Touchstone and Dosti to merge
Touchstone and Dosti Trustees are delighted to announce that following several months of conversations about the future of services for BAME people in Leeds, they have agreed to merge from 1st April 2016. Shinde Dahri, Chair of the Dosti Trustee Board, said “I am really happy that the work
LGBT History Month Profile – Virginia Woolf
To celebrate LGBT History Month in February 2016, Touchstone will profile a significant figure from LGBT history each week. Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. Between the two World Wars,
Sikh Elders Service on BBC Radio
Kirren Rathor from BBC Asian Network talks to Sikh Elders Service Staff about their work to reduce loneliness by matching volunteers with older people in the community. You can also listen to this on the BBC website.
Four out of ten adults have experienced mental health problems. Findings from a new national survey about mental health.
John Halsall from the Community Development Service presents the second in a series of data blogs - examining the meaning behind reports and statistics from various sources. You can read his first blog here. In January 2016 the Health & Social Care Information Centre published two chapters in the
Happy Chinese New Year!
By Geraldine M Monday 8th February 2016 is the day many people will be saying ‟Gong xi fa cai” (pronounced, roughly, ‟gong she fars eye”) - the Chinese greeting for ‟Happy New Year” - meaning ‟Be happy, get rich”. …to which the response is often ‟Hong bao na
Religion and Mental Health: CDS interview on Fever FM
Recording of live radio interview of Stephanie L. and Nazia H. on Fever FM to promote positive mental health among Muslim communities in Leeds on World Religion Day 2016.