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(FAMILIES FIRST) - Youth Support Team - Family support services

Last updated: 11/06/2026
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What we do

Youth Support - this is part of the Families First Programme.
The Youth Support Team delivers a programme of support to young people from Year 6 primary school to 18 years on the key issues that they may be experiencing. The team help young people to consider their behaviour and risk, and support them to make reasoned decisions and take control of their situation: This support includes:
• Developing the ability of young people to manage personal and social relationships
• Developing positive attitudes, behaviour and aspirations
• Protecting young people from the damage caused by exposure to ACEs and other similar experiences
• Promoting exercise and fitness
• Positive relationships, raising awareness of sexual health
• Key messages around health and nutrition
• Key messages around substance and alcohol misuse
• Information, advice and guidance tailored to the needs of young people
• Peer group activities which enable young people to help themselves and each other

Who do we support

The Youth Support Team delivers a programme of support to young people from Year 6 primary school to 18 years on the key issues that they may be experiencing.

The team also delivers a “Resilience Programme” offered through secondary schools, which includes:
A variety of interventions that meet the needs of the young people with a group environment. The sessions focus on:
• Anger Management
• Confidence Building & Overcoming Worry
• Friendships & Internet Safety
• 3 X Healthy Relationships sessions delivered in partnership with Safer Merthyr Tydfil
For more information, please contact youth.support@merthyr.gov.uk

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Referral forms are required from Clare Williams at the Youth Support Team TEL: 01685 724516 clare.williams@merthyr.gov.uk

Service details for this family support services

Language: English medium setting

  • Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs No
     
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? Yes

 Address

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15 Chestnut Way, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, (Youth Support Team)
Gurnos
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 9SB

Contact methods

 Opening times

Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm

Where do we provide our service?

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.