Safaplace

Safaplace is a young charity that aims to support the positive mental health and well-being of young people and their community living in Stoke Newington and beyond, through support, education, and advice. The charity continues to fundraise, campaign on mental health issues and promote a programme of activities aimed at advancing positive mental health and wellbeing.

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Our work in suicide prevention

Our community faced the tragic loss of two young people, Harry and Rachel, in 2016/17 which inspired the creation of Safaplace. Funded initially by donations from Harry’s friends, Safaplace supports initiatives to improve mental health and wellbeing.

We have provided peer listener training, sessions for families, and resources for school staff to prioritise mental health within our community. Fundraising events continue to support our efforts. Safaplace has also hosted conferences to share expertise, including one focusing on the transition from children’s to adult mental health services, fostering dialogue and collaboration.

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Our current priorities

We are a small, young charity and currently, we are prioritising education, support, and awareness-raising of the issues facing young people in order to prevent suicide and promote positive well being and good mental health.

We are also looking to influence our local authority in order to raise the age of transition for young people from 18 to 25.

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Our current challenges

Despite all being passionate about the work we do, the trustees are all working full time in other jobs so time is often an issue and we are still finding our way in terms of paperwork, etc.

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