In our latest blog Nelson Fashogbon, a service user at Cygnet Hospital Maidstone, writes about the hospital’s Peer Support Group, what the sessions are like and the positive benefits peer support can have in a mental health hospital setting.
The effects of suicide reach into every community across the UK and can have a devastating impact on families, friends, neighbours, colleagues and others. In this blog for World Suicide Prevention Day Dr Dumindu Witharana, Chair of Cygnet's Suicide Prevention Strategy Group, provides seven tips for supporting someone with suicidal thoughts.
In our latest blog Tilly reflects on her time as a service user on Unicorn Ward, the adolescent PICU service at Cygnet Hospital Sheffield, and writes about how the team helped her to open up, engage in therapies and reduce her risky behaviours.
In this blog a service user at Cygnet Hospital Colchester shares how volunteering in the local area has been teaching him essential skills and preparing him for life in the community.
In our latest blog Liz, a resident currently at one of our Staffordshire Supported Living placements, shares her story of recovery including how Cygnet have helped her to make plans for the future.
In our latest blog Evelyn and Emma, two staff members at Redlands our residential service in Darlington, share their career stories and why working with people with learning disabilities is so rewarding.
This week it is Learning Disability Week and the theme is ‘Living Life with a Learning Disability’. Mark, a resident at Lowry House, our residential service in Hyde, with the help of Service Manager Adam McCarthy, has written this blog about his life at the service. The illustrations are by Meghan, our Accessible Information Specialist.
In our latest blog Skye, a service user who has recently been discharged from Cygnet Acer Clinic, writes about how the team at the hospital have helped her turn her life around after many years of unsuccessful admissions to a succession of adolescent, acute and rehabilitation services.
To mark Carers’ Week 2022, two parents who regularly see their daughter in a Cygnet placement share their thoughts on what they consider when they plan a visit.
As part of our Carers Week celebrations Hardy Uppal, Service Manager for our supported living services in Staffordshire, shares her experience of caring and how partnership working between service users and staff can help improve the experience of the people we support at Cygnet.
This week it is Carers Week and in our latest blog Beth Amos, Support Worker, shares what being a carer means to her and how the team at Lowry House create a homely environment where carers can feel connected to their loved ones.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 takes place from 9th - 15th May. This year's theme is 'Loneliness' and its effect on our mental health. To mark the week, Kim Law, Business Relationship Manager - North West, writes about volunteering and how it can help us to feel less lonely.
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