The Organisation

Great Yarmouth and Waveney Mind is a registered charity which supports people whose lives are affected by mental ill-health.

Established in 1978, we are the largest voluntary sector mental health service in the area and have achieved national recognition for our innovative approach to service delivery and the quality of organisational management. Our success has been built on extensive experience and our ability to respond to changes introduced by national and local government directive and to the views of the people who use our services.

Regular consultation with service users, staff, volunteers, trustees and other agencies as well as continuous monitoring of standards has helped us to build a strong foundation on which to develop.

The organisation is affiliated to Mind (NAMH) which is concerned that local associations improve clinical quality and corporate governance standards. An awareness of this challenge and the necessity to respond to local needs are the mainspring of policy.

The Community

 

 

Great Yarmouth currently rates in the top 10% of the DETR’s deprivation indices. The organisation supports those who are disadvantaged by their disability in a geographic area disadvantaged by social and economic deprivation. It is recognised that people affected by or living with mental illness are more often living on low income, are un-employed or in receipt of state benefit; are socially excluded and have poorer physical health than the general population.

Great Yarmouth and Waveney Mind long ago adopted an holistic approach to service delivery and seeks to address the many disadvantages that contribute to delayed recovery and stable well-being.

Aims and Objectives

·        To promote improved mental health in order to maximise an individuals potential

·        To provide education that will enable people to understand that good mental health is everyone’s concern

·        To promote and contribute to a socially inclusive and culturally sensitive society by working with people in their communities

·        To offer a range of individually tailored services that will enable people living with mental ill-health to develop and achieve their personal goals

·         To work with individuals and their community networks in order to develop and maintain independence and self-determination

·        To promote positive mental health and challenge stigma in everything we do and wherever we are

·        To develop all our services in line with standards of excellence and to maintain a culture of continuous improvement

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