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We provide therapeutic support to young people experiencing mental health challenges.With over 40 years of experience working within the NHS, our team has a deep understanding of the mental health issues faced by young people and the services they need.

Feeling grateful from some feedback from our last course . We do still have spaces on the next ! Email risecic@outlook.c...
24/10/2026

Feeling grateful from some feedback from our last course . We do still have spaces on the next ! Email [email protected]

“Yesterday I completed the three-session Mental Health First Aid for Young People course with RISE, and I’m so pleased I had the opportunity to attend 💛

Personally, I found this so much more helpful than a general first aid course. As a mum, I’ve come away feeling better able to recognise signs that a young person might be struggling, more confident about what to say and how to start those difficult conversations, and much more aware of the support available.

Aimee and Jess brought so much knowledge, warmth and understanding to the sessions. With over 20 years of experience working in mental health, alongside their own personal experiences, they had so much to share. Their real-life examples helped make the information easier to understand and apply.

A special thank you to Anna, who was incredibly brave in sharing her story so openly. Hearing about her experiences was such a powerful and hopeful part of the course.

It was also lovely to meet some wonderful other mums and a brilliant young woman who is studying to work in this field and chose to attend too.

I would wholeheartedly recommend this training to other parents, carers and anyone working with young people. Thank you, Aimee and Jess, for three such valuable sessions 💛”

We have absolutely loved running our Food and Mood groups in collaboration with Community Shop Beechwood! It was so gorg...
19/10/2026

We have absolutely loved running our Food and Mood groups in collaboration with Community Shop Beechwood! It was so gorgeous to meet all the new families and share this journey together.

Over the course of the program, we learnt all about the vital importance of nutrition for both the mind and body. The kids were absolute superstars, getting hands-on to make (and eat!) some delicious, healthy food options.

The family yoga was another highlight watching multiple generations move, stretch, and breathe together was incredibly lovely. And the family Reiki was a massive hit! The children absolutely loved it, asking if they can come back for more and showing so much enthusiasm to join us on the next Reiki school. It just goes to show how much children appreciate a few moments of peace in their busy little minds.

The mums shared how grateful they were to spend this quality, uninterrupted time with their children, leaving the sessions feeling completely refreshed and recharged. Whilst meeting other like minded mums .

A massive thank you to our incredible funders and partners for making this all possible:
The National Lottery
Wirral CVS
The Stephen Beard Foundation
Julia from the

Thank you to everyone who came along and made these groups so special. We can't wait to see you all again soon!

The Kids Reiki course is now full . Thank you 🙏 . But we do have space on next mental health first aid course , with sound bath and Reiki .

Exciting News from Rise! ✨If there’s one thing we’ve learned on our journey so far, it’s the power of going slow and ste...
17/10/2026

Exciting News from Rise! ✨
If there’s one thing we’ve learned on our journey so far, it’s the power of going slow and steady. This approach has allowed Rise to grow beautifully and organically into what it is today: a safe space for hard to reach young people who don't always fit into standard boxes. At Rise, they fit right in, like a perfect jigsaw piece. 🧩

We’ve also loved introducing teaching into our offerings. There is so much valuable information we want to share with parents and those supporting young people!

🌱 We are expanding to Chester 🌱

It has always been a dream of ours to work in Chester, and find the right venue took time but it was so worth the wait. We just viewed the fabulous WEB Pathways at Halkyn Castle Wood and can't wait to bring nature led support to this special land.

To our amazing Wirral families: don't worry! We are keeping our base for you, but Chester is just down the road.

📝 We need your help!
As we plan our calendar for next year, we would love your input. What are you looking for most?
👉 A) Groups for just the children to attend
👉 😎 Parent and child groups
Drop your choice (A or 😎 in the comments below! 👇

Aimee and Jess 🙏

🌟 Youth Mental Health First Aid Awareness TrainingIf a young person came to you expressing suicidal thoughts or experien...
16/10/2026

🌟 Youth Mental Health First Aid Awareness Training

If a young person came to you expressing suicidal thoughts or experiencing a psychotic episode, would you know exactly what to say?
Most of us have basic physical first aid training, but very few know how to provide mental health first aid. Recognizing early signs and symptoms can stop a young person's mental health struggle from escalating into a full crisis. 🩺

👩🏼‍⚕️ Meet Your Instructors

The course is designed and delivered by Aimee and Jess, two highly experienced Mental Health Nurses. Meeting in 2003 as support workers in an inpatient youth mental health hospital, they went on to work together in various senior roles, including Charge Nurses and Assessment & Outreach Practitioners. They bring decades of frontline, hands-on experience in nursing young people through the exact topics covered in this workshop.

🎙️ Special Guest Speaker

We will be joined by a special guest speaker who will share her lived experience as a parent navigating serious mental health diagnoses with her child. Her son utilized the very tools taught in this course, and his story is a powerful, inspiring beacon of hope.

📚 Topics Covered

• Depression & Anxiety
• Su***de & Self-Harm
• Psychosis & Bipolar Disorder
• Spiritual Emergency
• Eating Disorders
• Neurodiversity

🎁 What’s Included for You

• EFT Workshop by Wilo (Energy Works) Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), or "tapping," is a self-regulation method that combines gentle acupressure with positive affirmations. It calms the nervous system and quietens the brain's "fight, flight, freeze, or fawn" response. Wilo will teach you how to use this incredible tool to soothe a child's big emotions, or to ground yourself before helping a child through overwhelm.

• An Immersive Sound Bath & Reiki Healing: As parents and carers, our cups must be full so we don’t feel depleted when supporting others. You will receive a deeply relaxing sound bath where you are "bathed" in soothing harmonic frequencies from crystal bowls and gongs to anchor your mind alongside Reiki healing to clear emotional blockages and restore your body’s natural relaxation response.

• Practical Toolkit: Actionable tips and skills to safely hold space for your young person while protecting your own boundaries and well-being.

• A Certificate of Attendance.

📍 Dates & Location

• Venue: Held at the gorgeous Positivity Club CIC in Hoylake.
• Dates: Mondays — 2nd, 9th, 16th, & 23rd November
• Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

💰 Investment & Funding

We are a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to making this accessible:
• Sliding Scale: Pay what you can afford between £40 – £80 per person for the full course.
• Part Funded Spaces: 10 part-funded spaces are available.
• Fully Funded Spaces: Available for teenagers aged 17 or those in financial crisis . Please email us to discuss.

📲 How to Book / Enquire

Please contact us directly at [email protected] or send us a message.

🙌🏼 Please share this post! Help us get these life-saving tools into the hands of the parents, carers, and educators who need them most.

🎤If you would like us to deliver this tailored training within your own workplace, school, or community group, please get in touch to discuss your needs.

***deAwareness

13/10/2026

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Another brilliant day of teaching with RISE Young Minds Sanctuary!

Today, we continued our mental health awareness training, supporting parents/students to develop their understanding of psychosis, eating disorders and stress.

We explored the signs and symptoms to look out for, how mental health difficulties can affect young people, and practical ways to offer support and how to access help when someone may be struggling.

Increasing awareness, breaking down stigma and helping people feel more confident to recognise when someone needs support are vital steps towards improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended, got involved and showed such enthusiasm for learning. It’s fantastic to see people so engaged and committed.

We’re also excited to announce that we are now advertising for our next cohort! Our next fourweek mental health awareness course will begin on 2nd November. If you’re interested in developing your understanding of young people’s mental health, recognising the signs that someone may be struggling, and learning practical ways to help, we would love to hear from you. Please express interest here or email [email protected]

We’re already looking forward to next week and continuing this important journey together!

RISE Young Minds Sanctuary CIC
Promoting hope, resilience and connection.

✨ Nurturing the Future Generation: Introduction to Reiki for Children & Young People ✨We absolutely loved running our fi...
12/10/2026

✨ Nurturing the Future Generation: Introduction to Reiki for Children & Young People ✨

We absolutely loved running our first-ever Reiki school, and we are so incredibly excited to announce our next dates! We have already received so much interest, so please email us early to reserve your space and avoid disappointment.

💡 Our Mission as Mental Health Nurses:
Our passion is protecting the mental health of the future generation, and as parents, we all have a vital role to play. A child's mental health journey starts at home. We firmly believe that introducing tools like Reiki early on will have a profoundly positive, lifelong impact on your child’s mental and emotional wellbeing.

At Rise, every child we meet possesses a beautiful, heightened sensitivity. While this sensitivity brings unique perspectives and gifts to the world, it can also bring challenges like emotional overwhelm and social isolation. This tailored course run by two experienced Mental Health Nurses in a nurturing environment alongside like minded peers is designed to help your child understand themselves, embrace their unique gifts, and truly rise .

📅 Course Details

• Start Date: Tuesday 3rd November (Running for 4 consecutive weeks)
• Time: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
• Location: The gorgeous Callister Trust Gardens
• The Experience: These workshops will empower young people to use Meditation, Mindfulness, and Energy Healing to independently manage their own mental and emotional health.

🤍 How It Works for Kids

The Reiki Level 1 Attunements we give to each child are just as powerful as an adult class, but delivered in a much more gentle, child centred way. Our teaching methods and take home manuals are designed to be fun, engaging, and highly visual.
• The Journey: Each child receives a dedicated manual alongside custom worksheets and practical exercises to use at home.
• The Graduation: Once they complete 21 days of selfcare and healing practice, they will receive their Level 1 Certificate, allowing them to confidently channel Reiki energy for themselves whenever they need it.

🌟 What Are the Benefits?

• Emotional Processing Without Words: Reiki allows children who struggle to verbalize big emotions to safely process and release them without needing to speak.
• Emotional Regulation: Teaches kids how to navigate stress, leaving them feeling more confident, peaceful, and happy.
• Intuition & Confidence: Inspires children to trust their natural abilities and intuition, helping them discover their inner "superpowers."
• Restorative Sleep: Deeply promotes relaxation, which naturally encourages better, more restful sleep.

📋 Important Guidelines & Prerequisites

To ensure a safe, supportive, and legally compliant framework, we follow the UK Reiki Council guidelines:
1. A parent or guardian must be present during the attunements.
2. Written parental consent is required.
3. If you (the parent) are not already Reiki trained, you must be willing to consider training in the future so you can best support your child's ongoing Reiki journey.

At Rise, we also kindly ask that:
• Both you and your child have received a Reiki treatment prior to the course starting.
• Your child is willing to try meditating and practicing self-Reiki for the 21 days following the workshop.
👉 New to Reiki? Don't worry! Please get in touch with us directly to discuss booking a session before the course begins.

📲 How to Book

Spaces are strictly limited to keep the group intimate and supportive.
📩 Please email us at [email protected] to reserve your child's spot.
With love
Aimee & Jess 🙏

🌟 Youth Mental Health First Aid Awareness TrainingIf a young person came to you expressing suicidal thoughts or experien...
11/10/2026

🌟 Youth Mental Health First Aid Awareness Training

If a young person came to you expressing suicidal thoughts or experiencing a psychotic episode, would you know exactly what to say?
Most of us have basic physical first aid training, but very few know how to provide mental health first aid. Recognizing early signs and symptoms can stop a young person's mental health struggle from escalating into a full crisis. 🩺

👩🏼‍⚕️ Meet Your Instructors

The course is designed and delivered by Aimee and Jess, two highly experienced Mental Health Nurses. Meeting in 2003 as support workers in an inpatient youth mental health hospital, they went on to work together in various senior roles, including Charge Nurses and Assessment & Outreach Practitioners. They bring decades of frontline, hands-on experience in nursing young people through the exact topics covered in this workshop.

🎙️ Special Guest Speaker

We will be joined by a special guest speaker who will share her lived experience as a parent navigating serious mental health diagnoses with her child. Her son utilized the very tools taught in this course, and his story is a powerful, inspiring beacon of hope.

📚 Topics Covered

• Depression & Anxiety
• Su***de & Self-Harm
• Psychosis & Bipolar Disorder
• Spiritual Emergency
• Eating Disorders
• Neurodiversity

🎁 What’s Included for You

• EFT Workshop by Wilo (Energy Works) Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), or "tapping," is a self-regulation method that combines gentle acupressure with positive affirmations. It calms the nervous system and quietens the brain's "fight, flight, freeze, or fawn" response. Wilo will teach you how to use this incredible tool to soothe a child's big emotions, or to ground yourself before helping a child through overwhelm.

• An Immersive Sound Bath & Reiki Healing: As parents and carers, our cups must be full so we don’t feel depleted when supporting others. You will receive a deeply relaxing sound bath where you are "bathed" in soothing harmonic frequencies from crystal bowls and gongs to anchor your mind alongside Reiki healing to clear emotional blockages and restore your body’s natural relaxation response.

• Practical Toolkit: Actionable tips and skills to safely hold space for your young person while protecting your own boundaries and well-being.

• A Certificate of Attendance.

📍 Dates & Location

• Venue: Held at the gorgeous Positivity Club CIC in Hoylake.
• Dates: Mondays — 2nd, 9th, 16th, & 23rd November
• Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

💰 Investment & Funding

We are a non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to making this accessible:
• Sliding Scale: Pay what you can afford between £40 – £80 per person for the full course.
• Part Funded Spaces: 10 part-funded spaces are available.
• Fully Funded Spaces: Available for teenagers aged 17 or those in financial crisis . Please email us to discuss.

📲 How to Book / Enquire

Please contact us directly at [email protected] or send us a message.

🙌🏼 Please share this post! Help us get these life-saving tools into the hands of the parents, carers, and educators who need them most.

🎤If you would like us to deliver this tailored training within your own workplace, school, or community group, please get in touch to discuss your needs.

***deAwareness

06/10/2026

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What a fantastic first day of Mental Health Awareness Training!

Today we had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful group of parents and students who are passionate about expanding their knowledge and understanding of mental health.

We explored important areas including low mood, anxiety and psychosis, looking at how these difficulties can affect young people and, importantly, how we can recognise signs and offer the right support.

It was fantastic to see such open conversations, thoughtful questions and a genuine desire to learn, not only to support the young people they parent, but also those they work with, care about and call friends.

A very special thank you to Anna, our lived experience contributor, who generously shared their own experience of mental illness and their journey towards recovery.

Everyone really appreciated Anna taking the time to share their story, and their honesty, strength and openness were truly inspirational. Sharing lived experience is such a powerful way of helping others feel less alone and showing that recovery is possible.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and made our first session so positive and engaging.

We can’t wait for next week when we’ll continue building knowledge, confidence and understanding around young people’s mental health.

💚Keep your 👀 peeled as we will be advertising our next round of training very soon 💚

Such a lovely day meeting some wonderful families, and learning about the importance of good nutrition on our mental and...
05/10/2026

Such a lovely day meeting some wonderful families, and learning about the importance of good nutrition on our mental and physical wellbeing. Thank you to Julia from The Beechwood Community Shop for hosting and sharing your knowledge with us. We can’t wait for next week.

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