On behalf of the Team at C.A.L.M.S, we would like to thank “Awards for All” for their recognition and financial support to reintroduce a much-needed project in our area.

C.A.L.M.S. is delighted to receive this funding it has enabled us to reintroduce a very successful project entitled “BRIDGE TO WELLNESS” which was established in May 2022 and ended in 2024 due to funding with the aim of providing timely access to counselling, complementary therapies, and C.B.T. workshops, including access to welfare rights to 55 participants over the next 12 months.

Our aim is to support individuals experiencing stress and mental ill health who are often not under the care of other service providers. The objectives of our project are to support individuals residing in our community with a range of mental health presentations, including anxiety, stress, depression, suicidal ideation and financial stress in seeking support, and helping them, not only to ease their distress in the short term, but to learn tools and techniques to develop healthy coping strategies to deal with future challenges.

We wish to respond swiftly to the clients on our waiting list and to new clients, provide fast access to care, and avoid further deterioration. As longer waiting times have been proven to be associated with symptom deterioration and poorer treatment outcomes (e.g. BMA, 2017; Dijk et al. 2023), improving speed of access to care is a critical concern for these clients.

If you are reading this and need assistance with your mental health, please pick up the telephone and speak to with of our highly skilled team or email us info@calmsstresscentre.org and one of the team will get back to you.

Remember you are not alone, make that call at 028 7126 8698

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there”