2024-2025 Highlights
• Reboot West regularly delivering Wellbeing Wednesdays sessions to our young people and our ‘Circle of Sistas’ peer support group, which provides a safe space for young women to share their experiences and learn from each other.
• Developing and delivering new Training on Technology Facilitated Abuse to all 1625 colleagues, and the development of an awareness raising campaign for young people.
• Consultations with young people to upgrade our Young Person’s Handbook, resulting in easier navigation and better links for supportive services.
• Our Wellbeing Coaches joining Bristol’s Trauma Informed Community of Practice – a forum to share and develop best trauma practice.
What’s in the Future?
• We will explore local, regional, and national opportunities for young people to share their views on mental health support and help shape how services can be improved.
• We will continue to offer our Reboot West Wellbeing Bursary, offering young people resources and opportunities, which enhance and sustain their wellbeing.
• Our partnership with the Sexual Violence Reference Group will continue to raise awareness among young people and support professionals on the potential harms of self-testing kits marketed for use after sexual assault.
• We will update our Informing Futures toolkit website, which provides resources for professionals to support young people’s health and wellbeing.
• We will continue to fundraise for our specialist mental health and reducing re-offending coaches, as they have been shown to provide critical additional support to young people using our services.
• We will continue to support delivery of Bristol’s new Domestic Violence Strategy in partnership with Next Link. The strategy highlights the importance of dedicated services for children and young people experiencing domestic violence.
