Adolescent Sure Start
Adolescent Sure Start is a Southwark Council Team offering support to young people living in Southwark aged 11-19 (or up to 25 for young people with SEND) and their parents and carers. The team offers support on a wide range of issues via sessions run on a drop in basis in a number of locations around Southwark. The idea is that young people can access support close to where they live and access support early.
Who is it for?
Young people aged 11-19 (up to 25 with SEND) and their parents / carers.
Some young people might attend with a parent or carer but they are also welcome to attend alone, with a friend or another trusted adult. Sometimes parents and carers may also initially attend without their child being with them.
What's available?
Some areas of support offered include:
- School/higher education advice and support
- Mental and physical health
- Family relationships
- Finances and benefits
- Sexual health
- SEND
- LGBTQ+
- Parenting challenges
- Domestic abuse
and much more.
The Adolescent Sure Start team can offer support for up to 6 sessions, as needed. The team also has close links with many other organisations in Southwark and can act as a gateway for young people and their parents/carers to get longer term support, where that is needed
When and where
The sessions are run as ‘drop ins’ so you can just turn up during the times listed below:
Mondays 2.30-5.00pm: Kingwood Arts, Seeley Drive, Kingswood Estate, SE21 8QN
Tuesdays 2.30-5.00pm: 1st Place Family Hub, 12 Chumleigh Street, SE5 0RN
Wednesdays 2.30-5.00pm: Brandon Library, Maddock Way, SE17 3NH (a nurse and DWP are also at this session)
Thursdays 1:00-5.30pm: Damilola Taylor Centre, 1 East Surrey Grove, SE15 6DR
Fridays 2.30pm-5pm: South Bermondsey Children's Centre, Tenda Road, SE16 3PN
Contact
For any questions or to request more information please email AdolescentSureStartTeam@southwark.gov.uk