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“More than a quarter of children referred to mental health services in England in 2015 – including some who had attempted suicide – received no help”. Read the article here

Is there a crisis in teenage mental health? Levels of teenage drinking, drug-taking, smoking and pregnancy are all down – but rates of anxiety and depression have soared. Read more.

A series of TED talks (and more) about mental health offer some fascinating, and inspiring insights. Check them out here

2500 mile challenge for 2024

The Evans family is showing their support for Family Compass by completing a total of 2,500 miles in 2024. John, Lou, Ellie, and Isabella have pledged to raise £2,500 through walking, running,… Read more

Survival toolkit: by kids, for kids

This young man faced his fears, with support from his mentor, and began to use the advice and conversations they were sharing to create a Survival Guide. It didn’t begin… Read more

Our new home…

A little guided tour of what is going to be our new home BEFORE the renovations… Keep an eye out for the AFTER tour! Huge thanks to The Fore Trust… Read more

Amazing artwork!

Supporting young people’s wellbeing means being creative, building strengths and growing confidence . This fabulous artwork is destined for the walls of our new office… Check out the full video… Read more

Happy New Year!

From all the Family Compass team, we wish you health and happiness in 2023 💛 2022 can best be described as a rollercoaster of a year. We have had incredible… Read more

Job vacancies with Place2Be

Local school-based vacancies for mental health practitioners/counsellors in North Devon https://careers.place2be.org.uk/vacancies/1417/mental-health-practitioner-counsellor-st-john-s-catholic-primary-school–our-lady-s-catholic-school.html https://careers.place2be.org.uk/vacancies/1402/mental-health-practitioner-counsellor-southmead-primary-school.html https://careers.place2be.org.uk/vacancies/1347/mental-health-practitioner-counsellor-ilfracombe-church-of-england-junior-school.html    … Read more

Family Compass does the Exmoor Swim!

Introducing our incredible swimmers, pushing themselves beyond their comfort zones to swim the Exmoor Swim on the 25th of September: Holly and Lucy who are doing the 1km, and Liz… Read more

North Devon Show 2022

What a fantastic day at the show! We had wind, rain and then hot, hot sun… What a brilliant day with so many amazing children coming to say hi and… Read more

3 years of funding from UK Youth!

So excited to announce that we have received a 3 year grant from UK Youth through their Thriving Minds fund! This will have a huge impact on the services we… Read more