The Long Term Vision
What The Idea Has Grown Into:The long term aim of the project is to find a mostly wooded site that can act as a sanctuary/retreat supporting all aspects of bi-polar and related long term mental health conditions. It will be split into two main areas :-
CRISIS:- A small secluded dwelling area supporting people experiencing mania/psychosis who want to try to avoid the need for hospital. Here trained 'friends' - who will be mainly peers with perhaps one 'professional' - will give support to 'guests' experiencing a relapse into mania/psychosis, using similar methods to those developed by Mosher at Soteria House centred on 'being with'. Support will be 24hr per day when necessary
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HEALTH AND WELL-BEING:- A much larger area including allotments, poly-tunnels, low impact buildings for art/crafts/workshops, dwellings for extended stays. A place for a wide range of therapeutic activities, staffed mainly by volunteers helping those with depression,anxiety,having difficulties trying to withdraw from medication, in recovery from the crisis area or trying to avoid a relapse. It will support the 'crisis' area with food, washing etc and funding.
CRISIS:- A small secluded dwelling area supporting people experiencing mania/psychosis who want to try to avoid the need for hospital. Here trained 'friends' - who will be mainly peers with perhaps one 'professional' - will give support to 'guests' experiencing a relapse into mania/psychosis, using similar methods to those developed by Mosher at Soteria House centred on 'being with'. Support will be 24hr per day when necessary
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HEALTH AND WELL-BEING:- A much larger area including allotments, poly-tunnels, low impact buildings for art/crafts/workshops, dwellings for extended stays. A place for a wide range of therapeutic activities, staffed mainly by volunteers helping those with depression,anxiety,having difficulties trying to withdraw from medication, in recovery from the crisis area or trying to avoid a relapse. It will support the 'crisis' area with food, washing etc and funding.
