Roshni Ghar’s Young Girls’ Group is attended by young girls from the locality needing support with their mental health and wellbeing needs. Referrals are received from a variety of professionals in the health, education and social care sectors. The group is planned in consultation with the girls who attend, and this group.
The purpose of the group is to empower young girls to have the conﬁdence to look after their own mental and physical wellbeing, this is achieved via a series of activities such as: cooking, team building, creative writing, arts, and crafts as well as self-care activities.
The girls report that the group has been beneﬁcial to them in allowing them to develop networks and support systems outside of their family and school bubble, thus increasing their conﬁdence and self-esteem. Furthermore, we have personally seen the girls develop as the group has progressed. The Young Girls have been supported to develop healthy coping mechanisms, using a wellness toolkit.
Roshni Ghar have also delivered culturally appropriate mental health workshops to the young girls, empowering them to seek support for themselves and to recognise poor mental health among friends and family.