TS TAKE THEIR TRAINING INTO THE COMMUNITY
‘Positive boost for our clients’
Recovery Across Mental Health is based in Paisley and helps people going through struggles.
The charity celebrated its 40th anniversary last year and offers a number of services to people across Renfrewshire.
It promotes recovery from mental ill health and empowers people to build independent, fulfilled lives.
They can help in six ways: providing immediate support in crisis situations; supporting people in their own homes; providing counselling and social, therapeutic, creative and educational groups; promoting selfmanagement and empowering individuals to achieve their potential; support carers, family and friends through education and information and by raising awareness to break down the barriers, inequalities and stigma around mental health.
RAMH provides 250,000 hours of face-to-face support, in communities, directly supporting more than 4,000 people
The charity’s headquarters are on Blackstoun Road in Ferguslie Park and the team offers services across Renfrewshire as well as East Renfrewshire, North and South Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Argyll and Bute.
It also has a re-use superstore in Johnstone at Houstoun Court shopping arcade.
This is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12noon till 4.30pm.
Graham Cossar, physical activity coordinator for RAMH, said:“I run a lot of groups and one-to-one support for our clients who Graham Cossar of RAMH
are referred into the service.
“The guys taking part in this were already involved in physical activity and this has helped.
“They see a big improvement to their physical and mental health and it has proved really beneficial.
“The participation has been excellent.
“They’ve obviously built up a rapport with the students.
“They tell me how sore they are and how they can’t walk up the stairs afterwards but they’re obviously enjoying it.”
He added:“We’d definitely consider doing this again and we’ve already spoken to the college about it.”
The Scottish War Blind charity opened the Hawkhead Centre in Paisley in 2017.
The state-of-theart activity centre is for veterans of the armed forces with sight loss.
The Hawkhead Centre is fully accessible and has been designed so that Scottish War Blinded’s members find it easy to remember and navigate. Facilities include a sports hall, specialist arts and crafts workshop, an IT suite, a rehabilitation room, and a peaceful garden room to promote relaxation.
It sits alongside Jenny’s Well, a specialist 54-bed residential care home for visually impaired older people, constructed by its sister charity, Royal Blind.