Outreach Support

This service is strictly by referral only.

Our Outreach Support Workers are here to help people in the community who have long-term mental health challenges. They work closely with individuals, respecting their unique needs and goals. By creating personalised action plans, they support people in building the skills they need to manage their mental health and achieve their personal targets.

For more information, please contact: referrals@shropshiremhs.com

Testimonials:

‘I cannot thank you enough for supporting me… I wouldn’t have coped without you. It may sound a strange thing to say, but you really are a safe person, which is really important to me at the moment because of all that has happened. Thank-you again.’

‘I was able to build a good rapport with my Outreach Worker, they treated me with dignity and respect. My confidence has improved since being part of the outreach service… The service is fantastic. It was good to feel I was not alone because at times I felt suicidal’.

‘The outreach service is fabulous, it is bespoke, such a person-centred service. With work from me, I will be able to live better with more confidence after experiencing so much trauma, terror, stress and anxiety’.

A glimpse into an Outreach Support Workers role

‘I love my job and I love helping people. It is so rewarding for me to support someone who is struggling and help them grow stronger. To watch someone who has no confidence turn everything around and look forward to a future of possibility and opportunity. I recall supporting one individual who could not speak to me because they were crying all the time. This person would not go out socially and had no self-worth or confidence. They did not believe they had a future and just existed. After our sessions, this person started attending SMHS groups and going out socially. They said, “I had a past, I now live in the present and I look forward to the future”. I was so proud of this person’s journey and all that they achieved.

The SMHS team are fantastic to work with and everyone is so supportive, I would not want to work for anyone else. I wished I had done this earlier in my life’.