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22 Dorset groups share £725,000 funding
The Community Wellbeing and Mental Health fund, administered by Dorset Community Foundation, has awarded funding to 22 groups.
STARS Dorset whose appeal for knitters to make Trauma Teddies has been featured in Viewpoint/Dorset View Magazines over the past few months, is one of the local organisations which has been awarded funds by Dorset Community Foundation.
The Community Wellbeing and Mental Health fund, run in collaboration with NHS Dorset and Community Action Network (CAN), was set up to support groups running community based, non-clinical services and activities that help adults improve their wellbeing and mental health and assist those living with mental health conditions to aid their recovery.
Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services (STARS Dorset) in Dorchester and Poole, is to receive £79,000 over two years to fund an administrator to run a series of support groups for people who have experienced sexual violence or domestic abuse.
The groups will include workshops covering grounding techniques, anxiety management, anchors and trauma response as well as creative sessions. Empowerment groups will look at building on skills and positive thoughts to raise self-esteem, self-confidence and how to establish a self-care practice as part of every day.
Chief executive Helen Stevens said: “Our range of activities will ensure more holistic, wrap-around care for clients, will help build resilience and positive coping strategies building self-esteem, self-confidence and empowering clients to feel in control of their emotional wellbeing.”
In total £725,000 has been split between 22 groups.
Other recipients include Options Wellbeing Trust in Bournemouth, which has been awarded £59,000 over two years to launch a peer support network for people with eating disorders.
Access Dorset has been awarded £60,000 over two years to run its activity sessions for people with both physical and mental disabilities at The Bridge community centre in Bournemouth.
Wild and Free Therapy in Boscombe has been awarded £4,300 over a year to run beach and sea activities for parents and carers of children with disabilities.
Dorset Community Foundation chief executive Grant Robson added: “This fund has been a major piece of work for us and we are delighted that, because of our expert knowledge of the voluntary sector in Dorset, we’ve been able to deliver a programme alongside CAN that meets NHS Dorset’s objectives.”
There will be a second application round in the summer for grants up to £10,000.
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