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Isle of Wight Youth Trust

Isle of Wight Youth Trust Annual Report 2023–2024

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has delivered free, confidential counselling and psychotherapy to children and young people aged 5–25 on the island for 40 years. In 2023/24 it supported 1,315 individuals through 5,315 sessions, with 79% making significant progress. Total income grew 56% to £1.26 million, supported by DHSC Early Intervention Hub funding — one of only 24 awarded nationally. A new YIACS model now offers holistic drop-in support combining therapy, housing advice, employment support and careers guidance. Mental Health Support Teams now operate in 28 schools with ambitions to reach all IW schools by July 2025.

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One-to-one counselling and psychotherapy for ages 5–25; Youth Information, Advice and Counselling Service (YIACS) hub model; Mental Health Support Teams across 28 schools; small group therapy including Emotional Coping Skills, Tics & Tourette's, ReFrame and MyKind; art therapy and EMDR; parent workshops; housing, employment and general advice drop-in via 'The Hub' in partnership with DWP, IW Council and Careers Service; Youth Mental Health Taskforce youth voice programme; Travelling Safe Space community events; OPCC-funded trauma support for care-experienced and edge-of-crime young people Custom geography from upload: Isle of Wight, UK

📊Key Metrics

1,453 referrals received; 1,315 individuals supported; 5,315 sessions delivered Key Metric 1
79% of young people made significant progress in their outcomes; 87% client satisfaction rating in counselling (scoring 8 or more out of 10) Key Metric 2
£1,259,290 total income — a 56% increase on the previous year; Mental Health Support delivered in 28 schools Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • One 13-year-old reduced outcome score from 32/40 to 9/40 following six sessions of trauma-informed person-centred counselling, and subsequently joined a local youth group
  • Youth Conference co-produced with IW Youth Council attended by 35+ young people, resulting in a six-point plan of change priorities for policymakers and commissioners
  • IW has the third highest mental health hospital admissions for under-18s in England — Youth Trust is leading service transformation to reduce admissions for its most vulnerable young people

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