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We are recruiting for a Peer Specialist to work in the Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) local community with regular visits to St Ann’s Hospital. Hours: Part time worked over two to three days (including Wednesday). Times of work: will be between the hours of...
This year Mental Health Awareness Week starts on Monday 11 May, with the theme of Action: for yourself, for someone else, for all of us. Throughout the week, we’ll be out and about across Dorset, offering a range of events, groups, and support. Whether you’re looking...
Our Dorset Mental Health Forum Sports and Social Programme has launched four new social connection groups across the county — offering friendly spaces to meet others, build confidence, and enjoy meaningful connection. Tuesday Evening Social – Boscombe 6pm–8pm, The Old...
What does connection mean to you? We are running a series of pop ups in your local community, to find out what connection means to you, and how connection supports you and your wellbeing. Chat to our peer team who would love to meet you to explore your thoughts and...
Living with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) is just that—living. It’s part of a person’s story, but it doesn’t define them. This powerful conversation challenges outdated perceptions and reminds us that everyone deserves dignity, respect, and opportunity. By...
We know physical health and mental health are connected - but if you’re living with mental ill health, staying active can feel challenging. This conversation, led by our peers speaking from their lived experience, looks at the hidden challenges that can make physical...
Please be aware this story talks openly about suicide loss. I lost my dad to suicide. That sentence still feels like broken glass in my mouth. In the days and months that followed, I learned that losing someone this way is unlike any other kind of grief. It’s not just...
What is Right Care Right Person? Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) is a national initiative that aims to make sure that the Right Care is provided by the Right Person (professional) at a time of crisis. This means that earlier this year Police forces across the country...
I’m Chloe, and I’m a Senior Peer Specialist. I've worked for Dorset Mental Health Forum for nearly eight years, but my main role is within the Discovery Project, which is our offer for young people (aged 13-25) and their parents/carers. In my spare time, I love to do...
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is #momentsformovement; our Sports and Social team have a host of activities planned this week to help you find your moment. Tuesday 14 May - Weymouth Organised Walk and Café Social 11am, meet at the Jubilee Clock...
A new support hub, Access Wellbeing Poole, has opened in The Dolphin Poole. Access Wellbeing Poole offers a welcoming space to find support on the issues that matter to you. The hub’s friendly Wellbeing Coordinators will take the time to listen, then help people to...
Our collective workforce is built on people whose perspectives and expertise come from their lived experience of a broad range of conditions. As we reflect on ADHD Awareness month, we feel it important to highlight that a diagnosis needn’t be something that defines...