• Peer Support Worker uses lived experience to support service users in the Complex Emotional Needs Team.

    23 February 2024

    Becky Townsend, a Peer Support Worker at Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is using her lived experience to support others with their mental health.

  • AWP Chair announces departure plans

    15 February 2024

    AWP Chair Charlotte Hitchings has announced plans to leave the role later this year, as her third term draws to a close.

  • Mental health support for people with diabetes

    15 February 2024

    The Talking Therapies service run by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is offering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to manage a long term condition like diabetes.

  • Taking a green approach to mental health

    8 February 2024

    Alongside prescribed medication, which can be incredibly effective and life-saving, there are many approaches to helping our service users manage their illness or support their recovery. Green Social Prescribing is the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions and activities to improve mental and physical health.