Monthly Archives: July 2014
Mental health patients ‘told to call Samaritans’
The Samaritans say they are seeing a huge increase in calls from people with mental illness – because patients have no-one to turn to at evenings and weekends.
The Manchester branch of the service, based on Oxford Road in the city centre has seen an increase of 3,500 calls over the past 12 months, dealing with 41,320 in total.
Many are existing mental health patients who say they have no-one else to talk to. It is not recorded by The Samaritans which health trusts each patient is being treated by.
New Forest young carers get boost from supermarket
THE New Forest Young Carers service has been given £590 from Waitrose Ringwood’s Community Matters fund.
Young Carers Coordinator Marie Shotbolt, who went to collect the cheque with a few of the young carers, said: “We are so grateful to the staff at Waitrose for selecting us to be one of their Community Matters charities, and to everyone who popped their green token in our box.
“We rely on donations and support like this to help us provide activities and trips for our young carers, so it makes a real difference.”
Carers need a break – can you help?
A charity is asking upmarket hotels to offer a free night’s B&B to those in need of respite
Caring for a relative 24/7 can be stressful and exhausting.
In India, they call it “frugal innovation” – small changes, employing familiar ingredients, costing comparatively little, that can make a big difference in surprising ways. Local Solutions is a hugely impressive 40-year-old charity based in Merseyside that works in the north-west and north Wales. Frugal innovation runs through its veins.
