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£450k to help pupils dealwith emotions
A MENTAL health charity has beenawarded£450,000 to support a programme targeting school children in Maidstone, writes Jade Schopman. Maidstone andMid-KentMind’s
newYouth Support Programme is launching onApril 1 andwill look at issues such as stress, anxiety and depression. The charity says children are
having problems associated with parentsparting,domestic violence, sibling issues and schoolwork. It hopes to reach children by
holding sessions in schools. Marketing assistantTomFishen-
den said: “The course will be a mixture of activities. We already have awellbeing café inMaidstone but we are planning on introduc- ing a newonewith a youth focus. “We are also offering monthly
support groups, andmental health first aid training for issues like de- pression, anxiety and stress.
CEO Julie Blackmore (centre)with othermembers of theMind youth team The first year of the course will
CEO Julie Blackmore said: “We
are seeing an increase in primary school-aged childrenwith signs of anxiety. That’s why we are going to schools acrossMaidstone to ad- dress it at an early age. “Our programme aims to reach
children fromages eight to 18,with cognitive behaviour therapy. ” Wellbeingworker, Yvonne Irvin
said: “Children of primary school age do not yet understand their emotions, so they struggle with howto dealwith big changes.”
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the National Lottery’s Reaching Communities Fund, after a nine month-long application was ap- proved. Additional staff vacancieswill be
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News Officer injury
A RIVER police officer was in- jured on the hand after being hit by a lead ball thrown from a bridge inMaidstone. The officer was on duty in a
boat on the Medway when the item was hurled from the Broad- way bridge, at about 2.20pm on Tuesday,March 12. Chief Inspector Nick Sparkes,
from Kent Police’s Tactical Oper- ationsCommand, said: “If the ball bearing had struck the officer in the face or head, it could easily have led to a serious injury.”
Proms return
A POPULAR summer event in Maidstone, scrapped by the bor- ough council, is to take place again this year. A property developer behind a
large new housing scheme has agreed to fund Proms in the Park for the next five years. Maidstone Borough Council
claimed the event was no longer viable after attempting to charge entry to the open air classical music event. Gates open for the free event at Whatman Park at 3pmonMay 25.
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