Talking to someone and having the structure of somewhere to visit repeatedly both helped one Lambeth person with suicidal feelings benefit from Mosaic Clubhouse’s Evening Sanctuary.
The first Black Mental Health Matters radio show is on Time to Talk Day, Thursday 6 February with a show every week in February where guests talk about different aspects of mental health.
Mental health and homelessness organisations came together to train hospital visitors to support patients and develop their own skills and confidence.
Groundswell’s work on helping people is based on the commitment of volunteers who have experienced homelessness first hand.
The scaffolding on Brixton town centre’s unique Grade II listed Reliance Arcade shopping parade will be coming down in time for Christmas as a £1.4million National Lottery backed restoration project nears completion.
Specialist charity PaAPYRUS work in partnership with Lambeth Council, aiming to change society’s attitudes to suicide by talking about it openly, and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond suicidal behaviour.
Are you part of a project to help people in Lambeth with removing barriers in education, maximising learning, building employability (especially youth unemployment or in-work poverty) or developing money sense? Talk to the Walcot Foundation about grant funding.
The Listening Place offers face-to-face support for those who feel life is no longer worth living. They are among local specialists helping Lambeth Council and healthcare specialists shape our zero suicide strategy.
It takes time to understand how to help someone with dementia go on living safely at home and to help their family understand what is changing. Home Instead are part of the Lambeth Dementia Action Alllowance
Lambeth’s library home visit service doesn’t just change books – they listen to people’s needs and help to overcome isolation.
