CHEXS offers a 30 week bespoke programme designed, tested and implemented to support Children and Young People’s common mental-health concerns as well as their overall wellbeing.
The charity was founded by our CEO Pete Maiden 10 years ago following a career in the Navy, you can read more about this on our History of CHEXS.
CHEXS works by using a two stream approach, our Children an Young People team follow a structured programme of age-appropriate activities for learning outside of the classroom, which enables them to improve their wellbeing, succeed and build confidence.
All work is based upon protective behaviours, coaching and promoting positive mental health.
Our Family Support Team works in tandem with our Children and Young People team, offering inclusive parenting workshop groups sharing a wealth of experience, advice and guidance in a relaxed environment, coupled with our one to one support sessions for parents. Our team are on hand to help and regularly refer a child or parent into one another.
By working with this unique whole family approach, CHEXS helps parents build strong, positive relationships and trust with their child. In turn, the young people are coached and mentored through a variety of innovative projects designed to build self-esteem, team-work, problem-solving and tangible skills. The projects instil a sense of purpose, meaning and aspirations for the future.
Our focus on resilience equips young people to face everyday challenges and achieve their potential for a better future.
