Age: 10 to 12

Duration: All Year Round

Cost: Free

Foundation 92 offers a range of programmes for young people, one of which is Headstart.

Headstart is a programme supported by the EFL Trust and has been developed to support young people with their mental health and transition throughout their education year groups.

The EFL Trust, alongside Foundation 92, aims to support children and their mental health through the Headstart initiative, funded by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity.

Headstart is an initiative to support the mental health of year 6 children that are transitioning into secondary school.

The programme aims to reduce the strain on the NHS by targeting those children currently accessing or at risk of needing to access children’s mental health services.

CCOs will work closely with local primary schools, their pupils and their families through a dedicated Mental Health Transformation Officer based at Foundation 92.

Headstart is place-based in schools and consists of a combination of class workshops and individual support sessions over a 1-year period from January to December.