As the Connecting Opportunities project comes to an end, the team have collated case studies of project participants to share. One of these case studies is Toya's journey with Connecting Opportunities. Read on to find out more. Getting started When Toya first joined the Connecting Opportunities project in May 2022, she was an asylum-seeker with the right to work jobs on the shortage occupation list in the UK. She
In 2021 and 2022, Mentally Healthy Leeds carried out community research into bereavement and loss during the pandemic. The below insight report is the outcome of this research. To gather these insights, Touchstone worked with local organisations, including HOPE Bereavement Services and Leeds Bereavement Forum, to understand how the process of grief was affected by COVID restrictions, and capture the experiences of people in Leeds. Our research shows that
Our Recruitment and Inclusion Team have been working with three NHS trusts in Yorkshire to improve their workforce diversity and inclusion. Below, the team have completed a Q&A on their project to explain how you can get involved and get support... Names: Ruth Armitage (they/them) - Recruitment Inclusion Officer Emilie Akselsen (she/her) - Recruitment and Inclusion Coordinator What support does the NHS Employment project offer? The project is a
We know Winter can be a challenging time for many of us. If you need support over the festive break, there are places that can help. Our Winter Wellbeing booklets for the different areas we work in can be found below. They contain information about mental health support, domestic violence and abuse support, other key support, free community meals, food and energy support, and more. Please click on the
4 years ago, if someone had told me I was going to be in a relationship with an abusive man and that I would have to use something like Clare’s Law, I would have told them there was no chance. I would have gone on about how I was a strong woman, a loud and proud feminist, that the kind of guys I liked wouldn’t be capable of such
This 16 Days of Action, a staff member at Touchstone has written something of their lived experience of domestic abuse. We know some readers will have experiences of domestic abuse that have left deep scars - please read with care. The Past As an adult, I found it really difficult to understand the nature of a healthy relationship. I had experienced two separate instances of bullying, one as a
This 16 Days of Action to End Gender-Based Violence, Touchstone are raising awareness of domestic violence and abuse. The below figures show both the extent of domestic violence and abuse in the UK and the importance of raising awareness of this issue during this campaign. These figures may be shocking and reference specific forms of abuse and violence- please take care when reading. The article also contains information on
Domestic Violence And Abuse In The UK This 16 Days of Action to End Gender-Based Violence, Touchstone are focusing on raising awareness of domestic violence and abuse. Below is an introduction to the picture of domestic violence and abuse in the UK with information on where you can get help if you need to. Please care when reading. Domestic violence and abuse occurs in every country around the world,
Over the next 16 days, Touchstone will be taking part in the Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In particular, we will be focusing on raising awareness of all forms of domestic abuse and encouraging actions we can all take to end this violence and cruelty. We will be sharing information, resources, blogs, personal stories and more each day. But what exactly is the Global 16 Days
This Trustees' Week, the chair of our trustees' board, Jeremy Horsell, has shared a few words on the rewarding and vital role of trustees in an organisation like Touchstone... What an absolute pleasure and privilege it is for me to be chairing Touchstone’s Trustee Board! The 2022 Trustees Week is a celebration of the work of charity trustees throughout the UK and an acknowledgement of their ‘contribution, passion, skill,