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egr
ity
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spar
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g fo
r st
aff,
volu
nteers
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use o
ur s
erv
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piratio
nal -
Ins
piri
ng o
thers
to
achie
ve t
heir
pot
ent
ial
A
ltoge
ther -
Str
onge
r in
Par
tners
hip
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assio
n -
Car
ing
for
the p
eop
le w
ho
use o
ur s
erv
ice is
at t
he h
ear
t of
eve
ryth
ing
we d
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e Ca
re -
Lis
teni
ng &
fac
ilit
atin
g
chan
ge
Cont
ents
Our
Val
ues
p.2
Ceo
& C
hai
r R
epo
rt
p.3
Com
pany
Inf
orm
atio
n
p.
4
Vol
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eri
ng
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al R
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The Y
ear
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Num
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ice a
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lban
s
p.9
The S
teve
nage
Wellbein
g C
ent
re
p.11
The S
eed W
arehou
se H
ert
ford
p.
13
Welw
yn G
arden
Cit
y
p.15
Psyc
hol
ogic
al T
hera
pies
p.17
Ste
ppin
g S
tone
s
p.19
Out
reac
h
p.2
1
Men’
s S
erv
ices
p.
23
Voc
atio
nal S
uppo
rt
p.2
5
Cou
rses
& W
orksh
ops
p.2
7
Tra
inin
g &
Con
sult
ancy
p.
29
Spe
cial
ist
Gro
ups
p.
31
Spo
t th
e S
igns
p.3
3
Com
mun
ity
App
reci
atio
n
p.
34
Commun
ity A
ppreciation
T
han
k y
ou t
o al
l th
e p
eop
le a
nd o
rgan
isat
ions
that
hav
e w
orked w
ith u
s an
d s
uppo
rted M
ind in
Mid
H
ert
s to
be a
ll t
hat
we a
re.
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bey
Th
eatr
e, S
t A
lban
s B
edfo
rdsh
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Lu
ton
an
d M
ilto
n K
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es M
ind
B
reez
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yclis
ts H
SBC
UK
Jo
hn
Bo
llad
a
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st
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urc
hw
om
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Citi
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AB
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St
Alb
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ven
age,
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t H
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wyn
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ship
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mu
nit
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Co
mp
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cen
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UK
Ltd
C
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mu
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ervi
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(CV
S) in
No
rth
Her
ts, S
t A
lban
s, W
elw
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ity,
& E
ast
Her
ts &
B
roxb
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Co
-op
Lo
cal C
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mu
nit
y fu
nd
ing
Team
, He
rtfo
rd
Sara
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ven
M
r, M
rs D
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and
fam
ily
Sho
na
Dav
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enh
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Ott
away
So
licit
ors
Ea
st H
erts
Co
un
cil
Frie
nd
s M
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c, W
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ran
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Sam
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nal
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ship
Ser
vice
N
atio
nal
Min
d
No
rth
Her
ts H
ealt
h a
nd
Wel
lbei
ng
Par
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N
ort
h H
erts
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ly P
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ula
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line
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tary
Clu
b, S
t A
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ord
M
r M
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Nig
el S
mit
h a
nd
th
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up
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do
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san
Bir
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l an
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bu
ry T
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lub
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Alb
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St
even
age
Bo
rou
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ou
nci
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even
age
Leis
ure
& A
rts
Cen
tre
Stev
enag
e To
geth
er
M
egan
Tay
lor
– Lo
nd
on
Mar
ath
on
Ru
nn
er
Tesc
o’s
Sto
res
Ltd
. We
lwyn
Gar
den
Cit
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The
Mo
rris
on
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ou
nd
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ntr
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niv
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ula
m R
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V
iew
po
int
Vis
ta, S
t A
lban
s A
nge
la W
alle
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d C
afé
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o, H
arp
end
en
Wel
wyn
& H
atfie
ld B
oro
ugh
Co
un
cil
YMC
A W
est
an
d C
entr
al H
erts
Spot the
Signs
M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s 3
3
Spot the
Signs
of
Suicida
l Tho
ught
s an
d Yo
u Co
uld S
ave a
Life
...
Did
you
kno
w?
Eac
h y
ear
mor
e p
eop
le d
ie b
y su
icid
e t
han
roa
d t
raff
ic a
ccid
ent
s an
d h
omic
ides
in t
he U
K.
App
roxim
ately
6,0
00
peop
le in
the U
K d
ie e
ach y
ear
by
suic
ide.
Abou
t 1
in 5
peop
le in
the U
K e
xpe
rienc
e t
hou
ghts
of
su
icid
e a
t so
me p
oint
in
their
lif
e.
Eve
ry s
uici
de is
a tr
agedy.
A
tra
gedy
for
the v
icti
m o
f su
icid
e. A
tr
agedy
for
the f
riend
s, f
amilie
s, lov
ed o
nes
and c
omm
unit
ies
who
are a
ffect
ed b
y th
e d
eat
h.
Som
e p
eop
le w
ho
hav
e d
ied b
y su
icid
e m
ay h
ave t
aken
their
ow
n life
out
of
sheer
desp
era
tion
, th
ey
may
not
hav
e k
now
n w
here
to
seek h
elp
. T
hos
e left
behin
d m
ay c
arry
heav
y fe
eling
s of
gui
lt,
won
deri
ng w
hy
they
were
not
able
to
spot
the s
igns
of
suic
idal
behav
iour
in
their
lov
ed o
ne.
Spo
t th
e S
igns
and
Sav
e a
Lif
e C
ampa
ign
aim
s to
help
the
po
pula
tion
of
Hert
ford
shir
e:
To
be a
lert
to
the s
igns
of
suic
ide.
To
kno
w h
ow t
o se
ek h
elp
and
sav
e t
he liv
es
of p
eop
le
ex-
peri
enc
ing
em
otio
nal an
d m
ent
al d
istr
ess
.
To
help
the c
omm
unit
y to
spe
ak o
penl
y ab
out
suic
ide
pr
eve
ntio
n.
To
chal
leng
e t
he s
tigm
a as
soci
ated w
ith s
uici
de a
nd t
o
prom
ote e
arly
int
erv
ent
ion
wit
hin
the w
hol
e c
omm
unit
y.
To
wor
k to
geth
er
to r
educ
e s
uici
de r
ates.
We c
an a
ll d
o th
is b
y ta
king
a p
ledge
to
be a
lert
to
the
sign
s of
sui
cide w
ithin
our
selv
es
or o
thers
and
tak
ing
posi
tive
act
ion.
T
ake t
he p
osit
ive
acti
on p
ledge
tod
ay, to
help
sav
e a
lif
e:
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w.h
pft.
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ve-a
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you
wou
ld lik
e t
o le
arn
mor
e a
bou
t th
e c
ampa
ign,
pl
eas
e v
isit
our
web
site
:
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ter:
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penn
ess -
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ing
wit
h int
egr
ity
&
tran
spar
enc
y; c
arin
g fo
r st
aff,
volu
nteers
& p
eop
le w
ho
use o
ur s
erv
ice
Ins
piratio
nal -
Ins
piri
ng o
thers
to
achie
ve t
heir
pot
ent
ial
A
ltoge
ther -
Str
onge
r in
Par
tners
hip
P
assio
n -
Car
ing
for
the p
eop
le w
ho
use o
ur s
erv
ice is
at t
he h
ear
t of
eve
ryth
ing
we d
o
W
e Ca
re -
Lis
teni
ng &
fac
ilit
atin
g
chan
ge
Our Va
lues
Your W
ellbe
ing
in M
ind
Our M
ission
Pr
ovid
ing
preve
ntio
n,
re
cove
ry a
nd s
uppo
rt
se
rvic
es
in H
ert
ford
shir
e t
o em
pow
er
peop
le t
o ta
ke
cont
rol of
their
ment
al
heal
th
Our Visio
n “W
e w
ill w
ork t
o ens
ure
the m
ent
al h
eal
th o
f
eve
ryon
e in
Hert
ford
shir
e is
supp
orte
d a
nd
resp
ect
ed”
CEO
& Ch
air R
eport
Dear
All,
Than
k y
ou f
or a
ttend
ing
our
AG
M, w
e h
ope y
ou w
ill enj
oy t
his
cal
end
ar t
hro
ughou
t th
e y
ear
and
that
it
will w
ork a
s a
rem
inder
of
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s “C
alling
out
to
the C
omm
unit
y” a
nd t
he w
ork t
hat
we d
o.
This
year
20
16-1
7 h
as b
een
anot
her
year
of
impr
ovin
g an
d e
xpa
ndin
g th
e s
erv
ices
we o
ffer.
It
has
been
a ye
ar t
hat
has
seen
us i
dent
ify
areas
of
need w
hic
h a
re n
ot b
ein
g m
et
for
the p
eop
le o
f H
ert
ford
shir
e a
nd t
hat
we a
re a
ble
to
fill.
This
has
been
follow
ing
on f
rom
the t
ask r
epo
rt
publish
ed b
y N
HS
Eng
land
, in
Mar
ch 2
016
whic
h r
epo
rted t
hat
75
% o
f pe
ople
wit
h m
ent
al h
eal
th iss
ues
are n
ot a
ccess
ing
any
serv
ice o
r su
ppor
t.
We h
ave e
ndeav
oure
d t
o co
nsid
er
how
we m
ay b
e a
ble
to
reac
h o
ut t
o th
ose p
eop
le. W
e n
ow h
ave o
utre
ach w
orkers
acr
oss
the N
orth
and
Mid
H
ert
s ar
ea
meeti
ng w
ith p
eop
le c
lose
to
their
hom
e. W
e a
re r
unni
ng s
uppo
rt g
roup
s in
loc
al c
afes
and c
omm
unit
y ce
ntre
s th
at a
re b
ein
g co
-cre
ated
wit
h t
he p
arti
cipa
nts,
wit
h w
hat
will su
ppor
t th
eir
ment
al h
eal
th a
nd w
ellbein
g.
“Goi
ng t
o th
e g
roup
giv
es
me a
reas
on t
o go
out
” –
pers
on f
rom
Roy
ston
att
end
ing
the M
eth
odis
t Chur
ch c
omm
unit
y ce
ntre
We h
ave b
een
succ
ess
ful in
inc
reas
ing
our
fund
ing
to a
t fi
rst
pilo
t (5
1 pe
ople
were
sup
port
ed a
s pa
rt o
f th
e p
ilot
) an
d n
ow t
o fu
rther
deve
lop
and
grow
this
serv
ice.
We a
re f
orgi
ng n
ew
par
tners
hip
s w
ith c
ycling
, fo
otbal
l an
d r
ugby
club
s, c
hildre
n’s
cent
res,
Sch
ools
and
Col
lege
s. W
e a
re
deve
lopi
ng n
ew
str
ategi
es
and a
ctiv
itie
s to
eng
age p
eop
le w
ho
don
’t n
ece
ssar
ily
thin
k a
Loc
al M
ind c
ent
re is
for
them
.
We a
re s
triv
ing
to r
educ
e t
he n
umber
peop
le s
uffe
ring
wit
h m
ent
al h
eal
th p
roble
ms
by
dri
ving
for
war
d o
ur p
reve
ntio
n st
rate
gy t
o educ
ate a
nd
info
rm p
eop
le a
bou
t how
to
reduc
e s
tress
and
man
age lif
e’s
dif
ficu
ltie
s fr
om r
unni
ng M
indfu
lness
tra
inin
g to
ment
al h
eal
th a
war
ene
ss f
or m
anag
ers
an
d m
uch m
ore. W
e a
re e
ngag
ing
wit
h p
eop
le t
o help
them
deve
lop
their
ow
n co
ping
abilit
ies.
Pa
rt o
f th
is im
port
ant
wor
k is
the p
artn
ers
hip
wit
h
Hert
ford
shir
e P
artn
ers
hip
Fou
ndat
ion
NH
S T
rust
(H
PFT
) an
d t
he S
pot
the S
igns
sav
e a
Lif
e C
ampa
ign
that
has
tra
ined o
ver
180
GP’
s in
Hert
ford
shir
e a
s w
ell a
s m
any
prof
ess
iona
ls a
cros
s th
e c
ount
y.
Our
cor
e s
ervi
ces
in s
ocia
l su
ppor
t an
d r
eco
very
con
tinu
e t
o re
duc
e t
he s
ocia
l is
olat
ion
that
peop
le w
ith lon
g e
ndur
ing
ment
al heal
th iss
ues
expe
rienc
e, bui
ld p
eop
le’s
con
fidenc
e t
o ta
ke t
he s
teps
nece
ssar
y to
tak
e c
har
ge o
f th
eir
ow
n m
ent
al h
eal
th a
nd r
eco
very
. Pa
rt o
f th
e d
eve
lopm
ent
of
these
serv
ices
is t
o be led b
y th
e p
eop
le w
ho
join
our
gro
ups,
as
to w
hat
wou
ld b
e m
ost
usefu
l fo
r th
em
and
new
gro
ups
hav
e b
een
form
ed, fo
r exam
ple a
peer
grou
p fo
r pe
ople
fro
m t
he L
GB
TQ
com
mun
ity.
We r
ece
ived o
ver
100
0 n
ew
refe
rral
s la
st y
ear
. A
t an
y on
e t
ime w
e a
re s
uppo
rtin
g ov
er 5
00
peop
le a
cros
s ou
r 4
cent
res
and o
utr
eac
h loc
atio
ns.
There
is
still m
uch w
ork t
o do.
We c
onti
nue t
o be h
umble
d b
y al
l th
e s
taff
and
vol
unte
ers
that
wor
k f
or M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s –
they
are M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s. W
e a
re v
ery
pro
ud o
f th
e
wor
k t
hey
do
eve
ry d
ay a
nd t
he d
iffe
renc
e t
hey
are m
akin
g to
peop
le’s
liv
es.
We loo
k f
orw
ard t
o ta
lkin
g to
all o
f yo
u an
d p
leas
e d
o co
ntac
t us
if
we c
an b
e o
f an
y as
sist
ance
to
your
selv
es,
fri
end
s, f
amilie
s, c
olle
ague
s an
d t
he
peop
le w
ho
you
kno
w t
hro
ugh w
ork.
Paul
Ron
ald (
Chai
r) a
nd S
har
n T
omlins
on (
CE
O)
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 3
Mo
n
Tue
W
ed
Thu
Fr
i Sa
t Su
n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
2
13
1
4
15
1
6
17
18
1
9
20
2
1
22
2
3
24
25
2
6
27
2
8
29
3
0
31
Dece
mbe
r 20
17
Hearing
Voices?
Spec
ialist
Group
s M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s of
fers
a r
ange
of
Spe
cial
ist
Sup
port
Gro
ups
acro
ss o
ur c
ent
res
whic
h inc
ludes:
H
ear
ing
Voi
ces
L
GB
TQ
I
W
alkin
g on
egg
shells
arou
nd P
ers
onal
ity
Dis
order
O
bse
ssiv
e C
ompu
lsiv
e d
isor
der
C
arers
, F
riend
s an
d F
amily
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 3
1
LG
BTQI
“Sup
porting
someone
with
the
ir men
tal h
ealth
and
wellbe
ing
can
be c
halleng
ing
and
conf
using
from
tim
e to tim
e. It
is th
eref
ore im
portan
t to h
ave
somew
here to go
to ge
t su
pport,
so y
ou f
eel c
onfide
nt
in y
our ab
ility
to sup
port y
our lov
ed one
and
to loo
k af
ter yo
ur own
wellbe
ing.”
Dear
All,
Than
k y
ou f
or a
ttend
ing
our
AG
M, w
e h
ope y
ou w
ill enj
oy t
his
cal
end
ar t
hro
ughou
t th
e y
ear
and
that
it
will w
ork a
s a
rem
inder
of
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s “C
alling
out
to
the C
omm
unit
y” a
nd t
he w
ork t
hat
we d
o.
This
year
20
16-1
7 h
as b
een
anot
her
year
of
impr
ovin
g an
d e
xpa
ndin
g th
e s
erv
ices
we o
ffer.
It
has
been
a ye
ar t
hat
has
seen
us i
dent
ify
areas
of
need w
hic
h a
re n
ot b
ein
g m
et
for
the p
eop
le o
f H
ert
ford
shir
e a
nd t
hat
we a
re a
ble
to
fill.
This
has
been
follow
ing
on f
rom
the t
ask r
epo
rt
publish
ed b
y N
HS
Eng
land
, in
Mar
ch 2
016
whic
h r
epo
rted t
hat
75
% o
f pe
ople
wit
h m
ent
al h
eal
th iss
ues
are n
ot a
ccess
ing
any
serv
ice o
r su
ppor
t.
We h
ave e
ndeav
oure
d t
o co
nsid
er
how
we m
ay b
e a
ble
to
reac
h o
ut t
o th
ose p
eop
le. W
e n
ow h
ave o
utre
ach w
orkers
acr
oss
the N
orth
and
Mid
H
ert
s ar
ea
meeti
ng w
ith p
eop
le c
lose
to
their
hom
e. W
e a
re r
unni
ng s
uppo
rt g
roup
s in
loc
al c
afes
and c
omm
unit
y ce
ntre
s th
at a
re b
ein
g co
-cre
ated
wit
h t
he p
arti
cipa
nts,
wit
h w
hat
will su
ppor
t th
eir
ment
al h
eal
th a
nd w
ellbein
g.
“Goi
ng t
o th
e g
roup
giv
es
me a
reas
on t
o go
out
” –
pers
on f
rom
Roy
ston
att
end
ing
the M
eth
odis
t Chur
ch c
omm
unit
y ce
ntre
We h
ave b
een
succ
ess
ful in
inc
reas
ing
our
fund
ing
to a
t fi
rst
pilo
t (5
1 pe
ople
were
sup
port
ed a
s pa
rt o
f th
e p
ilot
) an
d n
ow t
o fu
rther
deve
lop
and
grow
this
serv
ice.
We a
re f
orgi
ng n
ew
par
tners
hip
s w
ith c
ycling
, fo
otbal
l an
d r
ugby
club
s, c
hildre
n’s
cent
res,
Sch
ools
and
Col
lege
s. W
e a
re
deve
lopi
ng n
ew
str
ategi
es
and a
ctiv
itie
s to
eng
age p
eop
le w
ho
don
’t n
ece
ssar
ily
thin
k a
Loc
al M
ind c
ent
re is
for
them
.
We a
re s
triv
ing
to r
educ
e t
he n
umber
peop
le s
uffe
ring
wit
h m
ent
al h
eal
th p
roble
ms
by
dri
ving
for
war
d o
ur p
reve
ntio
n st
rate
gy t
o educ
ate a
nd
info
rm p
eop
le a
bou
t how
to
reduc
e s
tress
and
man
age lif
e’s
dif
ficu
ltie
s fr
om r
unni
ng M
indfu
lness
tra
inin
g to
ment
al h
eal
th a
war
ene
ss f
or m
anag
ers
an
d m
uch m
ore. W
e a
re e
ngag
ing
wit
h p
eop
le t
o help
them
deve
lop
their
ow
n co
ping
abilit
ies.
Pa
rt o
f th
is im
port
ant
wor
k is
the p
artn
ers
hip
wit
h
Hert
ford
shir
e P
artn
ers
hip
Fou
ndat
ion
NH
S T
rust
(H
PFT
) an
d t
he S
pot
the S
igns
sav
e a
Lif
e C
ampa
ign
that
has
tra
ined o
ver
180
GP’
s in
Hert
ford
shir
e a
s w
ell a
s m
any
prof
ess
iona
ls a
cros
s th
e c
ount
y.
Our
cor
e s
ervi
ces
in s
ocia
l su
ppor
t an
d r
eco
very
con
tinu
e t
o re
duc
e t
he s
ocia
l is
olat
ion
that
peop
le w
ith lon
g e
ndur
ing
ment
al heal
th iss
ues
expe
rienc
e, bui
ld p
eop
le’s
con
fidenc
e t
o ta
ke t
he s
teps
nece
ssar
y to
tak
e c
har
ge o
f th
eir
ow
n m
ent
al h
eal
th a
nd r
eco
very
. Pa
rt o
f th
e d
eve
lopm
ent
of
these
serv
ices
is t
o be led b
y th
e p
eop
le w
ho
join
our
gro
ups,
as
to w
hat
wou
ld b
e m
ost
usefu
l fo
r th
em
and
new
gro
ups
hav
e b
een
form
ed, fo
r exam
ple a
peer
grou
p fo
r pe
ople
fro
m t
he L
GB
TQ
com
mun
ity.
We r
ece
ived o
ver
100
0 n
ew
refe
rral
s la
st y
ear
. A
t an
y on
e t
ime w
e a
re s
uppo
rtin
g ov
er 5
00
peop
le a
cros
s ou
r 4
cent
res
and o
utr
eac
h loc
atio
ns.
There
is
still m
uch w
ork t
o do.
We c
onti
nue t
o be h
umble
d b
y al
l th
e s
taff
and
vol
unte
ers
that
wor
k f
or M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s –
they
are M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s. W
e a
re v
ery
pro
ud o
f th
e
wor
k t
hey
do
eve
ry d
ay a
nd t
he d
iffe
renc
e t
hey
are m
akin
g to
peop
le’s
liv
es.
We loo
k f
orw
ard t
o ta
lkin
g to
all o
f yo
u an
d p
leas
e d
o co
ntac
t us
if
we c
an b
e o
f an
y as
sist
ance
to
your
selv
es,
fri
end
s, f
amilie
s, c
olle
ague
s an
d t
he
peop
le w
ho
you
kno
w t
hro
ugh w
ork.
Paul
Ron
ald (
Chai
r) a
nd S
har
n T
omlins
on (
CE
O)
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ent
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iners
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te
Tru
stees
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Ron
ald (
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r)
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eni
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eega
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ecr
eta
ry)
Ale
xis
Ern
st (
Tre
asur
er)
Jess
ica
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ard
Tra
cey
Avi
son
Joh
n B
olla
da
Neil M
arge
reso
n
Jenn
y B
urle
y
Mat
thew
Caf
fery
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anda
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nson
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alsh
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egi
stere
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ffic
e:
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se
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treet
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ans
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ford
shir
e
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The t
rust
ees
wis
h t
o expr
ess
their
gra
titu
de f
or
the c
omm
itm
ent
, dedic
atio
n an
d e
nthus
iasm
of
near
ly 1
00
vol
unte
ers
, w
ithou
t w
hom
Min
d in
Mid
H
ert
s co
uld n
ot a
chie
ve its
obje
ctiv
es.
For
exam
ple, in
the las
t th
ree m
onth
s ap
prox
imat
ely
5
50
hou
rs h
ave b
een
give
n by
our
volu
nteers
.
A V
olun
teer
Coo
rdin
ator
and
team
are
ess
ent
ial to
th
e s
moo
th r
unni
ng o
f th
e p
rogr
amm
e a
nd t
o
su
ppor
t ap
plic
ants
by
mat
chin
g th
eir
skills
and
in
tere
sts
to o
ur n
eeds.
Vol
unte
ers
are
pro
vided
wit
h t
he o
ppor
tuni
ty t
o deve
lop n
ew
skills
, tr
aini
ng
and t
o fu
lfil t
heir
pot
ent
ial.
Vol
unte
ers
giv
e u
s th
eir
tim
e a
nd e
nerg
y in
man
y w
ays
supp
orti
ng w
eekly
gro
ups,
adm
inis
trat
ion
role
s an
d w
ith a
ll t
he p
roje
cts
and s
erv
ices
ment
ione
d in
this
repo
rt.
We c
onti
nue t
o deve
lop
link
s w
ith V
olun
teer
C
ent
res
and C
omm
unit
y V
olun
teer
Serv
ices
(CV
S)
in o
ur a
rea
and t
o delive
r th
e 6
-poi
nt p
rom
ise t
o
supp
ort
our
valu
ed v
olun
teers
.
Int
ere
sted in
volu
nteeri
ng?
Con
tact
us:
vo
lunt
eeri
ng@
min
din
mid
hert
s.or
g.uk
Volun
teering
At
Mind
in M
id He
rts we of
fer
rewardin
g volun
tary
role
s to h
elp
you
crea
te c
onne
ction
s with
the
pe
ople
around
you a
nd g
ive b
ack
to
the wide
r co
mmun
ity
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 5
Novem
ber 20
18 M
on
Tu
e
Wed
Th
u
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
1
3
14
1
5
16
1
7
18
19
2
0
21
2
2
23
2
4
25
26
2
7
28
2
9
30
Train
ing
& Co
nsult
ancy
M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s pr
ovid
e a
ran
ge o
f tr
aini
ng a
nd c
onsu
ltan
cy s
erv
ices
to
supp
ort
good
ment
al h
eal
th a
nd w
ellbein
g.
Wellbe
ing
in the
Workp
lace
Poor
ment
al h
eal
th is
now
the n
umber
one r
eas
on f
or s
taff
abse
nce in
the
wor
kpl
ace;
so w
heth
er
you
are a
n em
ploy
ee w
orri
ed a
bou
t yo
ur o
wn
or a
colleag
ue’s
ment
al h
eal
th, or
an
em
ploy
er
look
ing
to b
uild
a r
esi
lient
wor
kfo
rce, M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s pr
ovid
es
a ra
nge o
f tr
aini
ng c
ours
es
and
w
orksh
ops
to im
prov
e w
ellbein
g in
the w
orkp
lace
and
at
hom
e.
Men
tal H
ealth
Training
in S
chools
and
College
s 10
%
of
childre
n an
d
youn
g pe
ople
(a
ged
5-1
6
year
s)
hav
e
a cl
inic
ally
dia
gnos
able
ment
al h
eal
th p
roble
m,
yet
70
% o
f ch
ildre
n an
d a
dol
esc
ent
s w
ho
expe
rienc
e m
ent
al h
eal
th p
roble
ms
hav
e n
ot h
ad a
ppro
pria
te i
nterv
ent
ions
at
a su
ffic
ient
ly e
arly
age
(C
hildre
n’s
Soc
iety
, 2
00
8).
Min
d i
n M
id H
ert
s delive
r tr
aini
ng f
or t
eac
hin
g an
d s
uppo
rt s
taff
, pa
rent
s an
d y
oung
peop
le t
o ens
ure
that
you
ng p
eop
le g
et
the s
uppo
rt t
hey
need a
nd t
hat
thos
e s
uppo
rtin
g th
em
fe
el co
nfid
ent
to
spot
the s
igns
and
kno
w h
ow t
o ge
t su
ppor
t.
Men
tal
Healt
h Aw
aren
ess
for
Sports &
Phys
ical
Ac
tivity
Spe
cialists
Rese
arch
sh
ows
that
sp
ort
and
phys
ical
ac
tivi
ty
has
nu
mero
us
bene
fits
supp
orti
ng p
osit
ive m
ent
al w
ellbein
g, h
oweve
r a
rece
nt M
ind s
urve
y fo
und
that
65
% o
f co
aches
stat
ed t
hey
lack
ed k
now
ledge
abou
t m
ent
al h
eal
th.
Out
thre
e h
our
wor
kshop
, desi
gned i
n pa
rtne
rship
wit
h S
port
s C
oach
UK
and
pe
ople
wit
h a
liv
ed e
xpe
rienc
e o
f m
ent
al h
eal
th p
roble
ms,
aim
s to
sup
port
sp
ort
and p
hys
ical
act
ivit
y pr
ovid
ers
, co
aches,
spo
rts
adm
inis
trat
ors,
fro
nt
of h
ouse
sta
ff a
nd v
olun
teers
who
wou
ld lik
e t
o in
creas
e t
heir
kno
wle
dge
and
un
ders
tand
ing
of m
ent
al h
eal
th a
nd h
ow t
his
mig
ht
be a
pplied c
onf
ident
ly in
a sp
ort
or p
hys
ical
act
ivit
y se
ttin
g.
Serv
ices
Incl
ud
e:
Men
tal H
ealt
h A
war
en
ess
Trai
nin
g W
ellb
ein
g an
d R
esili
ence
Tra
inin
g Sp
ecia
list
Co
urs
es a
nd
Wo
rksh
op
s Ex
per
t A
dvi
ce o
n v
ario
us
asp
ects
of
Men
tal H
ealt
h
Staff
Su
rvey
s an
d S
tres
s A
ud
its
Po
licy
Rev
iew
s; in
clu
din
g C
orp
ora
te R
esp
on
sib
ility
(C
SR)
Co
nfl
ict
Man
agem
ent
and
Res
olu
tio
n
Wo
rkin
g w
ith
vu
lner
able
peo
ple
Tr
ain
ing
the
Trai
ner
- R
elax
atio
n a
nd
Str
ess
Man
agem
en
t
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 2
9
The
serv
ice
s w
e o
ffer
can
be
tailo
red
to
yo
ur
org
anis
atio
ns
ind
ivid
ual
req
uir
emen
ts
For
mo
re in
form
atio
n o
r to
arr
ange
a f
ree
con
sult
atio
n
Emai
l: tr
ain
ing@
min
din
mid
her
ts.o
rg.u
k
Fund
raising
The p
roce
eds
of a
ny f
undra
isin
g h
elp
s M
ind in
Mid
H
ert
s to
con
tinu
e a
nd d
eve
lop
serv
ices
that
are
hig
hly
val
uab
le t
o th
e p
eop
le o
f H
ert
ford
shir
e.
There
are
so
man
y dif
fere
nt w
ays
you
can
fu
ndra
ise f
or M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s fr
om
pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in e
vent
s, c
reat
ing
your
ow
n eve
nt,
mak
ing
us y
our
‘Char
ity
of t
he y
ear
’, or
deri
ng o
ur
don
atio
n ti
ns t
o hav
ing
a ra
ffle
or
auct
ion
to n
ame
just
a f
ew
!
If
you
wou
ld lik
e f
urth
er
info
rmat
ion
or s
ome
id
eas
on
how
to
fund
rais
e f
or u
s co
ntac
t:
fund
rais
ing@
min
din
mid
hert
s.or
g.uk
“Givi
ng is
not jus
t a
dona
tion, it
’s ab
out mak
ing
a dif
ferenc
e...”
How c
an
you
mak
e a
dif
ferenc
e?
Run, w
alk
or c
ycle...
Bake
of
f...
Compe
tition
s
or a
quiz...
Fina
ncial R
eview
O
ur o
utline
fin
anci
al t
arge
ts o
ver
the n
ext
two
year
peri
od a
re s
et
out
in t
he f
ollo
win
g ta
ble
:
FY
14
FY1
5 FY
16
FY1
7 FY
18
FY1
9
A
ctu
al
Act
ual
A
ctu
al
Act
ual
Fo
reca
st
Fore
cast
Inco
me
4
69
4
86
5
64
6
61
7
60
8
74
Exp
end
itu
re
54
4
47
2
56
2
65
5
76
0
87
4
Surp
lus
-75
1
4
2
6
0
0
We w
ant
to b
e p
art
of t
he lon
g te
rm s
olut
ion
and n
ot s
hor
t te
rm
cost
cut
ting
by:
- d
eve
lopi
ng n
ew
serv
ices
that
m
eet
the n
eeds
of t
he p
eop
le o
f H
ert
ford
shir
e t
hat
bot
h p
reve
nt
peop
le f
rom
beco
min
g un
well
thro
ugh e
duc
atio
n an
d t
rain
ing
but
al
so p
reve
nt p
eop
le f
rom
re-l
apsi
ng a
nd n
eedin
g fu
rther
medic
al int
erv
ent
ion;
- p
rovi
din
g so
cial
sup
port
, co
urse
s an
d t
hera
pies;
- w
orkin
g in
par
tners
hip
wit
h
Hert
ford
shir
e I
ntegr
ated
C
omm
issi
onin
g C
omm
unit
y
Wellbein
g te
am a
nd t
he C
CG
’s t
o lo
ok a
t how
we c
an b
e p
art
of t
he
Sys
tem
ic a
ppro
ach in
H
ert
ford
shir
e t
o su
ppor
t
re
duc
tion
s in
peop
le n
eedin
g th
e
NH
S T
rust
& m
edic
al int
erv
ent
ion
- a
nd f
inal
ly t
o re
duc
e t
he c
ost
to
soci
ety
and
to
the ind
ivid
uals
and
fa
milie
s w
ho
suff
er
wit
h m
ent
al
heal
th iss
ues
We h
ave h
ad m
uch
su
ccess
this
year
delive
ring
ment
al h
eal
th
awar
ene
ss t
rain
ing
to
man
agers
and
bui
ldin
g a
port
folio
of p
rofe
ssio
nal
trai
ning
for
bus
iness
es
incl
udin
g m
indfu
lness
, bui
ldin
g re
silienc
e &
co
urag
e a
nd b
esp
oke
trai
ning
for
orga
nisa
tion
s.
In
20
18 w
e a
im t
o co
ntin
ue t
o gr
ow o
ur
inco
me b
y 15
% a
s w
e h
ave in
the las
t 2
ye
ars;
to
div
ers
ify
our
inco
me b
y
cont
inui
ng t
o in
creas
e o
ur t
radin
g
acti
viti
es
and f
undra
isin
g th
roug
h g
rant
ap
plica
tion
s an
d p
artn
ers
hip
wor
kin
g
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 7
Octobe
r 20
18 M
on
Tu
e
Wed
Th
u
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
1
3
14
15
1
6
17
1
8
19
2
0
21
22
2
3
24
2
5
26
2
7
28
29
3
0
31
Courses &
Worksho
ps
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s ru
n a
seri
es
of o
ngoi
ng w
orksh
ops
and lif
e s
kills
tra
inin
g co
urse
s desi
gned t
o help
peop
le
mak
e p
osit
ive c
han
ges
in t
heir
liv
es.
These
cou
rses
are
desi
gned t
o help
peop
le b
uild
aw
arene
ss a
nd d
eve
lop
copi
ng s
trat
egi
es
to h
elp
mak
e p
osit
ive c
han
ges
in
their
liv
es.
This
year
; ou
r st
aff,
vol
unte
ers
and
peop
le w
ho
use
our
serv
ice h
ave b
een
wor
kin
g to
geth
er
to r
e-d
esi
gn
our
cour
ses
and o
ur n
ew
ME
NT
AL H
EA
LT
H G
YM
will
be lau
nchin
g in
20
18.
Co
urses inclu
de:
Bui
ld y
our
cour
age
B
uild
you
r re
silienc
e
Sta
ying
cal
m
H
eal
thy
Eat
ing
Cop
ing
wit
h L
oss
and C
han
ge
B
ein
g A
ssert
ive
Tal
kin
g M
atte
rs
Lear
n to
Rela
x
Sle
epin
g W
ell
S
elf
-Acc
ept
ance
M
indfu
lness
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 2
7
Co
-Pro
du
ctio
n
“Co
-pro
du
ctio
n is
no
t ju
st a
wo
rd,
it’s
no
t ju
st a
co
nce
pt,
it is
a
mee
tin
g o
f m
ind
s co
min
g t
og
eth
er
to fi
nd
a s
ha
red
so
luti
on
. In
pra
ctice
, it
invo
lves
peo
ple
wh
o
use
ser
vice
s b
ein
g c
on
sult
ed,
incl
ud
ed a
nd
wo
rkin
g t
og
eth
er
fro
m t
he
sta
rt t
o t
he
end
of
an
y
pro
ject
th
at
aff
ects
th
em.”
Thin
k Lo
cal A
ct P
erso
nal
(2
01
1)
The Ye
ar in
Num
bers...
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 7
We sig
nposted
1466
people
; givin
g th
em in
form
ation
an
d/or a
dvice ab
out othe
r services a
vailable
We ran
1785
supp
ort an
d sp
ecialist
s gr
oups
. This inclu
des:
art,
craf
t, mus
ic, c
reative
writ
ing,
motiva
tiona
l, wellbe
ing
and
groups
fo
r ca
rers, p
eople
who
suf
fer with
ob
sessive
com
pulsive
diso
rder a
nd
lots more
Over 10
00 n
ew p
eople
hav
e ac
cessed
our servic
e
2502
Psy
cholo
gica
l the
rapy
session
s ha
ve b
een
delivered
79%
of the
people
who
used
our service repo
rted tha
t th
ey a
re m
anag
ing
their
men
tal h
ealth
better an
d 78
% said
they
hav
e im
proved
fe
eling
s of
self
-worth
543
peop
le ha
ve b
een
supp
orted
with
finan
cial
and
or b
udge
ting
advic
e inclu
ding
help
comple
ting
form
s an
d ap
peals
for P
IP
We ha
ve w
orke
d with
88
peop
le who
reque
sted v
ocation
al/em
ploym
ent supp
ort -
to eith
er
stay
in w
ork
or return
to w
ork
Ment
al
Heal
th
Serv
ices
Head
Off
ice St A
lban
s
We p
rovi
de S
ocia
l an
d V
ocat
iona
l S
uppo
rt w
hilst
als
o ru
nnin
g a
Cou
nsellin
g se
rvic
e. T
he S
ocia
l S
uppo
rt S
chem
e p
rovi
des
thre
e d
iffe
rent
typ
es
of g
roup
s; C
reat
ive, T
alkin
g an
d C
BT
bas
ed L
ife S
kills
. W
e h
ope t
o pro
vide a
saf
e a
nd f
riend
ly
env
iron
ment
for
peop
le t
o fe
el co
mfo
rtab
le a
nd m
eet
likem
inded p
eop
le in
order
to r
educ
e so
cial
iso
lati
on.
We s
uppo
rt m
any
indiv
idua
ls s
uffe
ring
fro
m m
ent
al h
eal
th
prob
lem
s. W
e t
ake
an a
ctiv
e p
art
in o
ur c
omm
unit
y to
reduc
e
stig
ma
atta
ched t
o m
ent
al h
eal
th. W
e r
eco
gniz
e t
hat
nob
ody
is t
he s
ame a
nd s
o w
e p
rovi
de a
pers
on c
ent
red a
ppro
ach in
all
of o
ur s
erv
ices.
O
pen
5 d
ays
a w
eek a
nd T
hur
sday
eve
ning
s, o
fferi
ng a
ran
ge
of s
erv
ices,
inc
ludin
g: co
unse
llin
g, m
usic
, ar
t, c
raft
, dra
ma
and w
omen’
s gr
oup.
Wor
king
in
part
ners
hip
wit
h loc
al s
choo
ls &
Col
lege
s, t
he T
rini
ty C
omm
unit
y pr
oject
, 1L
ife a
nd o
ur
com
mun
ity
gard
en
proj
ect
wit
h C
DA
wid
ens
our
sco
pe t
o be
open
to y
oung
peop
le a
nd p
eop
le w
ith d
isab
ilit
ies.
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 9
Sept
embe
r 20
18 M
on
Tu
e
Wed
Th
u
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
1
3
14
1
5
16
17
1
8
19
2
0
21
2
2
23
24
2
5
26
2
7
28
2
9
30
Voca
tiona
l Sup
port
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 2
5
The v
ocat
iona
l su
ppor
t te
am p
rovi
des
a
conf
ident
ial
and f
riend
ly s
erv
ice f
or p
eop
le w
ho
are e
xpe
rienc
ing
dif
ficu
ltie
s ar
ound
fin
din
g an
d r
eta
inin
g em
plo
yment
.
Our
advi
sor
will su
ppor
t yo
u
in e
xpl
orin
g th
e o
ptio
ns a
vailab
le t
o
you,
fro
m v
olun
teer
ing
to r
etr
aini
ng,
advi
ce o
n jo
b s
ear
chin
g,
cv a
nd int
erv
iew
tech
niqu
es,
as
well a
s
man
agin
g w
ork-
rela
ted s
tress
.
This
serv
ice is
bas
ed in
our
St
Alb
ans
offi
ce, how
eve
r, t
here
are
no
geog
raph
ical
re
stri
ctio
ns f
or t
hos
e s
eeki
ng s
uppo
rt.
Help
can
be a
ccess
ed in
dif
fere
nt w
ays:
1-2
-1 s
ess
ions
wit
h v
ocat
iona
l
supp
ort
advi
sor
Tele
phon
e/e
mai
l su
ppor
t
Gro
up w
orksh
ops
Lif
e s
kills
cou
rses
(eg
conf
idenc
e
bui
ldin
g) t
o im
prov
e e
mpl
oyab
ilit
y
Help
wit
h:
CV
wri
ting
Int
erv
iew
pla
nnin
g
Fin
din
g vo
lunt
ary
wor
k
Help
ident
ifyi
ng s
kills
Retr
aini
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
Sig
npos
ting
to
rele
vant
exte
rnal
or
gani
sati
ons
Sup
port
wit
h r
eta
inin
g em
ploy
ment
Janu
ary
2018
Mo
n
Tue
W
ed
Thu
Fr
i Sa
t Su
n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
1
3
14
15
1
6
17
1
8
19
2
0
21
22
2
3
24
2
5
26
2
7
28
29
3
0
31
A “
one s
top
shop
” to
im
prov
e e
mot
iona
l heal
th a
nd
well-b
ein
g –
the c
ent
re o
ffers
a r
ange
of
serv
ices,
incl
udin
g se
lf-h
elp
gro
ups,
tra
inin
g co
urse
s an
d e
xerc
ise
prog
ram
mes
and is
open
five
day
s a
week f
rom
10
-4pm
(8
pm o
n T
uesd
ays)
and
Sat
urday
mor
ning
s. S
erv
ices
of
fere
d b
y M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s at
the c
ent
re inc
lude a
n ar
t cl
ub, cr
eat
ive w
riti
ng, w
omen’
s gr
oup,
wellbein
g gr
oup,
pe
er
suppo
rt g
roup
, ar
t gr
oup,
men’
s gr
oup,
cy
clin
g cl
ub, so
cial
gro
ups,
cou
nsellin
g, H
olis
tic
thera
py,
speci
alis
t su
ppo
rt g
roup
s an
d o
ur C
BT
-bas
ed L
ife S
kills
co
urse
s.
The Stev
enag
e
Wellbe
ing
Cent
re
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 11
Augu
st 2
018
Mo
n
Tue
W
ed
Thu
Fr
i Sa
t Su
n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
13
1
4
15
1
6
17
1
8
19
20
2
1
22
2
3
24
2
5
26
27
2
8
29
3
0
31
Men
’s Services
We a
re c
urre
ntly
run
ning
a n
umber
of s
erv
ices
targ
ete
d a
t eng
agin
g m
en,
desi
gned t
o su
ppor
t bot
h t
heir
phys
ical
and
em
otio
nal w
ellbein
g, a
nd t
o re
duc
e f
eeling
s of
iso
lati
on. W
e o
ffer
a so
cial
in
tera
ctio
n gr
oup,
tab
le t
enn
is, bad
min
ton,
a
cycl
ing
club
, ou
r Lif
e S
kills
Cou
rses
and g
ym
sess
ions
in
collab
orat
ion
wit
h S
teve
nage
Leis
ure
Lim
ited.
We a
re a
lso
deve
lopi
ng o
ur P
artn
ers
hip
wor
k t
o expa
nd t
he m
en
only
serv
ices
on o
ffer
and a
re
wor
kin
g w
ith o
rgan
isat
ions
lik
e S
teve
nage
Foo
tbal
l C
lub, W
elw
yn R
ugby
club
JO
CA
, B
reeze (
HS
BC
U
K),
Hav
en,
The H
eal
thy
Hub
, S
teve
nage
Job
C
ent
re P
lus,
Reso
lve a
nd t
he Y
MC
A.
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 2
3
Everyo
ne
Strugg
les
at som
e po
int...
“I ha
ve b
een
coming
to the
men
’s gr
oup
for a
few
mon
ths no
w a
nd I
look
forw
ard
to it
very
muc
h ev
ery
Thursday
. I live
alon
e an
d don’t kn
ow a
nyon
e in S
teve
nage
, so I
enjoy
the co
mpa
ny a
nd the
opp
ortunity
to socialise.
Its n
ice be
caus
e th
ere is
a rang
e of
diffe
rent
age
s an
d its
go
od to kn
ow I’m n
ot the
only
one with
problem
s. Th
e
volun
teers are go
od listen
ers too an
d ha
ve h
elped
out w
ith
prac
tical
advice
” F
rom
one
of
the p
eop
le w
ho
is a
ttend
ing
the s
uppo
rt g
roup
s fo
r m
en
Febr
uary
2018
Mo
n
Tue
W
ed
Thu
Fr
i Sa
t Su
n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
1
3
14
1
5
16
1
7
18
19
2
0
21
2
2
23
2
4
25
26
2
7
28
The Se
ed W
areh
ouse
Hertfo
rd
Ano
ther
one s
top
shop
, o
fferi
ng a
ran
ge o
f se
rvic
es.
B
ased in
the c
ent
re o
f H
ert
ford
, w
e a
im t
o su
ppor
t pe
ople
wit
h m
ent
al h
eal
th iss
ues.
S
erv
ices
curr
ent
ly
offe
red b
y M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s at
Hert
ford
inc
lude:
co
unse
llin
g, s
ocia
l su
ppor
t, c
raft
gro
up, cr
eat
ive
wri
ting
, yo
ung
pers
ons
grou
p an
d v
ario
us P
ers
onal
D
eve
lopm
ent
and
Thera
peut
ic c
ours
es,
inc
ludin
g o
ur
CB
T b
ased L
ife S
kills
Cou
rses.
Som
e o
f th
e p
eop
le w
ho
use o
ur s
erv
ice a
nd v
olun
teers
hav
e a
lso
form
ed a
dyn
amic
mus
ic g
roup
whic
h m
eets
onc
e p
er
week, but
w
hic
h a
lso
bus
ks
on W
orld
Ment
al H
eal
th D
ay a
nd a
t C
hri
stm
as t
o ra
ise f
unds
for
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s. W
e
also
off
er
a C
itiz
ens
Advi
ce B
ureau
out
reac
h s
erv
ice t
o help
ass
ist
peop
le w
ith a
ny o
ther
dif
ficu
ltie
s th
ey
may
hav
e.
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 13
“Hertf
ord
is a
frien
dly a
nd c
alm env
ironm
ent
whe
re p
eople
who
use our servic
e ca
n co
me
with
out fe
ar of
being
judg
ed or ex
clude
d.
Everyo
ne w
ho w
orks &
visits h
ere is
inclu
ded
&
show
n em
path
y; end
eavouring
to off
er
unde
rstand
ing
& su
pport fo
r ea
ch p
erson’s
indiv
idual
need
s”
Proj
ect
Off
icer:
Hert
ford
Off
ice
July
2018
Mo
n
Tue
W
ed
Thu
Fr
i Sa
t Su
n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
1
3
14
1
5
16
1
7
18
1
9
20
2
1
22
23
2
4
25
2
6
27
2
8
29
30
3
1
Outrea
ch
All H
ert
ford
shir
e r
esi
dent
s ar
e w
elc
ome t
o us
e o
ur c
ent
res,
but
we a
re a
war
e t
hat
som
e m
ay f
ind t
hem
dif
ficu
lt t
o
acce
ss. For
this
reas
on, w
e a
re p
leas
ed t
o of
fer
an o
utre
ach
serv
ice c
urre
ntly
cov
eri
ng t
he f
ollo
win
g ar
eas
:
Ste
vena
ge
N
orth
Hert
s
Roy
ston
B
unti
ngfo
rd
Hert
ford
Welw
yn G
arden
Cit
y
Hat
field
S
t A
lban
s D
istr
ict
H
arpend
en
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 2
1
“Our outreac
h work
aims to c
onne
ct to pe
ople
who
might
find
it ha
rd to ac
cess our m
ain c
entres. S
ome
peop
le strugg
le to a
tten
d services in
cen
tres d
ue to
anxie
ty a
bout g
roup
s, loc
ation
and
trans
port
dif
ficu
lties or dis
abilit
y.
For th
ose who
need
addit
ional
supp
ort to b
uild
the
conf
idenc
e to a
tten
d gr
oups
, we ca
n of
fer up
to 6
session
s of
1 to 1
supp
ort with
an
outrea
ch w
orke
r ou
t in the
com
mun
ity. T
his ca
n involve
meetin
g on
ce a
week
to g
et to kn
ow som
eone
and
help
to ide
ntify
wha
t on
going
supp
ort is
availab
le to the
m, a
nd it
might
involve
the
outreac
h worke
r attend
ing
grou
ps
with
the
m a
few
tim
es w
hile
they
settle
in.
Sometim
es outreac
h worke
rs c
an a
ccom
pany
people
to
assessmen
ts w
ith oth
er org
anisa
tions
for sup
port or
supp
ort pe
ople
with
filling
in p
aperwork.
Othe
r ou
trea
ch in
itiative
s involve
info
rmation
and
advic
e session
s targ
eting
at risk
pop
ulatio
ns, s
uch
as
our mon
thly
drop
-ins
at ho
using
association
s in
Ha
tfield,
and
grou
ps a
nd c
ourses tak
ing
place
bey
ond
our ce
ntres,
such
as ou
r ca
fé g
roup
in H
ertf
ord,
a wom
en’s
supp
ort gr
oup
in H
itchin, a
sup
port g
roup
in
Roys
ton
and
life sk
ills c
ourses a
t th
e YM
CA in
Welw
yn G
arde
n City
.” O
utre
ach W
orker:
WG
C/H
AT
& H
ert
ford
Ex
pand
ing
our services f
or
harder to reac
h area
s of
Hertf
ordshire
We a
im t
o m
ake s
ure t
hat
all s
uffe
rers
of
ment
al h
eal
th
issu
es
get
the h
elp
and
sup
port
they
need r
ega
rdle
ss o
f an
y re
stri
ctio
ns.
OUTR
EACH
SER
VICE
March
2018
Mo
n
Tue
W
ed
Thu
Fr
i Sa
t Su
n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
1
12
1
3
14
1
5
16
1
7
18
19
2
0
21
2
2
23
2
4
25
26
2
7
28
2
9
30
3
1
Welw
yn G
arde
n City
O
ver
the las
t ye
ar, w
e h
ave
succ
ess
fully
expan
ded t
he
soci
al s
uppo
rt s
erv
ices
av
aila
ble
in
the W
elw
yn
G
arden
Cit
y an
d H
atfi
eld
ar
ea.
Gro
ups
now
ava
ilab
le
from
this
off
ice inc
lude
creat
ive w
riti
ng, a
wal
kin
g gr
oup
(in
collab
orat
ion
wit
h
Hert
ford
shir
e H
eal
th
Wal
ks)
, pe
er
supp
ort,
w
ellbein
g gr
oup,
out
reac
h
serv
ices
and a
spe
cial
ist
ca
rers
sup
port
gro
up.
There
are
als
o w
eekly
dro
p in
se
ssio
ns a
t th
e F
ree
Chur
ch, w
ith L
ife S
kills
C
ours
es
mad
e a
vailab
le a
t th
ese
.
Compu
ter Clu
b Pr
ovid
es
11 P
Cs
where
se
rvic
es
prov
ided inc
lude:
Weekly
inf
orm
al s
ess
ions
fo
r in
tern
et
acce
ss/e
mai
ls,
desk
top
pub
lish
ing,
dig
ital
in
clus
ion
and s
o on
fa
cilita
ted b
y M
ind in
Mid
H
ert
s st
aff
and v
olun
teers
.
Hosp
ital P
c’s
In
addit
ion
to t
he c
omput
er
serv
ices
delive
red a
t
C
ampus
West
, M
ind in
Mid
H
ert
s pr
ovid
es
PCs
wit
h
in
tern
et
acce
ss a
nd
pr
ogra
ms
in t
he w
ards
of
the m
ent
al h
eal
th u
nits
in
the h
ospi
tals
.
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s 15
“I
hav
e f
ound
that
goin
g to
gro
ups
at
Min
d h
ave h
elp
ed m
e
to f
eel m
ore p
osit
ive &
to
gai
n su
ppor
t fr
om
other
peop
le in
a
si
milar
pos
itio
n”
WG
C T
est
imon
y
“...r
eal
ly e
njoy
ed t
he
grou
p on
Wedne
sday
it
was
so
nice
to
get
out
and s
ee a
nd h
ear
others
tal
k a
nd y
ou d
o su
ch a
gre
at j
ob in
help
ing
us a
ll. Y
ou’r
e a
st
ar C
lare
. T
han
k y
ou
so m
uch f
or y
our
su
ppor
t it
mean
s a
lot
to m
e a
nd e
very
one
els
e...
keep
up t
he g
ood
wor
k”
WG
C T
est
imon
y
“Min
d h
as r
eal
ly
boo
sted m
y se
lf
est
eem
and
cop
ing
meth
ods.
..I loo
k
forw
ard t
o al
l th
e
sess
ions
at
Min
d in
Mid
Hert
s -
they
help
m
e c
ope m
ore
eff
ect
ively
”
WG
C T
est
imon
y
“...g
reat
to
talk
to
pe
ople
who
un
ders
tand
the
st
rugg
les
I h
ave
eve
ry d
ay. T
han
ks
Cla
re. Lov
e t
he
cr
eat
ive w
riti
ng
too”
WG
C T
est
imon
y
June
2018
Mo
n
Tue
W
ed
Thu
Fr
i Sa
t Su
n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1
2
13
1
4
15
1
6
17
18
1
9
20
2
1
22
2
3
24
25
2
6
27
2
8
29
3
0
Step
ping
Stone
s T
his
serv
ice b
egi
ns o
n th
e w
ards
of loc
al inp
atie
nt u
nits
A
lban
y Lod
ge in
St
Alb
ans,
Ast
on W
ard a
nd A
DT
U a
t
Lis
ter
Hos
pit
al in
Ste
vena
ge. O
n th
e w
ards,
vol
unte
ers
an
d p
aid s
taff
pro
vide 1
:1 w
ork a
nd s
uppo
rt—
this
can
ra
nge f
rom
esc
orte
d leav
e, ti
me f
or t
alkin
g/list
eni
ng,
atte
ndin
g gr
oups
or
goal
sett
ing
and c
onfi
denc
e
bui
ldin
g—
all depend
ing
on w
hat
the p
atie
nt n
eeds.
Wit
h
this
pro
ject
we a
lso
prov
ide inf
orm
atio
n an
d a
dvi
ce
se
ssio
ns o
n co
mm
unit
y ac
tivi
ties
and s
uppo
rt e
nsur
ing
peop
le k
now
where
to
go o
n dis
char
ge. T
he d
isch
arge
se
rvic
e w
ill th
en
sign
post
peop
le o
nto
furt
her
serv
ices
offe
red b
y M
ind in
Mid
Hert
s an
d o
ther
orga
nisa
tion
s.
“During
my
time at A
lban
y Lo
dge,
Trish
from M
ind
in
Mid
Herts ha
s he
lped
me a
