Trust Matters
Primary Theme:
Improving mental health
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PROJECT UPDATE JANUARY 2012
- This quarter, Trust Matters have supported Supporting Change and Impact funding applications to BIG.
- Following an impressive presentation at the St.Helens Target Wellbeing celebration event, they have secured funding from the mental health commissioners of the PCT for the next 2 years.
- Over the last three months they held 111 one to one counselling sessions to 40 clients. In addition they provided 29 sessions in St.Helens hospital, and 5 group sessions each week.
- They are currently employing 12 volunteer counsellors to carry out the services.
Enhancing the mental wellbeing and quality of life for over 50s by providing access to high quality counselling services.
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mental wellbeing , counselling , older people , age concern , st helens
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Trust Matters updated Trust Matters (profile) PROJECT UPDATE JANUARY 2012
- This quarter, Trust Matters have supported Supporting Change and Impact funding applications to BIG.
- Following an impressive presentation at the St.Helens Target Wellbeing celebration event, they have secured funding from the mental health commissioners of the PCT for the next 2 years.
Trust Matters updated Trust Matters (profile) PROJECT UPDATE JANUARY 2012
- This quarter, Trust Matters have supported Supporting Change and Impact funding applications to BIG.
- Following an impressive presentation at the St.Helens Target Wellbeing celebration event, they have secured funding from the mental health commissioners of the PCT for the next 2 years.
Trust Matters updated Trust Matters (profile) PROJECT UPDATE JANUARY 2012
- This quarter, Trust Matters have supported Supporting Change and Impact funding applications to BIG.
- Following an impressive presentation at the St.Helens Target Wellbeing celebration event, they have secured funding from the mental health commissioners of the PCT for the next 2 years.
Trust Matters updated Trust Matters (profile) Enhancing the mental wellbeing and quality of life for over 50s by providing access to high quality counselling services.
Trust Matters updated Trust Matters (profile)
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Delivery Organisation / Lead:
Age Concern St Helens
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Additional Information
Delivery Organisation / Lead:
Age Concern St Helens
The people we help:
People aged 50+
We set up the project because:
A need was identified within the area for older people to access a counselling service which could target their needs. Project Summary: A counselling service which can offer prolonged engagements of therapy for older people. “I would have never have considered counselling. But my GP referred me to Age Concern Mid Mersey. I would have walked away if, Paul had not met me at the door. I considered counselling to be for weak people. I was desperate. The only way out for me was to take my own life. Things were that bad. Looking back counselling was the best thing that I have ever done in my life. The only way to describe it is. Paul put a rope in to my hands and my counsellor pulled me up a mountain. I have now started to be a dad again and have found a job after being unemployed for many years.” Beneficiary
Key partners:
Halton and St Helens PCT Mental Health Team, St Helens GPs, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, St Helens Hospital, Job Centre Plus, Other Age Concern Services
Project / Programme value:
£151,595.00
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