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Charity plays vital role in new course to support mental health patients

Cardiff-based charity Riverside Advice has played a leading role in the launch of a new training course designed to support people reintegrating into the community following crisis treatment.

Riverside Advice, which is part funded by British Gas Energy Trust, is working with the Mental Health Recovery and Wellbeing College to develop and deliver the innovative ‘Preparing for Discharge’ course.

The five-session course aims to transform how people living with severe mental health challenges prepare to return to independent living once discharged from hospital.

Riverside Advice co-facilities one of the five sessions, with a focus on the patient’s finances, including energy issues – offering one-to-one appointments for patients taking part in the course, which CEO Barbara Kerridge says is an effective way to triage support rather than simply providing a... Read more