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Bristol employment service rewarded for excellence

March 10, 2016/in Awards, employment, Mental health, Services, Wellbeing /by RF admin

Our Bristol based employment service has gone above and beyond in supporting people with mental health problems to stay in work as well as supporting job seekers.

The Bristol Mental Health Employment Service (BMHES) provides employment services to people living with mental health problems.

In the last six months of 2015, the NHS commissioned service doubled the number of people they’d supported into competitive work whilst maintaining a quick response to all new users of the service. Read more →

Annual review focuses on our recovery successes

February 11, 2016/in Corporate, Mental health, Partnerships, Publications, Recovery, Substance use /by RF admin

Our annual review for 2015 is out now and focuses on the innovative services we provide.

The publication, which also summarises our annual accounts, reflects on our new, national group of charities, Recovery Focus which Richmond Fellowship is a founding member of, and our ambition to become national experts in mental health and substance use support.

We launched Recovery Focus in October 2015 as a way to describe our new group which brings together Richmond Fellowship along with 2Care, Aquarius, Croflands Trust, CAN, and My Time.

Mental health charity takes beneficiary spot in the Sudbury Fun Run

February 8, 2016/in Events, Fundraising, Mental health, Volunteering /by RF admin

A national mental health charity has been selected as one of three official beneficiaries of this year’s Sudbury Fun Run.

The annual run, which takes place on Good Friday 25 March, is one of the major longstanding sporting and fundraising events in the town and has taken place in various forms since the 1980s. It attracts 500 runners each year. Read more →

It’s official – we’re Investors in Diversity

January 27, 2016/in Awards, Corporate, Mental health, Partnerships, Recovery /by RF admin

Richmond Fellowship has secured the accreditation ‘Investors in Diversity’ in recognition of our commitment to this important area of work.

We’ve been championing recovery and social inclusion for more than 55 years, working with people we support as equal partners in everything we do. But we want to go further to develop a culture in which equality, diversity, inclusion and fairness for all are valued.

Durham service scoops health award

January 14, 2016/in Awards, Corporate, Mental health, Recovery, Services /by RF admin

Our services in Durham have been recognised by the North East Better Health at Work Award scheme following a number of health campaigns.

The Durham services were successful in securing the Bronze award after a year of promoting healthy living with information and courses on alcohol as well as managing mental health at work. Read more →

Richmond Fellowship launches its ENRICH awards 2016

January 4, 2016/in Awards, Mental health, Recovery, Services /by RF admin

Each year Richmond Fellowship runs its ENRICH achievement awards scheme to recognise the successes our teams have had over the past year.

ENRICH stands for Enabling, Networking, Respect, Inclusion, Community and Hope – our values and key areas we want to celebrate.

It’s been another really busy year and our teams have achieved some great things across the country. The awards are a special opportunity for people to nominate the teams they work with for their fantastic contributions to making recovery reality.

Award win for mental health services in Birmingham

December 17, 2015/in Awards, Corporate, Mental health, Partnerships, Recovery /by RF admin

Birmingham based mental health charity My Time has been recognized for their work in supporting people with mental health problems in the Asian community.

My Time, an integrated division of Richmond Fellowship which is part of Recovery Focus, the national group of mental health and substance misuse charities, has received an award for the best voluntary organisation and was recognised as having the best staff serving the local community in Birmingham by the Midland Asian Community Achievement Awards Association. Read more →

Cambridgeshire man runs half marathon for charity that supported wife’s mental health

December 2, 2015/in Fundraising, Mental health, Recovery, Volunteering /by RF admin

A St. Ives man completed his first half marathon to raise money and awareness for the mental health charity that helped his wife on her recovery journey.

Kevin Houchen, 42, took a break from managing the Ivy Leaf Club to tackle the Great Eastern Run in an impressive two hours and four minuets raising more than £850 for national mental health charity Richmond Fellowship.

Kevin’s wife Jo had a long history of anxiety and severe depression and was advised by doctors to give up work and challenge herself to do something fulfilling as Kevin explained:

Read more →

Southend mental health worker celebrates 15 years

November 26, 2015/in Corporate, Mental health /by RF admin

A mental health worker from Southend has celebrated 15 years of supporting people living with mental health problems.

Chris Musson, 51 from Southend, celebrated 15 years of working for Richmond Fellowship, part of Recovery Focus, the national group of mental health and substance misuse charities, at a surprise party held by colleagues and residents at the charities’ supported housing service in Southend.

Recovery Focus addresses national conference

November 12, 2015/in Corporate, Mental health, Recovery /by RF admin

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 information on our crisis model and our successful place of safety scheme held in conjunction with the Home Office.