Children and Young People's Services Champions programme
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Children and Young People's Services Champions programme
Our Children and Young People's Services (CYPS) Champions programme helps local authorities and children and young people's organisations put LGBT inclusion at the heart of their services to support children and young people.
We’ll help to devise innovative, bespoke solutions based on your organisation's needs to better support vulnerable LGBT children and young people as well as improve their health and wellbeing. You can access a wealth of expert support including tailored advice, training, and resources as well as tools to evaluate and improve your policies and practices.
You’ll also have a range of learning opportunities, such as our Children and Young People’s Conference and an annual seminar exclusively for our members.
Why does it matter?
- 84% of trans young people have self-harmed. For lesbian, gay, and bi young people who aren’t trans, 61% have self-harmed
- 45% of trans young people have attempted to take their own life. For lesbian, gay and bi young people who aren’t trans, 22% have attempted to take their own life
- Just 40% of LGBT young people have an adult at home they can talk to about being LGBT
Members
Contact us
To find out more about the programme, memberships benefits and how to get involved, email cyps@stonewall.org.uk
Key benefits
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Why become a Children and Young People's Services Champion?
Training and support
When you become a CYPS Champion, you'll have access to a dedicated account manager for tailored support and guidance. We’ll work with you to identify your next steps, set your priorities, and support you to achieve them. To make the most of our expertise, you’ll be entitled to training delivered by Stonewall. For staff providing support to children and young people, you can choose from:
- Introduction to supporting LGBT children and young people
- Introduction to supporting trans and gender questioning children and young people
- Celebrating difference and challenging gender stereotypes in Early Years
For elected members/senior managers:
- Introduction to issues facing LGBT children and young people
For foster carers:
- Introduction to supporting LGBT children and young people in care
Best practice
You’ll become a part of a network of local authorities and children and young people's organisations leading the way in LGBT inclusion. You can showcase your work with others through our case studies and meet other members at our education events.
Resources
You’ll get full access to our acclaimed education resources. Our resources will help you tailor the support you offer across your service. With new resources released every term, and a wealth of support already available online, everything you need to build on your work in LGBT inclusion will be at your fingertips. We’ll keep you updated on developments in national policy and best practice, so you can stay ahead of the curve.
CYPS Awards
Local authorities can apply for our CYPS Champion Award, and children and young people’s organisations will be able to do so from 2021. Available at Bronze, Silver and Gold level, our Awards benchmark your work and help you stretch to meet new challenges. Celebrate your achievements with exclusive use of our CYPS Champions logo.