Streetz Ahead are now based in hospices in Newham. We provide children with the opportunity to explore and develop a deeper understanding in physical and mental health. The project is called BASE (Body and Soul Education).
BASE, which stands for Body and Soul Education, is a school-based initiative that provides the entire school community with essential mental health and well-being education for navigating today’s complex society. Our overarching goal is to empower the community, ensuring that everyone becomes physically and mentally fit for life.
We focus on providing opportunities for the child and the family to create new memories to be able to look back on. We have a Play Specialist/Supervisor and a Dance Movement Psychotherapist that the children can engage with.
“BASE provide a range of regular activities for our service users which bring fun alongside learning and developing of skills.Creative therapies through play, music, dance and art are used to promote the child/ yp use of communication skills and build on their coping strategies. A safe environment provides a space to express feelings and have a distraction from their own pain, anxiety or confusion around their diagnosis.BASE have been on site at RH since September 3 days per week.They provide both 1:1 and group sessions to children / yp in residence as well as to service users that wish to have a regular drop in session.In our clinical setting BASE are able to bring some fun and excitement for service users to not only play and express themselves but to make lasting memories for their parents and siblings to cherish at a later stage of their diagnosis or after death.Clinical staff have the opportunity to develop their own skills by working alongside BASE to provide activities and a non- judgemental space for service users.The Hospice has since BASE joined us become a brighter, more child centred and focused environment.The children’s/ yp art work can be displayed , sounds of laughter along with music, stories and singing can be witnessed and a more welcoming hospice providing short break respite is again visual after the restrictions in place during the pandemic.”– Carol Butwell, STaR Team Manager