What is the Hangout?
The Hangout is a mental health support hub that offers drop-in wellbeing support, social spaces, events, groups and volunteering opportunities to 11-17 year olds.
The Barry Hangout Expansion
In recent weeks, The Hangout has undergone a refurbishment and expansion project funded by the Central Vale Primary Care Cluster group. The new space includes new therapeutic rooms for 1-1 support, a quiet and calming waiting area designed with neurodiversity in mind, and a flexible group space for wellbeing activities. The young people have been thought-of throughout the entire process and have even contributed to the graffiti-effect design, to add their personal touches to the space.
The new design is more inclusive to neurodiverse young people, with a quiet, sensory welcome space. The redesign of this welcome area aims to reduce overwhelm for young people, particularly neurodivergent young people, as they first enter the building to seek help.
Take a look around!
Take a full tour of the Barry Hangout by taking a look at the Welcome to Barry Hangout blog!
