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Positive Future ahead for Havering mental health service

June 17, 2015/in community based, employment, Events, Mental health, peer support, Recovery, Services, Wellbeing /by RF admin

A mental health service in Havering has set its sights on a Positive Future as it appeals for people living with mental health problems to come forward and access the service.

Positive Future, a community based support initiative from Richmond Fellowship, the national charity making mental health recovery reality, is opening its doors on 18 June to show people what they offer and how it can help them with their mental health recovery.

The service provides people living with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety or stress with the opportunity to access meaningful community activities designed to build confidence, increase social interaction and develop new skills. Read more →

Our reaction to Care Quality Commission report into mental health crisis care

June 12, 2015/in Crisis, Mental health, Partnerships, Recovery /by RF admin

The Care Quality Commission’s newly published report Right Here, Right Now has found that people who are having a mental health crisis are not always receiving care and support when and where they need it.

It has raised concerns that public services are not working together effectively enough to ensure people get access to the help they need round the clock. At Richmond Fellowship we think the voluntary sector could make a significant contribution and are keen to work more in partnership with local agencies to provide the right support to people at the right time. Read more →

Mental health worker celebrates thesis publication

June 9, 2015/in Awards, Mental health, Recovery /by RF admin

A mental health support worker in Kent is celebrating after her thesis was published in The International Journal of Psychology and Physiological Therapy, a leading medical journal.

Roisin Vahey, a support worker from Zimbabwe, works for Richmond Fellowship, the national charity making mental health recovery reality, and is using her degree knowledge to help support people in the area living with mental health problems.

Her thesis, entitled Galvanic Skin Response in Mood Disorders: A Critical Review, explores the impact of Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), a process that measures variations in the electrical characteristics of the skin, with specific reference to individuals with mood disorders such as depression.

Roisin hopes that her research will lead to development of GSR as an effective assessment tool of efficacy for different therapies and treatments for people living with mental health problems.

Mental health charities’ Big Conversation with the people we support ends

June 8, 2015/in Co-production, Corporate, Mental health, Partnerships, Recovery /by RF admin

Richmond Fellowship has finished its ‘Big Conversation’ with the people who use its services as part of plans to give individuals greater opportunity to get more actively involved in the organisation.

The national mental health charity and its partners wanted to find out from people what they think about creating opportunities for them to get more actively involved at all levels of the organisations, including:

Their own support plan
How services are run
How the organisations are run
Championing mental health issues and challenging stigma in society.

So it staged a six week ‘Big Conversation’ offering a range of ways for people give their views from taking part in a local focus group to filling in our online questionnaire. Read more →

Tree-planting ceremony to celebrate new Leicestershire crisis house

June 4, 2015/in Crisis, Events, Mental health, Partnerships, Recovery /by RF admin

National mental health charity Richmond Fellowship and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust have celebrated the first three months of Box Tree Farm, a six-bedded house for local people who are experiencing distress in their mental health.

Box Tree Farm opened in Ratby in March following an investment by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust of £600,000. Since opening, the house has seen 49 people through its doors. On average people stay less than five days.

Charity staff sleep rough for homelessness

May 20, 2015/in Campaigns, community based, Events, Fundraising, Mental health, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing /by RF admin

Grazina, Angela and Beth sleeping rough to raise awareness for homelessness

Richmond Fellowship staff braved the cold to sleep rough at an event in Birmingham to raise awareness of homelessness.

Recovery worker Beth Mason from Richmond Fellowship’s Brendan House supported intervention service in Cannock was joined by Grazina Berry, Director of Performance, Quality and Innovation and Angela Williams, Director of People and Organisation Development at the CEO Sleepout held at Villa Park in Birmingham, the home of Aston Villa Football club.

Dolls’ House exhibition supports mental health charity

May 14, 2015/in Corporate, Fundraising, Mental health /by RF admin

John Stevens experienced mental health problems throughout his life

Richmond Fellowship has been named the charity partner of an internationally respected dolls’ house exhibition in London to raise money and awareness for mental health support.

The Kensington Dolls’ House Exhibition, which is attended by collectors from around the world, is supporting Richmond Fellowship, the national mental health charity making recovery reality, with a charity auction and information stand.

Darlene Stevens, an organiser for the exhibition, was inspired to support Richmond Fellowship after her experience of mental health problems with her brother.

Cambridge woman runs marathon for mental health

May 13, 2015/in Fundraising, Mental health, Volunteering /by RF admin

Julia prepares for the London Marathon

A Cambridge woman completed her first ever London marathon to raise money and awareness for Richmond Fellowship after the charity helped her husband get back on his feet after a vicious mugging left him with severe anxiety.

Julia DeCesare ran the London Marathon to raise money and awareness for mental health charity Richmond Fellowship who helped provide practical and emotional support to her husband Andrew in a time of crisis.

Richmond Fellowship work to make mental health recovery reality for people with mental health problems and operate over 120 services throughout the country.

Wakefield mental health service marks 10 years of success

May 5, 2015/in 24hr supported housing, Corporate, Events, Mental health, Services /by RF admin

Staff and service users past and present celebrate a decade of making recovery reality

A charity mental health support service in Wakefield is celebrating ten years of making recovery reality and reducing mental health stigma with an event on Tuesday, 5 May.

Woodside supported housing, a scheme run by Richmond Fellowship, the national mental charity, has been helping people on their recovery journey for ten years.

95% of people using our services would recommend Richmond Fellowship to others

April 29, 2015/in Co-production, Corporate, Mental health, Publications, Recovery, Services /by RF admin

95% of people using our services would recommend Richmond Fellowship to friends and family, according to our latest satisfaction survey.

Regular feedback from the people we support helps us to continually improve our services – this is the fourth time we’ve organised the survey.

A summary of the results called Listening and Learning has been produced and highlights where we’ve done well and where we need to improve. Read more →