2018

Our opening hours during the festive season : Monday 24th December – Open as normal – 9am – 5pm Tuesday 25th December – CLOSED Wednesday 26th December  – CLOSED Thursday 27th December – Open as normal – 9am – 5pm Friday 28th December – Open as normal – 9am – 5pm Monday 31st December – […]

The new 2019 schedule for our Family and Friends support groups is now out. To download the latest version, please click the link below: Family & Friends Group Timetable 2019 Our Family and Friends groups provide, support, guidance and advice for those who have loved ones affected by substance mis-use. To find out more, please

We are in the running to have a Darzi Fellow! Darzi Fellows are : * catalysts for the spread of innovation at pace and scale – improving health, generating economic growth and helping facilitate change across whole health and social care economies. * they connect regional networks of NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the

As you know, it’s Alcohol Awareness week from 19th – 25th November 2018. The theme this year is all about change and thinking about drinking habits. To help raise awareness, some of our team and the Alcohol liaison staff at Royal Surrey Hospital had a stand in the hospital on Tuesday 20th November. They were

We are in the running to have a Darzi Fellow! Darzi Fellows are : * catalysts for the spread of innovation at pace and scale – improving health, generating economic growth and helping facilitate change across whole health and social care economies. * they connect regional networks of NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the

Wednesday 10th October 2018 – World Mental Health Day Mental Health in a Changing world – Catalyst and Community Connections will be celebrating and highlighting the day with a Wellbeing Football tournament for 14 teams from Surrey.  With such great names as Real Elmbridge Eagles, The Mighty Oaks, Swaile Tigers taking on  a CMHRS team

We are delighted to announce the date for the first joint Community Connections and Independent Mental Health Network event. We plan to bring together all the partner organisations, people who use the services, commissioners and decision makers, the public and a range of other organisations to explore mental health and emotional wellbeing support in Surrey

World Suicide Prevention Day is 10 September,  an annual awareness raising event organised by International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). We will be supporting the day through raising awareness on social media, discussing suicide prevention in our drop in services this week and letting me people know about the

31 August every year is Overdose Awareness Day International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or had a

We’re excited to announce a new addition to the way we communicate – a blog!  It has been started by our Chief Executive, Sue Murphy, to explore and explain what being CEO for Catalyst is like.  Sue is planning to blog on a regular basis,  updating us on her meetings, events and news whilst providing

It was with great pleasure to see two of our Peer Mentors, Joe and John receive an award from Greenoak Community Focus for their volunteering efforts in Woking. Joe and John got shortlisted as runners by Greenoak Community Focus in the Woking Volunteer of the Year Awards 2018. They did us proud, representing Catalyst positively

This week we are supporting ASB week in Surrey, aiming to raise awareness about how we get involved. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) covers a wide range of incidents and is dealt with by a number of different agencies, including Catalyst. If ASB is not dealt with appropriately and in a timely manner it can have a