HSO - Herts Schools Outreach is a charity that has been set up to promote and enhance positive mental health change for children and young people. Children and young people are at the centre of what we do, and we are passionate about ensuring they can meet their full potential, whatever hurdles they might face.  To date, we have supported over 634 pupils in both primary and secondary schools and this number continues to rise.  We work predominantly in schools within the Hertfordshire area.

HSO encourages children and young people to explore their mental health and emotional wellbeing needs.  By raising their awareness, the pupils we support feel empowered to explore strategies and techniques introduced during 1:1 or small group pupil-centred sessions.  We work with the pupils ensuring that they are able to implement and access these strategies both independently and with support to work towards becoming fully integrated and successful members of their school and home environments. 

Working collaboratively with the children and young people, we are also able to identify their behavioural needs and challenge anti-social and unsafe behaviour choices.  Identifying and building an awareness of their conduct and behaviour choices betters their outcomes and ensures that they are able to meet their full potential.  It will also contribute to safer communities as we work across all environments to ensure all adults involved feel empowered to support the needs of the individuals.

Running in schools, we are able to support the conduct and learning of each pupil and provides strategies that can be successful integrated within a classroom environment. With a focus on building their sense of self-worth, self-esteem and confidence, pupils feel empowered to strive to meet their full potential with a view to bettering their outcomes in school and as they transition into further education.