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Touchstone nominated for the UK's largest diversity award

9th April 2018|Categories: Awards, News|

Touchstone a local well-being charity in Yorkshire has been nominated for the Diverse Company of the Year category at The National Diversity Awards 2018. The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral will play host to this year’s awards, to be held on 14th September, recognising individuals and groups from grassroots communities. The event

Love a Muslim Day

3rd April 2018|Categories: Blog, Diversity, Equality and Diversity|

Touchstone IAPT would like to share some words of support and love on Love a Muslim Day.   I place immense value on the contribution of the Muslim community to Leeds and indeed to the whole country. At work I value and respect the immense contributions made by colleagues across

Maybe I'm autistic – World Autism Awareness Day

2nd April 2018|Categories: Autism, Blog|

On World Autism Awareness Day (2nd April), Touchstone's communication officer Ben Deutsch reflects on what autism is, how it can impact on working life and why some people might not seek a diagnosis. I consider myself autistic, but I don’t have a diagnosis for autism and I rarely use the

Interwoven Histories – Touchstone's Service Users Share Their Life Stories at Leeds Industrial Museum

28th March 2018|Categories: Art, Blog, Celebrating Age, Dementia|

Image: Timothy Neat, The Victorian market and the city of Leeds (series) circa 1965-66. Copyright Timothy Neat. Touchstone’s BME Dementia Service has been working closely with art organisation Pavilion and sound artist Ryoko Akama to gather oral history recordings of the life stories and experiences of older people who

20th March: International Day of Happiness

20th March 2018|Categories: Blog|

Happiness is waking up warm and not having to get up. Happiness is spending time with friends, not worrying about things, going on holiday, being creative, doing nice things for other people, being happy and content with ourselves. Happiness is being yourself. Happiness is the journey not the destination. Happiness