Mental Health

Run by Kaleidoscope, the charity that facilitate Well-Being in the centre.  The service researches therapeutic support available in the community across the country for people post-release from Yarl’s Wood for on-going support and helps connect people up with that support.

Therapeutic support for all genders and ages available across the country.  See link for which areas they cover.

One to one counselling support with a clinical psychologist for women who have suffered trauma. Face to face if in London, over the phone  elsewhere in the country.

At the heart of our work lies the cultivation of a healing community through which people can overcome the legacy of trauma. This sits alongside an integrated programme of therapeutic and casework assistance. We work at depth and intensity over the long-term to support each individual in their journey towards healing and to help them to integrate into the UK.

The community garden is in Islington, North London.

Referral sheet in this pack and on our website Volunteer Resources.

Established in 1999 in response to a growing need for a specialist therapeutic service for refugees and asylum seekers which respected and worked with individuals’ linguistic and cultural needs. They offer individual, group, couple and family therapy based on an assessment of each individual’s needs.

Based in London.  Send a postal referral using the form on their website. People can self-refer or we can refer them.

The Vietnamese Mental Health Project was established in 1989, following a 2 year research (1987-89) on mental health problems amongst refugees from Vietnam resettled in London. Since then, the Project has developed to its present stage, employed 10 workers, providing services to people from Vietnam with mental health difficulties and their families living in the UK. From 1995 the Project has changed its name to Vietnamese Mental Health Services (VMHS).