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Inside the secret garden where young people suffering with their mental health can speak to experts |
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🌻🌷🌺 Tucked away in the grounds of a New Haw school is an astonishing secret garden where children struggling with their mental health can speak to experts. The site, previously only used by Fullbrook School caretakers, has transformed from an overgrown, unused plot into an idyllic landscaped park. Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Lisa Townsend, and Deputy Commissioner Ellie Vesey-Thompson visited the garden, designed by the team at RHS Wisley, last month. It comes as Lisa commits £20,000 from her Community Safety Fund to Eikon for a scheme that will provide tailored support to 3,550 families with additional needs over the next five years. One in five young people in Surrey are struggling with their mental health, which contributes to issues including substance misuse and higher levels of youth-related crime and disorder. The Commissioner said: “The staff and volunteers at this fantastic charity change the lives of children and young people before they can get to crisis point. “Their approach is based in pragmatism – in this age of technology and social media, it’s more important than ever that we find ways to let our children be children.”
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