The Early Help and Prevention Service’s LGBTQ+ Team supports young people exploring their gender identity/sexuality and their families. This team:
- Offer support and guidance for professionals through the ‘Team Around the Worker’ model
- Liaise with schools and other agencies to ensure support for young people is effective
- Offer short one-to-one interventions for young people
- Give young people access to weekly specialist youth groups (4U and 4Me).
- Will run short interventions to support families with exploring issues alongside their young person
For further information, contact us at LGBTYoungPeople@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, or to make a referral, complete the referral form.
We are proud to have been awarded the prestigious Gold award by Stonewall 2021 CYPS Award for our commitment to inclusivity among children and young people’s services (CYPS).