Middlesbrough (Tuesday 5th October) Langdon Square Community Centre Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough TS8 OTF [new venue] Durham (Thursday 14th October) Waddington Street Centre, 3 Waddington Street, Durham City DH1 4BG South Shields (Tuesday 21st October) Age Concern (ACTS) Dora Dixon House, 29 Beach Road / Corner of Anderson Street. NE33 2QU Middlesbrough Tuesday 5th Langdon Square…
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The new service was launched on World Suicide Prevention day on 10 September. It’s a 24/7 mental health textline for anyone struggling to cope – whether they are dealing with anxiety and loneliness, to issues around self-harm and suicidal thoughts. Supporters visiting the St. James’ Park stadium can expect to be handed pocket-size business cards…
Read More Hi folks, Apologies for the delay but it was worth it! (see #2 below) (1) South Shields: Thursday 16th SEPTEMBER (6-9pm) Venue: Age Concern (ACTS) Dora Dixon House, 29 Beach Road / corner of Anderson Street, South Shields NE33 2QU. Thanks once again to Age Concern for their invaluable support. Download a PDF reminder flyer…
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Are you unemployed? Have you recently been made redundant? You can join the Making a Difference programme through a National Careers Service Adviser, Job Centre Plus Adviser, a charity or by contacting us directly. You must be aged 18+ unemployed and resident in the Coast to Capital LEP region or North East LEP region in order to…
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Deaflink offers support to D/deaf, Deafblind, Hard-of-Hearing and Deafened people and their families across the North East.Sessions include:Saturday Forum BSL accessible meeting, usually run every two months to give D/deaf community the chance to meet and share information and knowledge.Drop in and chat / Zoom catch ups Regular BSL sessions for Deaflink membersHard of Hearing ProjectAimed at people…
Read More Hi Folks: I’d like to let you know about our August meeting, in South Tyneside:- South Shields: Thursday 19th AUGUST (6-9pm) Venue: Age Concern (ACTS) Dora Dixon House, 29 Beach Road / corner of Anderson Street, South Shields NE33 2QU. Thanks once again to Age Concern for their invaluable support. Download the PDF reminder flyer…
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The pandemic has sped up a crisis in young people’s mental health that was already growing fast. Hundreds of thousands of young people are struggling with their mental health – and too often they can’t get support when they first need it. The earlier a young person gets support for their mental health, the more…
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Welcome to the Chilli Newsletter. There’s a lot of exciting things happening soon and opportunities for our members to be involved with. 1. CHILLI STUDIOS IS OPENAND EXTENDING OUR WORKSHOPS! See above for updated workshops at the studio. Please send an expression of interest in which events & workshops you would like to attend and…
Read More Earlier this year, over 1,900 of you told us about your experiences of getting mental health support from the NHS by phone or online. Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences so openly and made this report possible. Phone and online support has really worked for many of us. And many have told us they don’t…
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Comfort boxes are to help reduce anxiety for people pregnant again following a loss. They include a journal to log thoughts, hope and support cards with mindfulness techniques, rainbow print for new pregnancy, info leaflet for dads and partners, info leaflets from baby loss charities. They are available from Monday 26 April. Find out more
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