2024, A Year In Review for Changing Lives
Changing Lives’ mission is to provide mental health and emotional wellbeing support to children, young people, families and schools in Derby City and Derbyshire, and 2024 was a massive year them.
Derby and Derbyshire Mental Health Support
Changing Lives welcomes Centres of Excellence in Derby City and Erewash
Changing Lives is expanding once again, welcoming two more Centres of Excellence in Derby City and Erewash, further increasing the mental health support they can offer the children and young people of Derbyshire.
Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates!
This year saw a number of Compass Changing Lives’ staff graduate from their courses at Derby University to become fully qualified Supervising Practitioners, Educational Mental Health Practitioners, and HI-CBT practitioners.
Christmas Fun with Derby Mental Health Leaders
Team Leaders from Compass Changing Lives supported a recent event for Mental Health Leads at schools in Derby City.
Changing Lives connect with Sikh community in Derby
Changing Lives visited the Sikh community in Derby at a Gurdwara to talk to talk to young people about how to break down barriers to accessing mental health support.
Anti Bullying Week 2024
Anti Bullying Week this year had the theme “Choose Respect”. Changing Lives explored this with children and young people around Derby and Derbyshire.
World Mental Health Day 2024
10th October marked World Mental Health Day, and Changing Lives celebrated in a number of ways across Derby and Derbyshire.
Freshers Fairs with Derby College Group
Compass Changing Lives attended Fresher’s Fairs across Derby College Group’s Campuses to introduce themselves to the new students.
Senior Mental Health Lead Training
State-funded schools and colleges in England are eligible to apply for a grant of £1200 for Senior Mental Health Lead training, for courses that start before the end of Spring term 2025
Team Away Day in Castleton for Changing Lives
Colleagues came together for the Compass Changing Lives summer Team Away Day in Castleton, Derbyshire, to have fun and get to know each other better.
Exploring the 5 Ways to Wellbeing at Lady Manners School
Compass Changing Lives staff organised a day of activities themed around the 5 Ways To Wellbeing at Lady Manners School in Bakewell.