Youth Alive’ social prescribing pilot for young people aged 10 – 19 who live in Edmonton.
The Youth Alive programme is for children and young people aged 10-19 who live or study in the Edmonton ward. It encourages young people to look after their wellbeing, build their confidence and happiness, feel empowered, learn a new skill and take part in physical activities. This aims to improve health and wellbeing in a community setting, participants can take part in activities including basketball, football, cooking, acting and drama lessons. This is a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, recognising that health is determined primarily by a range of social, economic and environmental factors, whilst focusing on individual need. Young people are referred to their local health champion, who will discuss what the child’s/young person’s interests is and signpost them to free or low-cost activities.
Refer a child or young person
You can self-refer by download the Youth Alive referral form 2021[docx] 30KB. Email this to a link worker: socialprescribing@enfieldva.org.uk, or by phone, 0208 373 6268.
Following this referral process, a young person will be contacted by a specialist Health Champion.