Fitzrovia Youth in Action - Training and Consultancy

Fitzrovia Youth in Action (FYA) is a youth action charity 

Thank you for your booking to an FYA workshop. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early so we can start on time. Please let us know if you can no longer attend.

Mental Health through the Youth Lens A Mental Health Awareness Week Special! When: Monday 11th May 2-5pm FYA Youth Facilitators are back with their Mental Health Through The Youth Lens interactive workshop to support professionals on ways to explore the topic of mental health with young people and provide a space to connect about the theme. Last summer, 8 young people came together to co-produce a very special session for professionals to explore the topic of mental health through a youth lens. Combined with their ideas of what they want you to know, creative activities from FYA youth led mental health focused sessions from our peer support programmes, and through discussions and exploration, an interactive workshop has been produced and we are excited for you to explore with us! If you are a professional working with young people and are looking for something a little different for Mental Health Awareness Week, this is a great workshop with youth voices at the heart! Highlights will include <ul><li>Exploring mental health together</li><li>Wellbeing Wisdom - What young people want professionals to know</li><li>Creative ways to discuss mental health related topics with young people</li><li>What's on our minds when it comes to mental health? Youth voice and lens</li><li>Meeting other youth organisations to explore these topics together in community!</li></ul> This event will take place in the FYA Warren Centre. Please not unfortunately this venue is not step free. Venue:Warren Centre hall:Basement&nbsp;1-8 Suffolk HouseLondonW1T 5JU For any questions please email abbie.mitchell@fya.org.uk

We are looking forward to seeing you for the session on Monday. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early so we can start on time. Please let us know if you can no longer make it.

Warren Centre

Thank you for your booking interest in an online Reflect and Connect session. When you have signed up we will forward the teams link to add to your calendar with confirmation.

Wellbeing Wednesdays - A Reflection and Connection&nbsp;series Welcome to Wellbeing Wednesdays! A monthly space for youth professionals to come together once a month online to access peer support from other professionals pan London, celebrate successes, troubleshoot challenges, share and learn from one another. These will be open sessions for you to bring what's on your mind to speak through or to be a listening ear and support other colleagues, feel heard and validated. You can attend one session or all, a no pressure place to take some time to connect and reflect. These sessions will have a light structure of a check in and often a theme, but will be led by what participants want to share. Each session will finish with a check-out. If a theme below doesn't connect with you at the time, you are still very welcome to come and join to share what's coming up for you that Wellbeing Wednesday, to connect and reflect! May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the theme is Take Action: For yourself, for someone else, for all of us. We will share how this can apply to us as Youth Professionals and what we can do to support taking action for our mental health and the communities we support. June Reflect and Connect will take place during Loneliness Awareness Week. We can use the space to speak about the impact of loneliness of the communities we work with and also our selves and how best we can come together as a community of support and build our networks. July 15th is World Youth Skills Day - we will mark the day by doing a skills share session exchanging ideas and activities we have used in youth work that support us to help young people build their skills, speak about tips and tricks that enhance youth employability and development. *Please note that these online spaces are not therapy based, places to discuss safeguarding concerns or a replacement for professional support, but peer led. Signposting may be shared to support youth practitioners who may need extra support. Join us to meet and network with other youth professionals in the capital and to take some time to reflect and connect! Any questions about this series E:abbie.mitchell@fya.org.uk <h2> </h2>

Online: Wellbeing Wednesdays - Reflect and Connect 

Please note you will be sent a separate email to confirm place on this course.

Youth Mental Health First Aid This 2 day course will take participants through the training to become certified Youth Mental Health First Aiders. Free for youth professionals pan London who work with young people aged 8 to 18 and want to gain the knowledge, awareness, and skills to spot the signs of a young person experiencing poor mental health, participants must attend both days to become fully certified. <h6> </h6>Youth Mental Health First Aiders will be able to:<ul><li>Explain what mental health is&nbsp;​</li><li>Describe how to look after their own mental health and wellbeing&nbsp;​</li><li>Describe the signs of poor mental health in young people&nbsp;​</li><li>Explain some of the risk factors associated with poor mental health in young people&nbsp;​</li><li>Demonstrate how to apply the Youth MHFA action plan (ALGEE®) in a Youth Mental Health First Aid conversation&nbsp;​</li><li>Describe the role of a&nbsp;Youth MHFAider®</li><li>Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®</li><li>Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England®</li><li>Learn beyond the course through membership of the Association of Mental Health First Aiders®</li></ul> Upon completion, participants will receive:<ul><li>A copy of the workbook to support their learning throughout the course&nbsp;</li><li>A digital manual to refer to whenever they need it&nbsp;</li><li>A wallet-sized reference card with the Youth MHFA action plan (ALGEE®)&nbsp;</li><li>A digital Youth MHFAider certificate valid for three years</li></ul> To book and confirm your space, you must be able to attend the 2 training dates. Please note this training is free to attend for London youth professionals but a £100 fee will be payable for non-attendees without 7 days notice. You may also transfer your place within this notice period. Please read our terms and conditions at the point of booking. To find out more E:training@fya.org.uk

Thank you for booking a place on an FYA training session. Please let us know if you are no longer able to make it in advance where possible. If you have any questions about the training please email training@fya.org.uk

Facilitation Foundations Masterclass Interested in refreshing your facilitation skills? This youth coproduced masterclass is an opportunity to discuss and understand how to engage diverse groups of young people when facilitating a variety of youth-led activities in group and 1-to-1 settings. This is a great opportunity for professionals who are interested in understanding the “youth-lens” in regards to what they consider as best-practice and consider how to create an environment that encourages engagement and participation and the sharing of experiences.&nbsp; Content highlights include:&nbsp; <ul><li>What is a facilitator, and what is their role in youth led work?&nbsp;</li><li>Ingredients of a good session&nbsp;</li><li>Effective facilitation skills&nbsp;and facilitator traits according to young people</li><li>Facilitation tools and adaptive facilitation&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitating challenging conversations&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitation&nbsp;&amp; learning styles&nbsp;</li><li>Scenarios based work and troubleshooting –&nbsp;solution focused peer support&nbsp;</li></ul> Date: Monday 15th June Time: 2pm-5pm*Please arrive 10-15 minutes early as the workshop will start at 2pm. Venue:The Warren Centre1-8 Suffolk HouseWakefield PlaceLondon, W1T 5JU(2 mins fromWarren St tube) *Please note unfortunately the venue is not step free or wheelchair accessible

Thank you for your interest in booking on to FYA TTT peer mentoring programme. We will be in touch with a follow up email to confirm your place.

Train the Trainer - Peer Mentoring Dates: 24th &amp; 25th June 2026 Timings: 10.30-4pm Venue: Warren Centre hall: Basement 1-8 Suffolk House London W1T 5JU FYA has been delivering peer mentoring programmes with over 2000 young people since late 2017 and is an award winning youth led mentoring initiative with multiple models of peer support. This 2 day Peer Mentoring Train the Trainer (TTT) programme has been designed to support youth organisations and professionals working with young people who want to set up their own youth led mentoring and peer support programmes. Join us across both days to learn and connect with other youth professionals across the capital motivated and excited to set up or support the development of their own peer led projects. Please note participants must attend both days of the training to complete the course. Our 2-day TTT course highlights include:• Coproduction and Youth Participation models• Overview of peer support and mentoring• Safeguarding and support for participants• Recruitment for peer mentoring programmes• Implementation and choosing your model(s)• Facilitation guidance through a youth led lens• Training content and resources• Evaluation methods Please note you must book both dates to complete this course. For any further enquiries about the programme please email training@fya.org.uk and put TTT - Peer Mentoring in the subject title.

Peer Mentoring Train the Trainer 2 day programme

Thanks for booking on to an FYA masterclass. We look forward to seeing you. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early so we can start on time. Please let us know if you can no longer make it.

Masterclass: Building the Boundaries Date: Monday 29th June 2026 Time: 2-5pm Please arrive 10-15 mins prior for registration and refreshments Venue:Warren Centre hall:Basement 1-8 Suffolk HouseLondonW1T 5JUPlease note unfortunately the venue is not step free or wheelchair accessible About:This Masterclass&nbsp;is about exploring the topic of boundaries in youth and peer led work, both for professionals and for young people. The session will look at different types of boundaries that come up and their impact, sharing of lived experiences, and creating safe and inclusive spaces for individuals and groups.&nbsp;This session has been coproduced with young people and features their feedback on what they’d like professionals to know about how they feel about boundaries.&nbsp; Content highlights include:&nbsp; <ul><li>Boundaries; what do&nbsp;they consist of and what do&nbsp;they mean in practice?&nbsp;</li><li>Implementing and maintaining&nbsp;boundaries&nbsp;for staff and young people&nbsp;</li><li>Purposeful storytelling and lived experience&nbsp;</li><li>Reflection, after-care and support&nbsp;</li><li>Troubleshooting together&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> After the masterclass&nbsp;will be an optional time and space for professionals to connect and network.For any questions about the session, please get in touch.&nbsp;

Thank you for booking on to an FYA training session. Please let us know if you are no longer able to make the date.

'Youth&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Heart&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Start' FYA Youth Coproduced Masterclass DATE: Monday 13th July 2026 TIME:&nbsp;2:00pm - 5pm&nbsp;*Please arrive 10-15 mins before to register and settle in LOCATION:&nbsp;The&nbsp;Warren Centre, 1-8 Suffolk House, Whitfield Place, London, W1T 5JU (2 mins&nbsp;from&nbsp;Warren Street tube station)*Please note unfortunately this venue is not step free or wheelchair accessible The perfect time to explore how to ensure work is youth led where possible ahead of the summer season, this&nbsp;Masterclass&nbsp;is for professionals that work with young people, and would like to gain a&nbsp;youth-led lens on:<ul><li>How to encourage&nbsp;Youth&nbsp;Participation&nbsp;in a variety of settings</li><li>Differences between&nbsp;Youth&nbsp;Participation and Coproduction</li><li>Coproduction&nbsp;methods and models</li><li>Meaningful Participation&nbsp;</li><li>Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for&nbsp;youth&nbsp;engagement</li><li>Troubleshooting opportunities and group-focused peer support.</li></ul> This&nbsp;Masterclass&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;fantastic opportunity&nbsp;to&nbsp;network with other&nbsp;youth&nbsp;organisations, skill-share best practice, refresh expertise,&nbsp;and&nbsp;gain updated knowledge on how&nbsp;to&nbsp;effectively encourage&nbsp;youth&nbsp;participation&nbsp;by utilising facilitative methods.This&nbsp;training&nbsp;is&nbsp;free&nbsp;for&nbsp;all&nbsp;professionals&nbsp;who&nbsp;work pan London. We&nbsp;would&nbsp;love&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;you&nbsp;there! Any questions please email abbie.mitchell@fya.org.uk

Fitzrovia Youth in Action - Training and Consultancy

Mental Health Through The Youth Lens

Online: Wellbeing Wednesdays - Reflect and Connect

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Facilitation Foundations Masterclass

Peer Mentoring Train the Trainer 2 day programme

Building The Boundaries

Youth At The Heart From The Start