Provision of a School Age Counselling Service

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Buyers

Inverclyde Council

Value

£918,000

Suppliers

Action for Children Services Ltd

Classifications

Counselling services
Guidance and counselling services

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Published

10 months ago

Description

Inverclyde Council on behalf of Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and in conjunction with Inverclyde Council’s Education Service seeking a provider to deliver a new service for the provision of an early help service to promote and improve the mental health, emotional resilience and wellbeing of children and young people who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health. This will be a counselling service delivered predominantly in schools, but also where necessary in homes and community settings, to support children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.

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