Chalk Hill Blue is the first psychologically informed intervention aimed at supporting young people. It is based on the outskirts of London away from the bustle of the inner city.

We will  provide a 24 hour 5-bedroom service for young people aged 10-17 who need ongoing support. This foundation will provide a secure base and has been specifically chosen to generate close relationships. 

The aim is to develop peer support backed by specialist input from practitioners to bring about emotional recovery. It is by bringing people together that they build positive relationships and  have life enhancing experiences .

A person centred approach, drawing on  unconditional care, empathy and congruence  aims to build the basis for  self actualisation. 

At Chalk Hill Blue each young person will be given with their own personally designed room, a LIFE guardian, a Therapist, Children’s guidebook, and A LIFE Journal. This form of  support is essential in order to scaffold the young person’s  emotional and physical development, therefore we have made sure that on arrival the young person is presented with a the foundation so they can  settle in during the transition.

By generating a  secure base the next stage  is to engage the young person with co-producing: boundaries/house rules, overall structure and the LIFE hack class. The aim is to build the environment around a sustainable platform and thereby generate empowerment. 

Through reflection on theory and practice to generate praxis, practitioners will  incorporate theory and practice to generate new insights.

Chalk Hill Blue has the following spaces:

• Open space ( a weekly reflective space)
• Sensory room
• Therapy room
• In house Library
• Garden to grow plants, vegetables etc
• Play equipment
• Technology

We would like to highlight that we work with young people from different cultural/ethnic/religious/migrant backgrounds who have had multiple and diverse experiences by supporting them to to identify with affirmative role models as opposed to accepting their labels. 

We work with young people who have issues around:

• Well being  diagnoses  including
• Gender crisis identities
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Eating Disorders
• Attention Deficit (Hyperactive) Disorder
• Well- Being Crisis Challenging behaviours
• Moderate learning difficulties
• Drug and alcohol use
• Self-harming behaviour
• Gang involvement
• Criminal Engagement
• Sex Working
• Attachment Disorders
• Offending behaviour
• High risk crisis