Evaluation of Recruitment and Inclusion Project with West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
Since 2022, Touchstone have been working with the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (WYHCP) to lead a Recruitment and Inclusion Project. This project aims to improve the inclusivity of recruitment and retention processes in three West Yorkshire NHS Mental Health Trusts. As the project comes to an end
World Suicide Prevention Day 2024
The theme for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday 10th September is “Changing the Narrative”. 1 in 5 of us will have thoughts about suicide in our lifetime and 15 people sadly pass away by suicide every day in the UK. Each death has a huge impact on our
Touchstone’s Statement On Far-Right Violence in the UK
The racist and Islamophobic violence we are seeing up and down the country is horrifying. As the streets of our neighbourhoods and community spaces, our libraries and advice centres, are threatened and targeted, the places we call home have been made unsafe for many in our communities. In particular,
What Being a Service User Consultant Means to Me
In this blog, one of our Touchstone Service User Consultants shares what his role at Touchstone means to him... I’m speaking from the heart in talking about what it means to me to be a Service User (SU) consultant at Touchstone. As having lived experience of Mental Health (MH)
Touchstone Secure Number 4 Spot on Stonewall Top 100 Employers List
We are very pleased to share that Touchstone has secured the number 4 spot in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers list. We are also their number 1 employer in the Third Sector, Health and Social Care industry, and in the Yorkshire and Humber area. In addition to these rankings, we
Being You Leeds – Group Volunteer – Holbeck
PLEASE NOTE: Our opportunities are for a minimum of 6 month commitment. Being You Leeds are currently recruiting volunteers based in Holbeck or able to travel within and to the Holbeck area on evenings and weekends. Our volunteers help facilitate our wellbeing focused groups and activities and use their