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BYM

Boys and Young Men’s Mentorship

Spectra offer free, confidential, 1-2-1 mentoring, and group workshops to support boys and young men. Themes explored include healthy relationships and sex, identity and self-esteem, mental health, emotional literacy, consent and more.

Key information

Where

Wandsworth

When

By invitation

Eligibility

Age range

13-24

Location restrictions

People who live, work or socialise in

Wandsworth

Application required

Professional referral

Boys and young men aged 13–24 in Wandsworth

What it offers

  • Up to 10 sessions of 1 to 1 mentoring for BYM.
  • Group workshops and seminars for BYM.
  • Youth group drop-ins.
  • Training for professionals who work with BYM in Wandsworth.

 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Young men aged 13 to 19th birthday. (Aged 13 to 25th birthday for young men with SEND).
  • Live, work, study or socialise in Wandsworth
  • Referral form must be completed for each young person.

 

Learning outcomes include:

  • An understanding of masculinity and its relationship to power and vulnerability
  • Filling age-appropriate knowledge gaps on relationships, sex and sexuality
  • Growing an awareness of the meaning and impact of unhealthy behaviours
  • Exploring self-identity, values and empathy
  • Basic Mental Health First Aid

Refer someone

If you know of a young person who would benefit from our Boys & Young Men services, please support them to complete the referral form, ensuring they consent to their information being shared.

Get started

Contact information

Contact YPServices@Spectra-london.org.uk to discuss the service, referrals, or organise a drop-in to existing youth groups. Please complete the referral form for the 1 to 1 mentoring work.

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