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Recovery Focus addresses national conference

Richmond Fellowship is to help examine the way ahead for UK mental health policy at the GovKnow conference mental health conference today (Thursday 12 November) Derek Caren, Recovery Focus (the national group of mental health and substance misuse charities of which Richmond Fellowship is part of) group chief executive, will be addressing conference delegates and sharing […]

Seeking the next generation of volunteers

We’re appealing for people to volunteer their time to support people living with mental health problems at an open event in Huddersfield. Richmond Fellowship, part of Recovery Focus, the national group of mental health and substance misuse charities, are calling on people to volunteer their time to support people living with mental health problems in […]

Mental health cafe scoops NHS award

A charity run café which aims to tackle mental health stigma in Blackpool has won a prestigious NHS award barely ten months since its doors opened. Sparky’s, the pioneering social café run by Richmond Fellowship, the national charity making mental health recovery reality, took top prize for the NHS in the North West Excellence in […]

Richmond Fellowship recruiting new Chair

Richmond Fellowship is looking for an outstanding Chair to provide clear strategic leadership as part of our new group, Recovery Focus. Recovery Focus is a new national group of charities providing a range of mental health and substance misuse support services across England. Our growth has been iterative and collaborative, and is ongoing, with a vision to […]

Richmond Fellowship joins Recovery Focus

Richmond Fellowship has today joined Recovery Focus, a new national group of charities bringing together organisations with strong individual services, innovative approaches, flexible local presence and a wide range of expertise from around England. The new group boasts a track record of more than 200 years of developing and running personalised services that work with people […]

Richmond Fellowship proves the voluntary sector can provide effective alternative place of safety for people in mental health crisis

Richmond Fellowship’s pilot scheme to trial an alternative ‘place of safety’ to police custody for individuals in mental distress has been hailed a success by an independent evaluation. Reducing the use of custody cells for vulnerable people in a mental health crisis detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act is one of the […]

Liverpool comedy event tackles mental health stigma

People living with mental health problems have been given the chance to take to the stage and talk about their experiences as part of an evening of comedy to raise awareness for World Mental Health day. Richmond Fellowship, the national charity making mental health recovery reality, has teamed up with the organisers of the annual […]

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