Off The Record Youth Counselling

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Off The Record Youth Counselling
OTR Talk-to-Us - transparent hi res logo.png
The current logo
AbbreviationOTR
Formation1994
Founded atCroydon
Legal statusRegistered charity
Region
Croydon, Merton and Sutton
ServicesCounselling
Membership
Youth Access, BACP
Key people
Director: Karen Stott
Websitewww.talkofftherecord.org

Off the Record (OTR) Youth Counselling[1] is a mental health charity working across the London Boroughs of Croydon, Merton and Sutton which provides a range of free support services for young people. It celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019.

Founded in Croydon in 1994 to provide free, independent and professional counselling for 14 – 25 year olds, the charity expanded over the years to include further areas of work including mental health work in BME communities; a young carers service; a specialist counselling service for young refugees, online counselling, workshops and mental health support in schools.

Since 2019, Off The Record's counselling service in Merton operates in Vestry Hall.

Memberships[]

Off the Record is a member of Youth Access, the national membership organisation for youth information, advice and counselling services (YIACS),[2][3][4] and is a BACP-accredited service.[5]

Funding[]

Off The Record is supported by Croydon, Sutton & Merton local authorities and local Clinical Commissioning Groups as well as a range of charitable funders including Comic Relief[6] and the Wimbledon Foundation.[7] At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Off the Record were selected to perform the coin toss for the Men's Singles Finals.[8]

In 2018, Travis Perkins marked the opening of a new branch in Beddington Lane, Croydon by donating £250 to Off the Record.[9]

Partnerships[]

In 2021, Off the Record launched a project with London Southbank University (LSBU) and the Croydon BME Forum to train London barbershops to test blood pressure in a UK-first project.[10][11][12][13]

Awards[]

In 2019, Off The Record was one of ten charities selected from more than 370 organisations across the UK to win a GSK IMPACT Award for outstanding contributions to improving the UK's health and wellbeing.[14] The award is run in partnership with The King's Fund.

References[]

  1. ^ ""OFF THE RECORD" YOUTH COUNSELLING CROYDON". Charity Commission.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "#NoTrim Challenge - Encouraging young men to embrace their lockdown hair growth". Youth Access.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "DigiTalk". Youth Access.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "DigiTalk Project". Youth Access.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Innovative young people's counselling service wins impact award". BACP.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "COMIC RELIEF INVESTS £3.2M IN SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG MEN". Comic Relief.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Health & Wellbeing Fund". Wimbledon.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Introducing Sean Seresinhe | Men's Singles Final Coin Toss".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Travis Perkins opens new branch in Croydon". Sutton & Croydon Guardian.
  10. ^ "London barbershops trained to test blood pressure in UK-first project". LSBU.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "London barbers to test blood pressure in health campaign". BBC.
  12. ^ "Barbers trained to test blood pressure in health campaign for Black and Asian men". The Independent.
  13. ^ "Croydon barbers to offer free blood pressure tests". Croydon Guardian.
  14. ^ "2019 GSK IMPACT Awards: Off the Record Youth Counselling Croydon". The King's Fund.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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