I've raised £30000 to raise much needed funds for CALMS (Community Action for Locally Managing Stress) to create new counselling workspace for 1 to 1 counselling
Organised by Kat Healy
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Community Action for Locally Managing Stress (CALMS)
Community Action for Locally Managing Stress (CALMS)
CALMS provides counselling, education, prevention and rehabilitation programmes and services that empower individuals and organisations to recognise, reduce and manage stress effectively. CALMS helps people with:
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER - STRESS - ANXIETY - DEPRESSION - SUICIDAL IMPULSES - FEELINGS OF HOPELESSNESS
CALMS (Community Action for Locally Managing Stress) is moving to new premises and looking to raise funds to create a new and welcoming environment from where they can deliver their essential and much needed services. Now more than ever, mental health in our city needs support.
Due to COVID 19, the demand for the services CALMS provides has increased dramatically. CALMS has seen a significant increase in stress calls and because of this the need for their services in our town has never been more valuable.
A damaging effect of COVID 19 means that much needed funds have been delayed indefinitely, therefore we are looking to raise money so these mental health programmes keep running.
Vital services and programmes provided:
- Stress management
- Relaxation therapy
- One to one support
- Befriending
- Social therapy
- Complementary therapies/approaches
- Counselling
- Listening- ear, direct and by phone
- Online & Telephone counselling
- Art therapies
- Social therapy
- Welfare rights/advice
We hope you can see the importance of the services CALMS provides and look forward to helping them continue their work in our city.
