Community Development

Catherine from the Mid Devon-based CIC provides an update on their work with young people throughout 2023.

A small grant from our very own innovation fund is helping Aynsley Jones with supporting Cranbrook residents through an innovative project.

With the help of a small grant from our Innovation Fund, Headway has been able to help even more people develop confidence and wellbeing.

Tor Support services provide counselling for children and young people up to the age of 25 in the Okehampton area.

Helen Hamilton’s weekly, term-based groups are focused on offering a safe and supportive space for vulnerable women in the local community to connect and work through past trauma.

The annual festival offers a full day of free activity aimed at raising awareness of mental health issues and promoting local support.

A recent HOPE course co-delivered by one of our Recovery Practitioners resulted in some positive feedback from attendees.

James, one of our Recovery Practitioners in the Eastern locality, tells us about his work with the award-nominated rehabilitation team.

The innovative new toolkit was collated and prepared by Jeanie Lynch, Programme Manager of the CoLab Women project.

Matt Merriam shares his experience of a typical week in the life of a Community Development Lead at the Devon Mental Health Alliance.

The organisation uses creativity, textiles, craft, and art to build community and support people in vulnerable life moments.

The centre in Sidmouth offers a wide range of donkey-assisted activities, which use contact with animals and nature as bases for improving mental health and wellbeing in children and adults.

There were plenty of topics to cover as we invited people from numerous organisations helping people with mental health needs to Okehampton.

Headway Devon offers a range of therapeutic support options for people who experienced brain injuries.

We recently met with mental health and wellbeing workers to discuss their own wellbeing and working more sustainably.

The most recent Creative Solutions event saw over 15 professionals from around Crediton discussing local mental health support.

Jannine Corby is one of our Recovery Practitioners, who focus on working closely with people with a wide range of needs who traditionally may have fallen through gaps between services and organisations providing help.

Larry, one of our Recovery Practitioners, recently co-facilitated a Mental Health First Aid training course to help enable people to recognise and respond to signs of mental health problems.

We’re pleased to be supporting the innovative ‘weight neutral’ training provider with a grant from our Innovation Fund.

We’re bringing our networking and engagement session to the Moose Hall in Crediton on Thursday 26 March 2023.

We’re hosting more networking and engagement days in the East and Mid Devon areas.

Community Development Lead Matt attended the conference, which invited around 100 representatives from the health and social care sector to discuss mental health services in 2023.

We recently presented a challenge to Exeter MBA students regarding funding in the VCSE sector.

Over 60 people from organisations across Exeter joined to discuss mental health provision for people in the city.