We’re now Proud Members of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition
I’m really pleased to share that Child Therapy Service CIC is now a member of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) – a national alliance of organisations working together to improve mental health outcomes for babies, children, and young people across the UK.
This membership matters.
The Coalition brings together voices from education, health, social care, and the voluntary sector to influence policy, challenge inequality, and push for a system that works before children reach crisis. That aligns directly with everything we stand for at Child Therapy Service.
Our work has always focused on early intervention, accessibility, and inclusion – particularly for neurodivergent children and young people whose needs are too often misunderstood, pathologised, or missed entirely. We believe mental health support should not depend on diagnosis, thresholds, or waiting lists.
Through our BOUNCE® Approach, we help families, schools, and professionals understand behaviour through the lens of the nervous system, sensory differences, attachment, emotional development, connection, and identity. We train non-therapist professionals so that support exists where children actually are – in classrooms, homes, and communities – not only in clinical settings.
Becoming part of the CYPMHC allows us to contribute frontline insight, share learning from across education and care settings, and advocate for a preventative, neuro-affirming approach to children’s mental health at a national level.
It also strengthens our commitment to what comes next. Alongside our Learning Portal and free UK Child Therapy Service Directory, we’re actively developing new provision for 16+ in 2026 – recognising the growing number of young people who missed early support and now face barriers to education, work, and independence.
This membership isn’t about a badge. It’s about being part of a collective effort to change systems, not just support individuals.
As always, thank you for being part of this journey – and for believing, as we do, that connection comes first, and change follows.
Tracy
