Below you can watch a series of short videos which tell stories from children and young people who have accessed support from our services in Cheshire East, Chester West and Chester, and Wirral, and their families.
There are many different ways you can share your personal journey with us, from submitting a story or picture or sharing your videos. If you would be interested in sharing your story, please contact your local participation worker.
Our participation workers
Cheshire and Wirral
Claire Evans
Participation & Engagement Practitioner – CYPF - Care Group wide Cheshire & Wirral
Email: claire.evans71@nhs.net
Cheshire (community)
Catherine Rudd
Participation and Engagement Worker - Cheshire Community Services
Email: catherine.rudd1@nhs.net
Wirral (community)
Jessica Anderson
Participation and Engagement Worker - Wirral Community Services
Email: jessica.anderson22@nhs.net
Ancora House inpatient services
Clair Josting-Moulder
Participation and Engagement Worker – Ancora House inpatient services
Email: clair.
Phone: 01244 397667
Digital stories
The following three stories depict the experience of living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) from the perspective of a young person who has the condition, their mum and their dad.
My OCD journey - a young person's story
A mum's OCD journey
A dad's OCD journey
The following video tells the story of a young person living with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).
Feeling listened to and understood
The following videos tell the story of two parents who have been on the Timid to Tiger programme through CWP's Mental Health Support Team (MHST). Timid to Tiger is an eight-week group-based programme for primary school aged children with worry and anxiety.
Cheshire MHST
Wirral MHST
The following videos tell the story of a young person's experience with children and young people's inpatient mental health services (Ancora House). Please note, these stories deals with themes of self-harm and suicide.