Time2Talk urges young people to take health seriously

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2012-02-06 13:52

In the light of shocking government figures recently released showing a 58% increase in sexually transmitted diseases in the under 16’s over a four year period, a Daventry based charity is promoting its Chlamydia screening programme to young people across Northamptonshire.

Time2Talk is a counselling based service based at The Abbey in Daventry and one of the key services it offers is screening for Chlamydia in 15 – 24 year olds. It’s an infection which can often go undetected and if left untreated may result in pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility.

Understandably many young people find it embarrassing to discuss STI’s, but according to Andy Nixon, Manager of Time2Talk, their service is totally non judgemental and above all, confidential. “We offer a complimentary and alternative solution to visiting a GP. With 12 once weekly school and community based drop-ins in Daventry District and South Northants including The Abbey, anyone with a concern can just call in and have the test. It’s a simple urine sample and you don’t need to come in to get the results, as results can be texted to your mobile phone. Anyone that catches ‘the love bug’, currently one in 10 people, can arrange treatment with a member of the NHS treatment team here at Time2Talk.”

Time2Talk’s Chlamydia screening is a great example of how the NHS works in partnership with the charity sector. Their Chlamydia screening service has grown steadily over the last two and a half years, with 30% more screenings now taking place than in December 2007, when the programme started. Currently, between 28 – 34 screenings are conducted monthly, but Nixon would like to drive this figure higher. “We offer the service to every young person who visits us, but clearly, not everybody takes up the offer. To encourage this vital health screening, at the moment any 15 – 24 year old who takes advantage of this free service will receive a £10 book voucher whilst stocks last..”

For information on drop in locations and opening times call Time2Talk on 01327 706706 or visit www.time2talk.org.uk.

Opening Times

  • Monday – Friday ~ 10:00am – 5:30pm
  • Saturday ~ 10:00am -4:00pm 
  • Sunday Closed

Please note that that Time2Talk drop in can be accessed between the following times:

Monday - Friday ~ 10:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday ~ 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday ~ Closed

Urgent Support

Please be aware that Time2Talk is not an emergency service, if you ever find yourself in an emergency or are worried about your, or another person's safety, always call 999. 

Additionally, If you ever need immediate emotional support there are a number of organisations, helplines and resources you can access:

Other Help.

For other, non-urgenry support, please contact:

  • Young Minds: Text YM to 85258
  • Young Minds parents helpline: 0808 802 5544
  • The Mix: 0808 808 4994 - If you are under 25, you can also use their crisis messenger text service
  • SANEline: 0300 304 7000 - If you are experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else (4:30pm - 10:30pm every day).
  • Papyrus HOPELINEUK: 0800 068 4141 or text 07786 209 697- If you are under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings or concerned about a young person who might be (Weekdays 10am - 10pm, weekends 2pm - 10pm)
  • CALM (Campaign against Living Miserably): 0800 58 58 58 - If you identify as male (5pm - midnight every day).
  • Nightline: If you are a student, you can check the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service.
  • Switchboard: 0300 330 0630 - If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (10am - 10pm every day) also offer a webchat service

 

Donations and Supporting Time2Talk

Time2Talk is always in need of funding, we work very hard to maintain our services and are very appreciative of any support.

If you live within the Daventry District or South Northamptonshire areas and are interested in making a donation or would like to find out more about us before deciding, you can either ring or just drop in to see us.

We do not have the facilities to receive donations via credit or debit card. Cheques are the preferred method and you shall always be given a receipt.  All donation are acknowledged, unless otherwise noted.

Gift Aid is a way to increase the value of monetary gifts from UK taxpayers by claiming back the basic rate tax paid by the donor. It can increase the value of donations by a quarter at no extra cost to the donor. For further information on how to Gift Aid It click here and continue helping the Young People of Daventry & South Northants.

 

GDPR

As of 25th May 2018 new GDPR regulations come into effect.  Time2Talk have always taken our responsibility towards data protection very seriously.

Any information we obtain from you is treated in the strictest confidence (unless there is a safeguarding concern inline with our confidentiality policy) and will be used to provide you with a counselling service.

We are also required to submit data that is annoymous to our funding bodies to monitor and evaluate our service.  it will not given  out to any other third parties or used for marketing.

Any data we do hold about you belongs to the you and not us. We will not be able to hold any data without the individual giving us explicit consent.

We will only collect the minimum amount of data needed.

We will be clear towards the individual why we keep their data and what we do with it.

Any data we keep will need to be up to date and we will only keep it for so long as needed.