Anyone aged 16-25 who lives, works, attends school or has a GP in Westminster.

How to refer? 

  • A professional within CMHT or CAHMS must refer to theo.mccarthy@nhs.net by email if the patient meets referral criteria and has consented.
  • The email should include the reasons for referral and any risks (if any).
  • There is currently on self-referral available for this service

Contact for further information: theo.mccarthy@nhs.net

Organisation: Harrow Horizons/Barnados

Who’s eligible? Anyone aged 16-25 who lives, works, attends school or has a GP in Harrow.

How to refer? 

Contact for further information: sarah.oconnor@barnardos.org.uk

Bitesize Skills: Building the road ahead is a new 7-week programme for young adults aged 18-24-years old transitioning into Harrow Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). The programme will provide insight into the services offered in adult community mental health care. The programme includes introductory sessions for the following topics:

  • Young Adult Community – an introduction to third sector services
  • My Life – Completing the Tree of Life to identify personal strengths and qualities
  • Managing emotions – building awareness of emotions and distress tolerance skills
  • Finding balance in relationships – Develop interpersonal effectiveness skills to build healthy relationships
  • Virtual Reality (VR) in the now – practicing mindfulness through the use of VR
  • Routine to chill – support with building structure and life skills
  • My Future – Employment and education support

Criteria: 18-24 years accessing secondary care support in Harrow

For further information or queries, please contact:

cnwl.harrowhubreferrals@nhs.net with the subject ‘YAI programme’

Tel: 020 8424 7701

 

Organisation: Rethink Mental Illness

Who’s eligible? Anyone aged 16-25 who lives, works, attends school or accesses services in Brent.

How to refer? 

Contact for further information: brentyoungadults@rethink.org

Organisation: Hillingdon Mind

Who’s eligible? Anyone aged 16-25 who lives, works, attends school or has a GP in Hillingdon.

How to refer? A professional needs to fill in this form and email to mind@hillingdonmind.org.uk.

Contact for further information: nikkiw@hillingdonmind.org.uk