Covid-19 Response

The Covid-19 pandemic resulting in the national lockdown in March 2020 forced us all to adapt the way we live.

We adapted our services, learnt new ways of connecting and continuing to provide services to those in need. In this time of need that has presented many challenges, we believe that access to our services should not be limited by location, situation or socio-economic background as the community faces this situation together.

This ethos led us to opening our lockdown response to looking at ways of providing more and to more people.

We’ve made use of digital technologies to help improve access to our service and activities, allowing people to access the help they want and opening up the services to when they are able to access it. In keeping the individual at the centre, we’ve provided a platform for online meet-ups and courses helping people to deal with social distancing, tackle social isolation and improve their wellbeing.

Meridian Wellbeing is our new digital platform to support the community we serve in connecting with services, activities and courses to help people learn, share and improve their health and wellbeing.

We Aim to:

Create services and activities with a person-centred holistic approach
Promote social and digital inclusion
Offer easy access to improve people’s wellbeing, providing what they need, when they need it
Reduce isolation and promote social integration
Work with partners in collaboration and foster strong partnerships to enable us to deliver more services and reach more people
Develop innovative ways to raise awareness and promote engagement with wellbeing services

Covid-19 Response Activities

Peer Support Project

The Peer Support Project is about providing personalised support for those who have been affected by the isolation of the lockdown.

Volunteers will be trained by a qualified therapist to become Peer Support Volunteers. The Peer Support Volunteers will provide one-to-one support and lead group sessions.

If you are interested in becoming a Peer Support Volunteer click the button below.

Webinars

Our webinars are led by professionals and cover key topics around wellbeing and mental health, using advice and techniques that have been helpful for clients accessing our services. This can help you to better understand and manage your mental health and wellbeing.

These include our live webinars, where you can interact with others and put your feelings at the centre, and our pre-recorded webinars which can be watched at your own convenience.

CBT Group Webinars

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy focussing on thinking through how your emotions and thoughts impact your actions and behaviour. CBT helps you to manage these challenges so you can solve problems in your life.

Our CBT Sessions take place in a group setting and will help you to address your emotions and thoughts so you can better deal with problems.