New crisis café will open in the Lincoln Green area of Leeds on Saturday 19th November 2016. The new crisis café is funded by North Leeds CCG from regional NHS England Vanguard money, as West Yorkshire is a vanguard for crisis and urgent care. The Leeds Crisis and Urgent Care Steering Group has developed the idea for a crisis café, along with colleagues from across the region. Crisis cafes provide a safe
An exciting opportunity to work for Touchstone in an innovative partnership based at Asket House Recovery Centre. Other partners in the project are LYPFT, Community Links and Leeds Mind. The role involves taking on the responsibility of care coordination within the project, working with service users, health care professionals on wards, community based recovery workers and other care coordinators within the team. The post is open to people with relevant
“After my stroke, I have been struggling for a while and my independence has been affected. The Tai Chi Therapy I have had over the last 3 weeks is helping me with my movement, I’m doing this at home every day and look forward to coming to the group every week, getting out of the house, meeting and socialising is helping me.” Cha Da Cup-Monday drop-in at Touchstone Support Centre
Touchstone, a multi award winning mental health charity supporting vulnerable people and reducing health inequalities and Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service, a multi award winning, radical mental health charity supporting people in acute mental health crisis are working together to deliver this exciting new service. The Crisis Café provides a safe, non-clinical space for individuals that are in crisis and experiencing high levels of distress. You will support individuals both
Touchstone is delighted to announce that it has been placed top of The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List - recognising the hard work that the team continually do to attract and retain a diverse workforce. The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers was published on 1st September 2016, showcasing organisations that promote inclusion across all protected characteristics and all levels of employment and management. A panel of judges collated the list
For more information contact Connect Housing Mental Health Services Team on 03005000611 or Pathways on 01924 326540 You can RSVP online at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kirklees-hearing-voices-group-tickets-27255505952 Event Flyer
Touchstone supports people from a wide range of backgrounds and we aim to reflect the same diversity among our staff. To check how we're doing, each year we ask staff to complete a brief survey. The results of our 2016 survey are summarised below. 14% of staff have a disability, compared to 13% the previous year. Our current objective is 15%. 44% of staff are from a BME (Black and Minority Ethnic)
Friday 23rd September at St George's Conference Centre, Leeds. For companies to share the benefits of starting an Allies group to support their LGBTQ colleagues, to share best practice on setting up an Allies group and sustaining it. Both for companies that have already established Allies groups and those that are interested in starting one. We welcome guest speaker, Sophie Cook, Newscaster, Writer & LGBT Speaker (http://www.sophiecook.me.uk). There will be
Minimum of 25 hours per week, with the potential of up to 30 hours per week NJC Scale 4 - Spinal Column 18-21, starting at £17,891 pa/pro-rata You will assist in providing an effective Human Resources service being involved in all aspects of Human Resources including supporting recruitment and learning and development, as well as the development and maintenance of HR system. You will also support the delivery of administrative
We're delighted to announce that the success of our Peer-Led Brokerage Service has been recognised by an extension of its funding, enabling the service to continue running till at least September 2017. The service supports people with mental health difficulties in the Kirklees area to arrange the kind of support that most suits them. All our peer brokers are people with direct experience of living with mental health problems and