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 […]

With additional funding and changes to existing programmes, Catalyst have a number of varied and rewarding positions available this summer.  We want to add skilled and enthusiastic people who share our values, vision and ethos to our amazing teams across all our projects.  Interested?  Roles include: Reach Out Counselling Service Lead  Full-time 35 hours Reach […]

We are pleased to announce that The Welcome Project will be running groups from 1st July  in some areas to support our clients with their emotional wellbeing and mental health as part of our Community Connections contract. Our new timetable of activities will be running in Surrey Heath, Farnham and Waverley. We are still partnering […]

Want to make a difference to people with alcohol, drug and mental health issues by becoming a Trustee of Catalyst? The Trustee Board is seeking to appoint two new Trustees to support the governance of the charity, Catalyst Support in its work to promote the wellbeing of people in Surrey with alcohol, drug and mental […]

This week is Mental Health Awareness week, a campaign week that is important to us as we support many people through mental health recovery. The theme for this year is body image – how you think and feel about your body. A topic that is becoming increasingly popular in our society with the increase in […]

We are delighted to be registered with both AmazonSmile and Easyfundraising, meaning our supporters can now help raise funds for us while shopping online. It’s a really simple process for both – if you shop via the Amazon Smile link which is exactly the same as shopping on Amazon, then Amazon will donate a percentage […]

As part of the partnership work of the Integrated Surrey Substance Misuse Service – i-access – Surrey and Borders Partnership, Catalyst and Public Health Surrey are holding an information feedback session on the first year of the integrated drug and alcohol services in Surrey, including the changes to detoxification services and the introduction of the […]

Catalyst is delighted to celebrate its 30th birthday to-day.  30 years of helping people change and working for the wellbeing of people with alcohol, drug and mental health challenges.  There will be lots of events, fundraising and news over the coming weeks, so watch this space.

We have recently made some changes to our Family and Friends Support groups for those affected by their loved one’s drug and alcohol use, we now offer 3 family and friends support groups across Surrey. The support and education groups we offer are as follows: Woking – 20 High Street, Xchange, Woking, GU21 6BW Bi […]

Our Head Office in Guildford is a busy place and we need some help – the admin team would love to have a new member to help them as they handle calls and referrals, meet and greet clients, counsellors and visitors, input data and keep on top of the archiving and filing.  We are flexible […]

We have teamed up with #WeAreWoking to help promote overall wellbeing, not just for January but to let people know what help and support is out there.  We are excited to be part of the ‘Beat The Blues’ campaign in Woking,  aiming to improve wellbeing whilst raising awareness about mental health. The campaign and includes  […]

We are looking for more volunteer group facilitators to run some of our Family and Friends support groups in Surrey, supporting loved ones affected by substance misuse. We need empathetic, non-judgemental people with good listening skills to facilitate regular meetings for family members, carers or people affected by drugs and/or alcohol or well-being issues. These […]

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 […]