Information about services and facilities for children and young people can be obtained from the Children and Families Social Work Team at the local area office (for details of local offices, see section on SOCIAL CARE SERVICES).
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (CAMHS)
Access to services is normally through referral from GPs, Social Care Services or Education. Contact points are:
BRECKNOCKSHIRE
Tel: 01874 712 491
Hillview House, Bronllys Hospital, Bronllys, Powys
MONTGOMERYSHIRE
Tel: 01686 617 450
Ynys-y-Plant, Plantation Lane, Newtown, Powys
WALKWAYS POWYS
Tel: 01597 824 110
Youth Information and Counselling Service for 13-19 year olds.
Walkways Powys, Lindslade House, Middleton Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 5ET
email: powys@walkways.freeserve.co.uk
YOUTH INFORMATION POWYS
Offers a mobile information and advice service to young people. Visits Brecknockshire and Radnorshire secondary schools on a regular basis during school term time, and also youth projects.
SORTED! Sexual Health Sessions are available each Friday by the
Angie Heins - Senior Youth Information Worker
St John's Offices,
Fiveways,
Llandrindod Wells,
Powys, LD1 5ES
01597 827 586
angie.heins@powys.gov.uk
YOUTH INFORMATION POWYS (NORTH)
SORTED! Safer Sex Service for young people aged 13+ offers advice, free condoms and pregnancy tests. At youth clubs throughout Montgomeryshire, and Coleg Powys Newtown from 10am on Wednesdays in the Coffee Shop
Damaris Williams
Youth & Community Office
Welshpool High School
Salop Road
Welshpool
Powys
SY21 7RE
Tel: 01938 559 130
Mobile: 07815 120 404
YOUTH CLUBS AND CENTRES IN POWYS
For further information please contact:
Brecknockshire: Tel: 01639 843 711
Radnorshire: Tel: 01597 811 683
Montgomeryshire: Tel: 01691 648 612
POWYS CHILDREN'S INFORMATION SERVICE
Tel: 0845 130 3637 (English) or 0845 130 3839 (Welsh)
Provides a free, confidential and impartial information service to parents and carers, on childcare and related services in Powys for children aged 0-14 years old.
Mezanine Floor, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5LG
email: cis@powys.gov.uk
www.cis.powys.gov.uk
MONTGOMERYSHIRE FAMILY CRISIS CENTRE
Helpline: 01686 629 114 (24 hours)
A confidential service which provides support to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced domestic abuse.
Newtown: Family Crisis Centre, 321 Violet Close, Newtown, Powys SY16 1LD
Welshpool: 8 Broad Street, Welshpool
email: admin@familycrisis.co.uk
www.familycrisis.co.uk
YOUNG MENTAL HEALTH CARERS PROJECT
Tel: 01686 621 266
A project run in partnership with Powys Carers Service aimed at all young carers in mental health. Provides specialist one-to-one support in Montgomeryshire to include group activities and the opportunity of a respite holiday.
email: rekindle@hafal.org
www.hafal.org/powys
POWYS AREA CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE
Tel: 01597 827 332
Fax: 01597 827 333
A multi-agency body, and comprises representatives from senior management of each of the main agencies involved in child protection - Education, Health, Housing, Police, Probation and Children's Services. The voluntary sector is also represented.
3rd floor, The Gwalia, Ithon road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6AA
http://acpc.powys.gov.uk
CHILDLINE CYMRU
Tel: 0870 336 2935
9th Floor, Alexandra House, Alexandra Road, Swansea SA1 5ED - or
Freepost 111, the City and County of Swansea SA1 12Y
ABCD - Improving Access to Services for Black & Ethnic Minority Children with Disabilities and/or Chronic Illnesses
Tel: 02920 250 055
Provides support groups, information resources, advocacy, advice and guidance to those aged 0-25 years.
62 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GG
email: info@abcdcymru.org.uk
www.abcdcymru.org.uk
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