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District 29 Therapeutic Community
Free group therapy for 16-25s with difficult life experiences
What we do
We’re a therapeutic community for young people likely to have experienced difficult life events or trauma.
We offer two groups, for 16-18s and over-18s – a safe and supportive environment where you can:
- Take an active role in running the group and its activities
- Talk and share your difficulties and feelings with others
- Learn from each other’s experiences and solve problems together
The groups are held at Northpoint, Leeds Bridge House, near Leeds city centre.
Who for
Young people aged 16-25, probably with a background of difficult life experiences or trauma, and having difficulties such as:
- Forming and maintaining relationships
- Self-harm (this can mean different things)
- Being impulsive and having intense mood swings
- Often feeling empty or disconnected from the world
How to refer
Please refer yourself, or refer a young person, using one of our online forms below. If you’d like someone else to do your referral, ask your GP or mental health worker to help.
Then we’ll contact you to talk about your needs. And we’ll invite you to meet the group at least twice before deciding whether you’d like to join us.
How to refer
Please refer yourself, or refer a young person, using one of our online forms below. If you’d like someone else to do your referral, ask your GP or mental health worker to help.
Then we’ll contact you to talk about your needs. And we’ll invite you to meet the group at least twice before deciding whether you’d like to join us.
Contact this service
For anything else relating to District 29, please call or message us:
“I'm so glad we have this service now in Leeds, I'm delighted the young person I worked with is doing so well now.”
More help and information
These websites are a good source of information on mental health and local services: