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About Me!

Mauva Johnson-Jones BSc is the founder and Managing Director for Precious Counselling and Mentoring CIC . She is a qualified Therapist and Clinical Supervisor and has a background working within the banking industry, mental health, and social care. Mauva has been managing and delivering counselling, mentoring and consultancy services since 2012, providing support to adults, adolescence, and children. She has provided mentoring to children and young people for over 20 years from in different capacities, including working within CAMHS, Psychology & Mental Health projects, managing children’s homes and working within Enfield and Barnet’s Children’s Services.

Mauva has always been enthusiastic about children and young people which led to her wanting to do more to help. Working with children and young people also involves working with families and this meant providing additional support where necessary to stabilise families due to the increase in mental health issues and the children ending up in the care of the local authority or getting involved in criminal or child sexual exploitation (CSE). The majority of those in care that she worked with, did not have supportive families or anyone to help them especially when moving on post 18 and they were left to fend for themselves in many cases. Without the appropriate support, their chances of success were lower than the normal population of young people and a lot of them ended up in the criminal justice system, being sexually exploited or homeless.

Mauva works with anyone who needs her help irrespective of their ethnicity or economic status. However, her work highlighted disparities and inequalities when it came to the support some parents received when trying to access services especially when it came to Black families and families from other minority ethnic communities, with regards to education, mental health concerns, neurodiversity’s, and personal wellbeing. Some of the cases were just shocking. Mauva & her team were able to support the children, young people, and their families where necessary, with therapeutic & holistic mentoring, counselling & advocacy services, providing a helping hand to children & young people to enable them to thrive not just survive.

Project Basis

The NHS Race and Health Observatory review of inequalities across the healthcare services (June 2021) found some of the largest inequalities were in mental health care. It highlighted particularly poor treatment for people from Black communities. Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind responded to the review stating: ‘People from ethnic minorities face unequal access to, experiences of, and outcomes from the NHS, including mental health services…’

‘The report highlights worrying barriers to accessing mental health services experienced by people of colour and other minoritised groups, such as unaddressed distrust of service providers and lower referral rates to certain types of treatment, including talking therapies.’ The review also identifies ‘inequalities during treatment’ including the fact that people within the Black communities were more likely to be ‘detained under section’ and harshly restrained. Early intervention is necessary therefore to prevent our children and young people becoming another statistic within the mental health institutes and criminal justice system.

Project page

Due to the issues, we faced supporting children, young people, and their families with accessing relevant services and our experience with mental health services, we knew we had to do something. We have improved the wellbeing of children and young people via past projects but need additional funding to enable families within the community to continue to access these services for free without having to wait for months or even years. We are therefore excited to announce our upcoming fundraising event on Sunday, 26th May 2024, and we would be honoured to have your support.

At Precious Counselling and Mentoring CIC, we are committed to providing essential counselling, mentoring, and advocacy services to Black and Minority Ethnic children, young people, and their families. Our holistic approach ensures that we meet the unique needs of everyone we serve.

How You Can Help us reach our target of £5300:

• Attend the Event:  Purchase your £50 ticket to join us for some good entertainment, quality food and lots of fun!

• Sponsor or Donate: Contribute goods or services for our raffle and auction, making the event an even bigger success.

• Crowdfunding: If you are unable to attend, consider supporting us through our crowdfunding campaign.

• Partner with us: Contribute with a monthly donation to help us provide additional support to young people within our community.

Your support is not just a donation; it is an investment in the lives of those who benefit from our services. These services are a necessity for our Black and minority communities, and with your help, we can continue to make a difference.

Should you have any questions or wish to pledge your support, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at www.preciouscounsellingandmentoring.co.uk or email me at info@preciouscounsellingandmentoring.co.uk.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to impact lives positively. We eagerly await your response and hope to welcome you as part of our cherished community of supporters.