Debbie Young Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

We are a Community Interest Company that creates spaces for open conversations about death, dying and grief.We do this by organising and facilitating activities, events and workshops that:- Provide a safe space to talk openly and honestly about death, dying and grief,- Provide information and support about how to start conversations about dying, death and grief,- Raise awareness of the importance of planning for the end of life and provide information about how to do this.

London, United Kingdom

I have extensive experience in designing and delivering engaging and interactive training courses and workshops for practitioners, parents/carers, and young people. One of the most exciting parts of this for me is the creation of new and bespoke courses that thoroughly engage participants in the learning process and that also meet the requirements of the commissioner. I also have proven consultancy and project management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and achieve outcomes and effectively manage people and budgets. I have successfully designed and produced a range of resources, tools, and strategies. Some examples of my consultancy work include:• Consulting with local residents, who have a life-limiting illness, to hear about their experiences of using local end of life services and to find out what other support they need. This work is part of a wider project aiming to improve local end-of-life services. Commissioned by NHS North East London• Working with the Public Health Team at Haringey Council to create a series of Bitesize sexual health films for young people & practitioners as part of Haringey’s ‘We’re Open’ Campaign.• Working with Parents 1st UK to develop a new CACHE accredited qualification for volunteers and peer supporters delivering perinatal peer support.• Development of workshops for Hospice UKs Compassionate Employers Programme. This programme aims to help employers better support their employees who are affected by terminal illness, caring, & bereavement. https://www.hospiceuk.org/compassionate-employers• Development of a teenage pregnancy early identification risk & resilience toolkit to support practitioners in identifying those at risk of teenage pregnancy through the use of the CAF and to enable them to put packages of support in place - Government Office for London• Development of an Innovative Practice Guide: Meeting the Sexual Health Needs of Unaccompanied Minors – Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Department for Education

I am an experienced Death Cafe host and facilitator and, along with Alberta Gutteridge, co-founded North East London Death Cafe. I have also facilitated Death Cafes in partnership with other organisations including Wellcome Collection, Willesden Jewish Cemetery and the University College London Hospital GP Training Programme.

London, United Kingdom

I am a freelance consultant, trainer and TAQA Assessor for Parents 1st UK. My consultancy support has involved helping Parents 1st develop a new CACHE accredited qualification for volunteer peer supporters and adapting their volunteer peer support training programme for online delivery. As a TAQA Assessor, I support Perinatal Peer Support Link Workers and volunteer Community Parents (peer supporters) to complete a Level 3 CACHE Qualification in Perinatal Peer Support. For many of the Community Parents, this is the first qualification they have undertaken since leaving school so the support involves mentoring and motivating and finding creative ways to assess their knowledge and skills rather than simply using written assignments.

Gentle Dusk Partnership aimed to lift the taboo around death and bereavement and to raise awareness of planning for the end of life. I was responsible for developing and managing projects that encouraged and supported people to talk openly about death and dying, to put their end of life plans in place and to begin honest and open discussions with their families, carers and all those who might be asked about their end of life wishes.Key achievements include:• Co-design and project management of the Future Matters Service: a partnership between Gentle Dusk Partnership and Age UK Islington that aims to open conversations about death and supports people to put their end of life care plans in place. It is a volunteer-led project funded by Islington CCG. • Design and delivery of 1-day & 1/2 day courses 'Planning for the end of life' for the Health & Social Care workforce• Design and delivery of a 1-day course 'An introduction to planning for the end of life for those supporting people with learning disabilities'• A Highly Commended Award from the Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities (PCPLD) Network for my work with Centre 404 to develop a package of support to enable conversations about death and advance care planning• Hosting Death Cafes in a range of different settings and in partnership with other organisations including Wellcome Collection and LSE.• Participated in a Hospice UK Podcast (Episode 7) talking about how we facilitated a Death Cafe just for young people. The discussion starts at 18:00 mins https://audioboom.com/channels/4941503• Design and delivery of 'Planning for the last years of life' workshops for carers and members of the public• Organising a photography competition & exhibition 'One Last Thing' with City & Islington College enabling students to discuss and think about death & grief.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for working as a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality contraceptive and sexual health services to young people in East London. This involved: undertaking thorough medical and sexual histories, providing information on contraception and sexual health to enable young people to make informed decisions about their sexual health; supporting young people with pregnancy choices and issuing/administering hormonal methods of contraception and treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections using Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

London, United Kingdom

Provided pan-London strategic support to the 32 London boroughs on teenage pregnancy rate reduction and the support of teenage parents.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the strategic implementation of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy across the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. This also involved designing and delivering a number of evidence based successful sexual health promotion projects including 4YP and SexFM Theatre in Education project and developing and managing a teenage pregnancy team of workers.

London, United Kingdom

Greater Boston Area, Usa

Delivered Sex & Relationships Education directly to young people within schools and non-school settings.

Grief Training Programme

Diploma

Award In Education And Training

Certificate In Assessing Vocational Achievement

Msc, Health Education And Health Promotion

Bsc, Human Biology

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse