Due to a temporary technical hitch 👉🏼PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM BOXES for emails from MAP. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We’re pleased to announce that tickets for the third annual Norfolk Youth Against Bullying Conference are still available. Taking place this Thursday 18th November, this year’s conference will be bigger than ever before, with youth-led workshops, research presentations and an inspiring lineup… Read more →
Dear COP26. Please save humanity. Thank you. By way of introduction, I’m a human. It’s taken me six million years of evolution to get here. It’s no coincidence that the atmosphere has the exact right levels of gasses for my lungs to work. It’s pretty specific, I can tell you. When I was hiking in the Himalayas, just a couple… Read more →
When: 12pm – 5pm, Tuesday 26th October Where: Norwich Arts Center How much: FREE for young people under 21 On Tuesday 26th October, Norwich Youth Advisory Board (YAB) are hosting a Climate Conference to hold world leaders to account and share radical hopes and ideas around the climate crisis. Join us for a discussion panel and workshops focusing on corporate accountability and what we can be doing as communities in Norfolk to tackle… Read more →
Black History Month is an opportunity to learn from the past, so that we can empower young activists with the knowledge and tools to work towards racial justice in all areas of their lives. At MAP, we are committed to working for social justice and challenging prejudice and oppression. Knowledge is power, and if we are to support young people in their fight for racial justice,… Read more →
We’re back to school, back to the office, buoyed and brimming with the joy of reconnection with others, and transformed in ways that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Danny Whitehouse, who leads the youth work teams reflects on the transformative summer of 2021… This summer, MAP staff and more than 200 young people have completed… Read more →
Tonia Mihill, MAP’s Therapeutic Services lead asks: “Think about who is and who you would like to be in your team…perhaps we at MAP can be part of it” The theme for Youth Mental Health Day is #StrideForward. Citing sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, Tonia reflects on how we all need a team around us to strive forward. Have you noticed that… Read more →
At last, we saw an opening up on restrictions in recent months. The Advice team has been seeing more young people for face-to-face support appointments, and for Therapeutic services, some of the counsellers have returned to the building after having been supporting young people over the phone or via online platforms. Youth groups are returning to have some much-needed social… Read more →
Supporting the campaign to ‘Fund The Hubs‘ I have just written to all Norfolk’s MPs asking for their support. Actual letters. We found some stamps in a dusty draw and Julie from finance helped me work the printer. They’re now in the post on their way to Parliament. I was writing for support with the national campaign “Fund the Hubs”.… Read more →
At MAP we were very sad to hear about Ian’s death. He was a great advocate for Norwich and for young people. We will miss his energy and commitment. Our trustee and former chair Sue Gale knew him well and reflects. I was delighted when Ian agreed to become a patron of MAP. He had been a supporter of mental… Read more →
Darnella was 17. Tonia Mihill, Head of Therapeutic Services, reflects upon the teen who sparked a global movement and the importance of support for young people that are campaigning for social change This is for Darnella Frazier, 18 now, 17 when she stood for almost 10 minutes in the face of armed police to record Derek Chauvin (now convicted of)… Read more →
