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Clothes bank appeal for employment service

July 14, 2015/in Appeals, employment, Mental health, Recovery, Services, Volunteering /by RF admin

A national mental health charity is appealing for donations of smart clothing to help support people who don’t own suitable clothing going for job interviews in Yorkshire.

Richmond Fellowship, the national charity making mental health recovery reality, provides employment support to people living with mental health problems with the aim of finding full time – work, helping them secure volunteering opportunities or full time training.

The charity’s employment service in Kirklees and Dewsbury is now appealing for people to donate their unwanted business outfits to help clients at the service who don’t own smart clothing for a job interview.

Mental health charity teams up with county council to expand services

July 9, 2015/in 24hr supported housing, Events, Mental health, Recovery /by RF admin

A national mental health charity has teamed up with Durham County Council to expand its supported housing services in Bishop Auckland.

Richmond Fellowship, the national charity making mental health recovery reality, operates supported housing services throughout the country to help people living with mental health problems gain the skills and confidence they need to move onto independent living.

Crisis services expand to Lincolnshire and Teesside

July 3, 2015/in Crisis, Mental health, Services /by RF admin

Richmond Fellowship is now providing support to people experiencing a mental health crisis in Lincolnshire and on Teesside.

From July Richmond Fellowship, the national charity making mental health recovery reality, will be running crisis houses in Lincolnshire as well as Redcar and Cleveland.

Positive Future for mental health in Havering

June 23, 2015/in community based, Corporate, employment, Events, Mental health, peer support, Volunteering, Wellbeing /by RF admin

Positive Future, a community based mental health support service in Havering, enjoyed a very successful opening day as they celebrated a new approach to mental health support.

The service, operated by Richmond Fellowship the national charity making mental health recovery reality, had previously focussed solely on employment support for people who were out of work due to experiencing mental health problems.

Hartlepool PCSO thanked for service to mental health

June 22, 2015/in 24hr supported housing, Events, Mental health, Recovery, Volunteering /by RF admin

A Hartlepool based PSCO was praised this week by residents at a supported housing service for people living with mental health problems.

Staff and service users at Eamont Terrace, a service run by Richmond Fellowship the national charity making mental health recovery reality, joined together to thank PCSO Andrew Bell who has been instrumental in helping them over the last five years.

Richmond Fellowship scoops ERSA employability award

June 17, 2015/in Awards, Corporate, employment, Mental health, Services /by RF admin

Richmond Fellowship’s East Surrey Employment Service fought off stiff competition to secure the ERSA Employability Award for Supply Chain Partner of the Year at an awards ceremony in London last night (16 June).

The ERSA awards recognise organisations throughout the country who work to help job seekers find meaningful employment. The award was presented by the minister of state for employment, Priti Patel.

The East Surrey team was nominated by G4S for its partnership with them on their Work Programme. We were recognised as ‘The best performing subcontractor across all G4S Work Programme Delivery.’

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 →

Challenging stigma during Men’s Health Week

June 16, 2015/in Campaigns, Mental health, Substance use, Wellbeing /by RF admin

Men’s mental health is a key area of campaigning for organisations like Richmond Fellowship.

Research * shows a great disparity in the ways men and women approach mental ill health or dealing with a mental health crisis with women more likely to turn to others for help or access services from their GP.

For Men’s Health Week we’re drawing attention to men who live with mental health problems.

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.