Service categories: Extra-curricular and leisure activities, Schools and education providers, Support groups, social programs and branches

Service URL: https://lovesquared.org.uk/

Our vision is a society where imagination, love, and kindness are the everyday words that people associate with child and family services. It is a vision where young people can walk into their futures with joy.

We want to bring love to children and families’ services. We don’t think it’s enough to care a bit, you have to care a lot if you want to transform outcomes. 

We want to change the national landscape of how children experience the mental health system, putting kindness at the forefront of every interaction. Building awareness, starting a movement, hearing the children’s voices and those of their loved ones: we want to transform the experience of those impacted by mental health.  

We are on a mission to ensure that no child has to lose out on a world of potential because of mental health. We don’t have magic wands, but we do believe that every child and family has the right to get services designed and delivered for their individual needs, and with love and imagination. Everyone has a right to have their story remembered and treated with curiosity and sensitivity. 

We directly deliver imaginative, and carefully case managed services for children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs. We believe that you can’t change outcomes without looking at issues holistically and thoughtfully. For us it’s about long-term change.

We want to make three key differences:

1. Improved mental health

2. Reduced social isolation

3. Increased ability to thrive at school.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Child , Child/adolescent sibling, Children under the age of 12 years, Parent or carer of under 18, Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Professional, School, Students, Volunteer, Young person

Referral Sources: Education, NHS and Private, NHS Consultant, NHS Only, NHS primary care, Social Care, Yourself

Covers: South West

Specialisms: Autism, Autism and Neurodivergent , Learning disability, Staff and volunteers get autism awareness training

Other specialisms: Trauma informed practice, Trauma, Neurodivergence, Safeguarding