News & Events
We are proud to announce that the ND Social Care team have recently been presented with an exciting ‘Community Award’ at the annual New Directions Celebrating Success Conference. The award recognises individuals or teams who have demonstrated significant work, support, engagement, activity and contributions within their local community. The awards ceremony took place on 12th July, with ND Social Care going up against several other strong nominations in competition for the highly coveted ‘Community Award’.…
Posted in News & Events on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 at 9:19 am.
Don’t miss the Homeless World Cup in Cardiff from July 27 – August 3 Have you heard about the Homeless World Cup taking place in Cardiff next week? Homelessness has become a more pressing concern than ever before, with an estimated 100 million homeless people around the world. The issue is now in the media spotlight and the forefront of our minds as a global concern. The rising problem of homelessness certainly hasn’t gone unnoticed…
Posted in News & Events on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 2:55 pm.
This week, Omar and Samantha from our Swansea branch have been helping out at The Swansea Homeless Sanctuary, a homeless drop in centre, hosting their Christmas lunch which provides over 60 homeless people with a warm cooked meal. There were many great organisations and charities pitching in to pull off this day for the homeless. Omar and Sam delivered warm clothes donated by friends, family and work colleagues, which were gratefully received by the centre.…
Posted in News & Events, Swansea News on Friday, December 21st, 2018 at 11:22 am.
Last week a group of us from the Social Care and Marketing teams joined around fifty other people to take part in the ‘Sleep Out 2018’ organised by 1625 Independent People. The charity supports young people aged between 16 – 25 who are either at risk of becoming homeless or are homeless already. The aim of ‘Sleep Out 2018’ was to provide us with a small introduction into what it would be like to be…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 at 3:34 pm.
“World Mental Health Day is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organisation with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.” People often get confused between Mental Health and Mental Illness. “Mental Illness, also called a mental or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioural or mental pattern that causes…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 at 1:44 pm.
The Gloucestershire police has recently teamed up with the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) to raise awareness against domestic abuse. GDASS offers a range of bespoke support packages which help victims to live safely and move on from abuse. The packages are tailored to each victim and their individual needs. On the 18th June, GloucestershireLive published a story on the correlation between people watching football and domestic cases reported. Their findings show that when…
Posted in Bristol News on Thursday, July 5th, 2018 at 3:18 pm.
Ok in line with Mental Health Awareness week I decided to focus on a topic which is close to my heart, I am a mum to an impressionable 14-year-old boy which is extremely fun… sometimes…ok now and again… ok occasionally when he reverts to be a friendly individual! This 14 year has all the techy gadgets that are the norm with teenagers these days an iPhone, iPad etc, although I will add I am not…
Posted in Bristol News on Thursday, May 17th, 2018 at 12:22 pm.
I wanted to write this blog about Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) as it strikes a personal chord with me. As I get older I seem to be more self-conscious and less happy with the way I look; this may have something to do with the fact that my once slender size 8 figure has turned somewhat curvier over the years to a full size 12 and as much as I try to blame the clothes…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Monday, April 23rd, 2018 at 10:58 am.
Every year since 1992 April has been Stress Awareness Month. Every year experts aim to increase public awareness about stress. This includes highlighting the causes of stress, the negative effects stress can have on the mind and body and how to relieve stress. Most people will experience stress at some point in their life, but constant or extreme stress is bad for both your mental and physical health. Stress can be caused from a number…
Posted in Bristol News on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 at 9:26 am.
There are an estimated 11 million people in the UK who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Every country has its own sign language. Here in the UK most people use British Sign Language (BSL) which is not simply the English language with hand signs, it has its own grammar and sentence construction. So, whist we would say “what is your name?” in BSL it would be signed “Your name, what?” Deafness is the third…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 at 2:27 pm.