Annual Report

"Thank you for giving me my life back" – Kirklees Peer-Led Brokerage Service case study

After having an epileptic fit I became very poorly. I couldn’t communicate with people – verbally or otherwise. I became very distant from everyone. The impact on my family was huge. Everybody was stressed and worried about me all the time. My dad lost his sense of humour and my parents took time off work to look after me. It didn’t make any sense to me at all. I was trapped, I knew what I wanted to say but I

2020-04-17T10:23:54+01:001st December 2016|Annual Report, Blog|

Kirklees Advocacy Service – annual review

2014–2015 has been a busy and exciting year for Touchstone in Kirklees. We have continued our community mental health advocacy work and have now integrated the new Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) service into our existing team. We have taken on new staff, embarked on specialised training and increased our service activity by almost 300%. Our staff and volunteers have really embraced these changes and we are proud of the

2020-04-17T10:08:50+01:0022nd January 2016|Annual Report, Blog, Case Study|

IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) – annual review 2015

During 2014–2015 there have been numerous developments in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) team. The staff team has grown to 18 staff, including a trainee PWP (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner) who is on track to becoming qualified as well as a new role in the team of Deputy Manager. We have continued to provide a service to a large portion of the Leeds’ community in 12 venues including Harehills,

2020-04-17T10:08:23+01:007th December 2015|Annual Report, CBT, News|

Housing Service annual review 2015

It has been another challenging, busy and productive year for Touchstone’s Housing Services! • 231 service users were supported in the last year. • 110 service users are supported at any one time • Once again Outcome Star scores for the year demonstrate that housing service users experience significant improvements in a wide range of areas as a result of our support. • Service User feedback from recent questionnaires highlights the

2020-04-17T10:08:30+01:005th December 2015|Annual Report, News|

Rehabilitation and Recovery Project – annual review 2015

The Rehabilitation and Recovery project aims to support service users in the Recovery Centre to make the challenging transition to living in the community. The project is unique in that the voluntary sector work alongside NHS staff on the wards developing a proportional and joined up approach to supporting people in recovery in a holistic way. It benefits from different agencies working together in partnership – LYPFT, Touchstone, Community Links

2015-12-03T13:00:20+00:003rd December 2015|Annual Report, News|

East Leeds Health for All – annual review 2015

East Leeds Health For All (ELHFA) is a healthy living service in Lincoln Green, at the heart of Burmantofts. The service aims to reduce health inequalities and encourage health improvement. We use a community development approach and engage with local communities and partner organisations to tackle poverty, financial exclusion, unemployment and social isolation. Some of our activities are open to people from across Leeds. We also work with partner organisations

2020-04-17T10:08:28+01:003rd December 2015|Annual Report, News|

Community Support Team – annual review 2015

2014–2015 has been an exciting, challenging and productive year for the Community Support Team (CST). Owing to the positive outcomes for service users, demand for the service has increased. This hard work and commitment has resulted in the service being awarded additional funding and two full-time support workers have been recruited, in order to meet the growing need for assertive outreach across the city. Some great co-production work has taken

2020-04-17T10:08:08+01:003rd December 2015|Annual Report, News|

Community Development Service – annual review 2015

The Community Development Service (CDS) aims to improve the quality and equity of mental health access, experiences and outcomes for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in Leeds. To achieve this, the CDS team continued to actively engage and work co-productively with various statutory, third sector and community and faith-based partners. In 2014–15, our service was focused on delivering six main areas of priorities, some of which are described below:

2020-04-17T10:08:06+01:003rd December 2015|Annual Report, News|

2015 Service User Satisfaction Results

On an annual basis questionnaires are sent out to service users in order to ascertain their views and opinions about Touchstone and the service they have received. The feedback and views of service users play a key role in identifying best practice, areas for improvement and informing our approach to delivering quality outcomes and continuous improvement. This year our service users highlighted the following: Overall opinion of Touchstone – 94%

2020-04-17T10:07:57+01:003rd December 2015|Annual Report, Blog|

Kirklees Advocacy Service annual report 2014-2015

The Kirklees Advocacy Service have now published their annual report for 2014-2015. You can see highlights, including some fantastic feedback from service users, below, or you can download the complete report.  2014-2015 has been a busy and exciting year for Touchstone in Kirklees. Whilst we have continued to deliver the community mental health advocacy service that we began back in April 2011, we have also now integrated the new Independent

2020-04-17T10:04:43+01:006th July 2015|Annual Report, Downloads, News|