Reach Out
A flexible, mental health-informed youth outreach project meeting young people where they are.
Reach OUT is a targeted detached youth work service supporting young people aged 11+ across Rainhill and surrounding areas. Delivered by trained youth workers and a mental health-informed lead practitioner, this project creates a trusted presence in the spaces young people naturally spend time; including parks, estates, outside shops, and shared community areas.
Through informal engagement, planned activities, and follow-up contact, we build relationships with young people who may be experiencing social isolation, anxiety, or who are disengaged from school or support services. Many of the young people we reach tell us they wouldn’t feel comfortable accessing formal services; so we bring support to them.
The project is grounded in trusted youth work values, underpinned by professional mental health experience. It also links into a developing referral pathway with local CAMHS and wider services helping young people access the right support at the right time.
🟢 What Reach OUT offers:
• Two youth outreach sessions per week (evenings & weekends), delivered flexibly in local parks and community settings
• Staffed by a detached youth worker and a youth mental health practitioner
• Therapeutic early intervention, emotional support and relationship-based engagement
• Safe, informal signposting and referrals; including into Reach IN and external agencies
• Community responsiveness: with extra sessions during high-risk periods (e.g. Bonfire Night)
• Working partnerships with Rainhill Parish Council, schools, CAMHS, and local police
• Direct feedback from young people and families shaping how we work
We are currently seeking funding to sustain and grow this work. If funded, Reach OUT will build a bridge between young people and the support they need; led by compassion, experience, and trust.