LEEDS SURVIVOR LED CRISIS SERVICES 

as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively

over two years as continuation funding towards the running costs of the Deaf mental health support project

LSLCS is applying for a grant to deliver a peer support group for women with mental health problems from Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. We have identified the need for this through ....more

LSLCS is applying for a grant to deliver a peer support group for women with mental health problems from Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. We have identified the need for this through the women who visit our BAME crisis service, Dial House @ Touchstone (DH@T). The group would meet weekly during school hours and be led by paid BAME staff. Women using the group will have the option of undertaking LSLCS group facilitator training, to become group facilitators. BAME women often experience oppression, stigma and shame and have identified that they would benefit from peer support in a safe, women only environment. The primary aim of the group will be to increase self- esteem, which is often low in BAME women due to their experiences of racism, poverty and isolation. The group would aim to counter the shame of mental health problems in BAME communities by providing a confidential, culturally sensitive environment staffed by BAME women with lived experience of mental health problems. The group will support women to discuss their experiences of distress and become more informed about mental health issues and support available. LSLCS has extensive experience of supporting women at high risk of suicide and/or self injury. The group will support women to share their life experiences and, in doing so, create healthier ways of being. Women using the group will benefit from peer support and feel less lonely and isolated, particularly women new to the country and separated from family, friends and support networks.

The group will run a crisis service for people from BME groups. This will provide individual support and a place of sanctuary to people in acute mental health crisis. Each person accessing the ....more

The group will run a crisis service for people from BME groups. This will provide individual support and a place of sanctuary to people in acute mental health crisis. Each person accessing the service will have individual support with a Crisis Support Worker and it is this person centred support which enables the visitor to explore their crisis and consider their way forward. These sessions include safety planning, coping strategies and referral onto other sources of support where needed.

over three years as an additional grant for this mental health support charity's Deaf Project, to provide a helpline session in British Sign Language

over three years towards the development of a mental health support service for Deaf people

This new five year project will improve the mental health of people from BME groups in crisis in Leeds. Many of the beneficiaries are at a crisis point due to homelessness, poverty or domestic ....more

This new five year project will improve the mental health of people from BME groups in crisis in Leeds. Many of the beneficiaries are at a crisis point due to homelessness, poverty or domestic violence. The project will reduce isolation, and provide those people with better access to community based mental health services. The project will also report a reduction in self harm and suicide attempts and reduce the level of people from BME backgrounds using other crisis and emergency services.