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Tuesday 20 October 2015. The Lightbox in Woking.  Volunteers, staff and guests gathered to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service from Mr Michael More-Molyneux.  What a fantastic achievement and recognition for the work done by Catalyst’s Volunteer Counsellors, group workers and Volunteers in The Welcome Project! There are over 40 qualified counsellors who work […]

Wednesday 14 October 2015 saw the Safe Haven Crisis Café in Aldershot win the ‘Improving Care for people experiencing Mental Health Crisis’ at the Positive Practice in Mental Health 2015 Awards held in Newcastle, hosted by Northumberland Tyne & Wear Foundation NHS Trust.  It was a fantastic accolade for the success and support of a

Saturday 10 October 2015 was World Mental Health Awareness Day and there were lots of things happening around Surrey too. Jill, Sandra and Jane from Catalyst in Surrey went along to the Open Day for the new buildings at Farnham Road Hospital in Guildford to see what is behind the Victorian facade. Light, space and

This year’s Domestic Abuse (DA) Awareness Week runs from Monday 5th October to Sunday 11th October. The theme, once again, is ‘Love shouldn’t hurt.’ Watch this powerful film clip The week aims to help everyone recognise what constitutes a healthy relationship, particularly teenagers and young people. It also helps raise awareness of how unhealthy relationships can

20 staff and clients of Catalyst headed for the hills this week to enjoy the beautiful Autumn weather and spend some time talking and discovering the countryside. With a lunch stop at Newlands Corner, the 6 mile trail ended at St Marthas and took in some of the best views in the Surrey Hills. Jill from the

Catalyst are delighted that two of our volunteers were among 50 people awarded an Unsung Volunteer Award by the Chairman of Surrey County Council, Mrs Sally Marks, last week. This is the first time the awards have been made and it was a wonderful occasion to hear some of the stories of hard work and

We are delighted to have the fantastic news that our Reach Out Counselling project has received more funding from the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Fund. It means we can continue providing counselling and groups for people struggling with issues around drug and alcohol use, and develop the programme to help more people. The Reach Out

Exciting plans to create a ‘Safe Haven’ in Camberley for people in mental health crisis are underway. Following on from the success of the Time Out Cafe in Aldershot which has been providing a safe and supportive environment at evenings and weekends, Catalyst is working with Surrey Heath NHS and Surrey County Council to have

The rain held off, the sun shone and there were lots of good conversations with people in Godalming High Street on Wednesday 22 July when Catalyst and The Welcome Project set up a stall. The Welcome Project in Godalming and offers activities and support to people with mental health and wellbeing issues – anything from

A café for people in mental health crisis is a finalist in the Kate Granger Awards for Compassionate Care – and Catalyst is involved.  The Safe Haven Project at the Time Out Café in the Wellbeing Centre, Aldershot was set up to provide a calm and safe atmosphere where people can access the help they

In the week we launched as Catalyst and won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of the work done by our volunteer counsellors, on Thursday 5 of our volunteers received Surrey Heath Volunteer Awards as well!   Congratulations to Greg, Lorraine, Suey and Caroline for winning the Voluntary Contribution to Health Services for

The new name for SAdAS is finally launched – at G Live on Wednesday morning over 100 guests, staff, volunteers and clients came to celebrate the new phase for the charity. There was live music from The Banned, displays of art, creative writing, photography and craft. Coming a day after the award of the Queen’s