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Bridport Peer Support Group
There is a new Peer Support Group for Bridport. It meets on Thursday mornings from 11am to 12.30pm at the Unitarian Chapel close to the centre of the town. Everyone who attends has experienced problems with mental health and you know that you will be walking into an atmosphere of deep understanding and support. The group is run by volunteers and there are no qualified medical professionals present.
The demand for such a group is clearly there and each week between 4 and 8 people - male and female and from different age groups - have turned up. Tea and coffee are available and occasionally biscuits if someone is feeling extravagant!
Sometimes it's just a place to chat, sometimes to explain mental health problems and worries to a sympathetic and understanding audience, sometimes to hear how others have tackled their issues and how they may be making small positive steps forward. Whatever people talk about we make sure that:
- Discussions remain completely confidential to the group
- We respect everyone's views and do not criticise
- We allow people to speak as much or as little as they wish
There is no need to register for the group, people can just turn up. However, please ring the Forum on 01305 257172 or email Peer Support if you want to find out more and see if it is right for you. Following this, they may put you in direct touch with a group member to have an informal chat.
The Unitarian Chapel is also known as the Chapel in the Garden. It's at 49 East Street and is the one which is set back from the road with a small garden and path leading to the front door, between the old Chez Cuddy café and the Literary & Scientific Institute building. We meet in a cosy room behind the Chapel - enter the main front door and walk through the Chapel to the door at the back (far left).
Testimonials
“It's such a relief to know I am not the only one feeling this way.”
“Being part of the group helps my confidence, helps me to look on the positive side and have support.”
“This is just what I have been looking for.”
Peer Support Leaflet
For further details, you can download the Peer Support Leaflet.
Contacting Peer Support
- Telephone or email us. Contact details below
- We will arrange for one of us to meet with you informally to talk about how Peer Support may help you
- Where there is a group that you would like to join, we can introduce you to them
- Or you could simply stay in touch with us as part of the Peer Support Network
You are welcome to be part of Peer Support whether or not you are currently receiving support such as counselling or other thereapies:
- If you are, Peer Support could complement this
- It could offer some interim support while you are waiting for other services
- It could provide some ongoing support afterwards
We may also be able to provide some information about other sources of help.
If you have any enquiries regarding the Peer Support project, please contact the Forum.
Peer Support Project
Dorset Mental Health Forum
29-29A Durngate Street
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1JP
Tel: 01305 257172
Fax: 01305 261049
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