Transcript The Passage - Mental Health Project

THE PASSAGE
Helping Homeless People
Lorraine Richardson
Our History
We are a Christian Homeless Charity
Working with some of the most
vulnerable and complex people
sleeping rough on the streets of
Westminster
Our mission
The mission of The Passage is to provide
resources which encourage, inspire and
challenge homeless people to transform
their lives
Emotional Wellbeing Project
Aims of the project





To create an information leaflet written and
produced by clients
To enable clients to recognise what is good
mental health
To provide detailed information on services
available
To create a peer mentoring group
To develop client skills
What we are achieving

A safe and confidential environment


Sessions that are led by clients for
clients
71 clients attending

Involving local community agencies
Where do we go from here
Produce the leaflet
Introduce new sessions identified by
clients
Evaluate the project
Share our learning with other agencies
Develop the project within our own
residential projects
What our clients say
“I love this group – I come every week”
“I really enjoy the group I thought it would
be just someone talking at us but I felt
really comfortable and normal”
What our clients say
“I’ve just realised that by talking to other
people in the same situation how many
alternatives there are to just taking
medication given to me by my GP”
“I don’t feel like I’m alone anymore”