Volunteers’ Week 2021
Volunteers’ Week takes place between 1-7 June every year and is a time to recognise and thank volunteers.
Volunteers’ Week takes place between 1-7 June every year and is a time to recognise and thank volunteers.
In a Scottish prison, women with complex mental illnesses were facing segregation for up to 22 hours a day. The average time spent in isolation was just over a month with the longest period of segregation being 82 days. Unsurprisingly, their symptoms worsened.
One of our wonderful volunteers, Saoirse Osborne, makes a strong case in her article about the burden placed on the police by inadequate funding of our mental health services.
Harriet is keen to bring her experience to Hammersley Homes at this exciting time for the charity, helping to fulfil the vision of offering support, comfort and hope for people living with enduring mental illness, and their families.
Charitable Travel are a fabulous not-for-profit Travel Company offering all sorts of wonderful breaks and holidays worldwide, supporting charities each time they receive a booking.
Dar Louisa is the most gorgeous fully-staffed Riad in the old walled town of Taroudant, south of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Now that we are easing out of lockdown, and travel at last looks like a possibility again, have a look now at the Dar Louisa website, and start planning.
One of the biggest problems we face is not opposition to the idea of supported homes for adults with long-term mental illness, but simply a lack of awareness about the scale and severity of need for these homes.