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Rephael House are excited, that with funding from the Barnet Innovation Fund, we will be providing a number of parenting groups over the coming year. Over the last 25 years we have learnt many lessons and one fundamental lesson is that supporting parents/carers supports children and young people and allows parents/carers and child to communicate in a more positive way. With this in mind, we have c...

The mental health of our nation is in jeopardy now more so than it has been since perhaps the second world war. The pandemic that has thrown life as we know it into disarray has forced us to override our instinctive human behaviour of seeking comfort from others in forms of touch and connection with many of our close family members. It has created fear at the prospect of close physical proximity i...

Back in November 2018 we discovered the perfect building for us to move to in order to address the increasing demand for our services. Over the course of 2019 we endeavoured to secure the lease for it, which was finally achieved in October 2019. During this period, we spend a considerable amount of time identifying a suitable building company, not only to carry out the works but who would also be ...

Over the past 5 years the services at Rephael House have increased considerably. The focus of the work has shifted in more recent years and now over 60% of our work is with children and young people up to the age of 25yrs. Issues that are addressed are varied but themes include anxiety, depression, self-harm, social difficulties and esteem issues. In part the increase in referrals to the service h...

21 years is a big birthday and on celebrating this milestone, there has been time for reflection on how the organisation has evolved and developed over the years. Along with these thoughts came the sense it was time to acknowledge the changes and to think about a rebranding that would accurately convey the essence of what we are about as an organisation and how we want to be experienced by people ...