Exciting News from New Horizons.....
New Horizons’ Young
Person’s Support Project
The
New Horizons mental health charity has received a vital funding boost from the
Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales for a young peoples’ project.
The
Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) based charity, has been
awarded a grant of just over £7,000 for a pilot project to support young people
living with mental health issues in the area.
New Horizons manages a range of resource and
outreach centres throughout Rhondda Cynon Taff for people experiencing mental
health or emotional wellbeing issues, and projects the positive image of people
suffering mental health problems through challenging discrimination by means of
education, outreach work, information and support services.
The grant will enable New Horizons to offer a six month pilot
project from January-June 2013 at the Resource Centre in Aberdare to support
young people (aged 18-25) who are living with mental health issues in RCT. The
pilot project will offer 1:1 support using the Recovery Model, access to
information, advice, counselling and training (including a Depression Busting
course) and access to the internet cafe.
Gill Malpas, Chair of
New Horizons, says: “New Horizons is really pleased to have received the
funding from Lloyds TSB to develop this new service for young people which I
know is desperately needed in this area”.
Mike
Lewis, Grant Manager for Wales at the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and
Wales, said, “New Horizons is a positive and well run charity helping disadvantaged
young people across the Rhondda Cynon Taff area. The Foundation’s focus is on supporting charities
that are able to help people play fuller roles in their communities and New
Horizons does just that.”
If you are a youth organisation and are interested in working in
partnership please contact the centre on 01685 881113 or download a referral
from our website - www.newhorizons-mentalhealth.co.uk
If you are a young person aged 18 – 25 suffering from mental
health issues in RCT and would like support please get in contact on 01685
881113
New Horizons, 16 Dean Street, Aberdare CF44 7BN
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