Mental Health
Mind St Helens - Newsletter and Update
As our community slowly regains some normality, the St.Helens Mind team is making plans for resuming their services. Thankfully, they were able to change their Befriending Service to telephone befriending at the very start of the pandemic and continued to welcome new volunteers and referrals for people who were in need of regular one to one support.
However, since early 2020, they were required to close the majority of their services, as they use public buildings for groups and activities and these were closed due to the pandemic.
Qwell - Adult Digital Mental Health Support
Qwell (www.qwell.io) is free, safe and an anonymous mental health and wellbeing online service. There are no waiting lists, no referrals and no thresholds required to access Qwell and is delivered by Kooth plc, the UK’s largest digital mental health provider.
Grants Fund for Small VCSE Mental Health Providers
Association of Mental Health Providers is pleased to announce the launch of the second round of a small grants fund on Monday 26 July. This fund will be used to provide grants of up to £5,000 to support the sustainability of mental health voluntary, community and social enterprise provider organisations, with a turnover of £0-250k.
A Place to Grow Open Day - St Helens Mind
St Helens Mind run an allotment project called 'A Place to Grow'. This is a safe and welcoming environment for people with mental health difficulties, helping them to feel better and have a greater sense of wellbeing as well as learning about gardening and growing vegetables.
Women's Wellness & Women in League programme
Saints Community Development Foundation Women In League programme is about to be fully launched.
Details and how to contact the Foundation & the programmes are included in this link which also gives details of the Young at Heart project:-
https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2021/06/21/young-at-heart-sessions-starting-this-friday/