My View Surviving to Thriving, is a therapeutic service for separated children – children who are in the UK without their families and who are refugees or who are seeking asylum age 11-18 years. The service, funded by The Dream Fund, Peoples Postcode, enables us to run both one to one counselling and therapeutic groups […]
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Helping refugees and asylum seekers to access mental health services in Leeds
A couple of years ago LASSN produced these materials for their volunteers. In light of the discussions at today’s Leeds MultiAgency Meeting, we’ve cut and pasted them here What is a crisis and how can you help [doc] – a short definition of mental health crisis Crisis Thermometer – when to access support [pdf]- a diagram to help […]
www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk – the new mental health directory for Leeds
MindWell – a groundbreaking approach to mental health information and support MindWell (www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk) is a new online resource which will be a single ‘go to’ place for information about mental health in Leeds. The website is a fantastic resource for information, support and advice about mental health, including access to 24/7 crisis support. The idea is […]
The Gift Project: creative therapy group for women
via Sarah Banfield at Refugee Council
Mental Health Resource for Asylum Seeking Women – Amaan/MHF
via Jo at LASSN This wellbeing resource is designed for asylum seeking and refugee women. The content and design of the resource was shaped by asylum seeking and refugee women as part of the Amaan project. This resource aims to help asylum seeking and refugee women to better understand what mental health is and provide a toolkit to help […]