Raising awareness
Kathleen, a Rethink volunteer and service user (left) with Alison Williams, Volunteer Recruitment and Mental Health Promotions Officer, Rethink Good Companions
Partnerships : Training
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SIMON WALLACE
The article reports on a partnership with Rethink Good Companions, a befriending service for people with mental health problems. The partnership delivered mental health awareness training for library staff and improved links between the two services. Outcomes and future plans are described
Simon Wallace, Community and Diversity Team Manager, Southend Borough Libraries.
simonwallace@southend.gov.uk
www.southend.gov.uk/library.
Alison Williams, Volunteer Recruitment and Mental Health Promotions Officer, Rethink Good Companions
alison.williams@rethink.org.
With thanks to Kathleen and Ken, and the Rethink Good Companions team. |