Who is Adolescent Girls Mentoring for?
Adolescent Girls Mentoring is for young women aged 11-16, who live in Canterbury, Ashford and Folkestone & Hythe, and have experienced, witnessed or have trauma linked to domestic abuse. It can be related to your own intimate relationships where you may have experienced or familial relationships.
Your experiences and trauma are individual to you, and we support you based on the personalised support that you need.
When and where is Adolescent Girls Mentoring run?
Our Adolescent Girls Mentoring programme is 12-weeks of support, made up of weekly sessions lasting about an hour depending on your needs.
We adopt a flexible approach with our one-to-one sessions, and can offer support in a number of different ways including in-person at school, college, our offices or a community centre. We can also do sessions over WhatsApp, on the phone or over Facetime.
Where possible, we try to meet you where you are. We recognise that coming out of school and travelling to sessions can be a big disruption in yours and your parent’s day. By being flexible with our approach, we aim to minimise disruption to your day as much as possible.
We have strong relationships with many schools, sixth forms and colleges across Canterbury, Ashford and Folkestone & Hythe, working closely with their safeguarding teams to create a safe and secure place for one-to-one sessions.
What will I gain from Mentoring?
Our Adolescent Girls Mentoring aims to help you move past your experiences, its impact to develop and thrive, and to prepare for future relationships. It does this through:
- Giving space and permission for you to talk about any challenges and the impact of those experiences – breaking down the stigma and secrecy of domestic abuse.
- Offering the context and language to your experiences of domestic abuse, through psychoeducational support around healthy relationships, trauma and emotional regulations.
- Building a trusted relationship with a professional adult and identifying a support network to share your thoughts and feelings with.
- Discussing staying safe online in a world of social media and online dating, as well as experiencing coercive control and pressure online.
- Recognising healthy and unhealthy behaviours in current and future relationships current and future relationships for yourself and others, and knowing where to turn for support.
- Opening up the conversation about the importance of consent, in and out of relationships.
- Show you that your have a choice, and that your voice is heard.
