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All at Catalyst would like to wish you a Happy New Year and we hope 2022 is filled with love and kindness. After a much needed break, our Community Connections activity timetable is now back up and running as usual. To find out what we are offering during January, please visit our activity timetable page. […]

Our offices are closed on 27th, 28th December 2021 and 3rd January 2022 We will be open and available on all other days (except weekends and Bank Holidays) Our usual opening hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm Our outreach and out of hours services are still operating throughout including Bank Holidays and weekends.

Due to staffing issues, the Aldershot Safe Haven will be closed on Wednesday 15th December 2021 for face to face support. The closest available Safe Havens are Guildford and Woking and the virtual service is also available. To find out more visit Safe Havens Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

From 1 April 2020, Surrey County Council Public Health (the commissioners) and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP) signed a Co-operative Agreement to deliver the i-access service until 2025. At that time, the Catalyst subcontract was extended by direct award, and Procurement Law mandated that the Catalyst portion of the contract, as well

We are super excited to announce that from Tuesday 23rd November 2021, we will be selling second hand vinyl in our charity bookshop in Godalming. We will stock over 1,000 second hand records offering our customers a great selection of both albums and singles in all genres including rock and pop, soul, folk, musicals and

Alcohol Awareness Week (15-21 November 2021) is an opportunity to get us thinking about our drinking. This year, the theme is Alcohol and Relationships.  Many of us associate alcohol with nights out and socialising with friends and family, and alcohol can become a big part of our connections and interactions. It is important to recognise

World Mental Health Day – Sunday 10th October 2021, a day to raise awareness, educate and reduce the stigma associated to mental health so people feel comfortable to talk when they are struggling. As a Surrey mental health charity, mental health and wellbeing is part of our everyday work and we regularly encourage staff, volunteers,

Today we get together with thousands of organisations around the world to help raise awareness of suicide and help reduce the number of deaths lost to suicide. Not being okay is still widely stigmatised so we will be supporting the day on social media to help reduce the stigma and raise awareness about services available.

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day (https://www.overdoseday.com/ ) a global event that we proudly support by working towards preventing overdose, reducing stigma, raising awareness and providing support to people, families and loved ones affected by substance misuse and overdose. The message?  That every person’s life is valuable and that stigmatising people who use drugs needs

Anti-social behaviour week, an opportunity to help raise awareness about what to do if you experience or notice anti-social in the community of Surrey. Anti-social behaviours are actions that harm or lack consideration for the well-being of others and can reallt affect individuals and communities. There is support available in Surrey, including some of the

The Time to Change Surrey campaign has officially launched and Catalyst, along with Mary Frances Trust and Acting Out Productions are really proud to be part of the new initiative in Surrey. Catalyst are really excited to be part of the Time to Change Surrey campaign. We already have a great working relationship with our

Men’s Health Week is 14th – 21st June this year, an opportunity to raise awareness and encourage men to be more aware about their physical and emotional health. Research shows that men are less likely to seek help for their health and a recent survey from SMEF demonstrated that men in Surrey from the BAME