All Change

We’ve been making changes in the way we work at Plymouth Mind. We are making these changes because of new ideas about how services should be delivered to best promote recovery and independence.

The Oasis Drop-in

The drop-in at Mind has been a central part of what we do for over 20 years. Many activities have grown from the dialogue between staff and members, and we know that it has played a part in the recovery of many people who have been members over the years.

There is a strong feeling now that drop-ins like the Oasis should be run by the people who use them, and so we have worked with members to train a group of service user volunteers to take over the day to day running of the drop-in. This group, known as Peer Support Volunteers (or PSVs) have been running the drop-in successfully since March and we are already making plans to train a second group.

The drop-in is open at the following times:

Monday 10 – 4
Tuesday  10 – 2.00
Wednesday 10 – 2.00
Friday  10 – 4.00

Please note that we are closed on bank holidays.

The drop-in is open to anyone with mental health problems who wants to attend.

The Peace of Mind Advice and Information Service

Up to now we have provided advice and information about mental health issues to anyone who asked us as part of the Oasis drop-in service. We are now offering a formal advice and information service to the public.

At the moment this service will open as a walk-in service on Mondays and Fridays between 11 and 4, and as a phoneline on Wednesdays between 2 and 6.30.

The postal address for the Peace of Mind Advice and Information Service is 8 Woodside, Greenbank Plymouth PL4 8QE. Our business phone number is 01752  229962.

Our Walk-in Advice service is held at 6 Woodside Lane (behind 8 Woodside). The phoneline number is 01752 264960, and our email address is advice@plymouthmind.myzen.co.uk.

Personal Development Courses and Workshops

We will continue to provide professionally run evidence-based personal development courses and workshops. This is an important and vital area, which we are currently developing and expanding.

As part of future service delivery we are committed to provide appropriate opportunities for members of the community and are aiming to provide a six monthly program of events.

Our existing “Exploring Your Anger”  and “Surviving Depression” workshops will be part of this development.

For further information please contact the Group Work Office on 01752 512287.

The Art, Music, Table Tennis and Women’s Craft groups that we provided as part of the Oasis program will continue to run, and we expect to be able to offer new activities as time goes by. The Table Tennis Group has been user-led for some time now.

Support Groups

We are continuing to offer support groups for people with particular mental health conditions.

The Plymouth OCD group meets on alternate Wednesday evenings. Please contact Joe Higman or Annette Fisher on 01752 229962 or joeh@plymouthmind.myzen.co.uk for information. These groups are currently facilitated by Mind staff.

The Plymouth Bipolar Support Group which meets monthly, is now user-led. Please leave any messages for the group on 01752 229962.

The Plymouth Self-Harm Group meets weekly – contact Gerry Hall on 01752 510558 or selfharm@plymouthmind.org.uk .

Personal Support

In the past we have provided support with problems of day to day living to some of the people who attended the Oasis drop-in centre and to others who found their way here. We are committed to develop a short-term crisis support service and will announce details in the near future. In the meantime we will continue to support Oasis members and people who use our advice and information service.

Stepping Out and the Befriending Scheme

At the moment these services continue to operate as normal. Please phone 01752 513690 for Stepping Out, 01752 254952 for Befriending.

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