Children’s Mental Health & Creativity: Our Founder Featured on The Select Podcast🎙️
- The CYP Services
- Apr 5
- 2 min read
We’re proud to share that our Founder, Rickiesha, was recently featured on The Select Podcast, speaking about children’s mental health, creativity, and the importance of accessible, community-based support.
In the conversation, Rickiesha reflects on her journey into mental health, including her early research into the mental health needs of young people at risk of offending, and the importance of early intervention and whole-system support.
She also shares insights from her work at The CYP Services, highlighting how creative and relational approaches can support identity, emotional wellbeing, and self-expression, particularly for children and young people who may find it difficult to put their experiences into words.
A key reflection that has stayed with us is this: many children and young people today have fewer opportunities to simply play, explore, and be.
Many children and young people today have fewer opportunities to simply play, explore, and just be. This becomes even more important when we think about accessibility — not all children and families have equal access to safe, supportive spaces, which is why community-based approaches matter. With increasing pressure, overstimulation, busy schedules, and the growing presence of social media and digital spaces in young people’s everyday lives, creativity can sometimes be overlooked.
This is why, at The CYP Services, we focus on creating accessible, community-based spaces that support not just the individual, but the wider system around them.
In our assessment process, we ask about hobbies, interests, clubs, and the spaces where they feel most engaged, because these can be important clues to what supports wellbeing.
We’re super grateful to be part of this important conversation and to continue raising awareness of children and young people’s mental health.
🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode:
If you’re a parent, carer, or professional looking for support, you can explore our services.
At The CYP Services, we believe mental health should be a right, not a privilege 💜
