The Unite Programme is a 10-week free programme targeting refugee or asylum-seeking children in BD3 and BD5, as part of the Integrated Care Boards, Reducing Health Inequalities Programme. This programme is delivered by Brathay Trust - a children, young people,
and family’s charity, and we work across the Bradford district.
As part of the programme, we will be delivering a course of group sessions for young refugee and asylum-seeking people affected by trauma, displacement and at risk of mental health difficulties. We will use a blended youth work/ therapeutic approach, to
support young people’s emotional wellbeing, link families in with local support services and build resilience.
Following the success of our first cohort this summer, we are reaching out to assess interest in referrals for our third cohort which will begin in January. The programme runs every Tuesday for 10 weeks and takes up an entire school day.
We pick the children up from school at around 9am, take them to our centre in BD1 and run the sessions then ensure the children are back at school before home time. We would love to give young people you work with an opportunity to be a part of this exciting
programme that will have lots of positive outcomes. If you miss out this time,
we have funding for 3 years, so we can add any students to the waiting list! Our staff have full enhanced DBS checks and we need no extra support from school staff unless you choose to drop in.
The programme will support young people who meet the following criteria:
If you have questions in the meantime about it, please do not hesitate to contact me. We would love to accommodate your students and are happy to answer any questions via email, phone call or face to face meetings. I will also attach the referral form here
for your convenience. Referral
Form (plumsail.io)