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At Citizens Advice Hart, we are serious about making sure that all of our clients and volunteers are supported with their mental health. Unfortunately, there is a clear link between difficult life moments, such as financial insecurity, and poor mental health, and many of our clients come to us because they are struggling to cope. We want to battle the cause to ensure that everyone we help has a chance to live stress-free. But we need you to be able to do this. Give today to see your donation matched for double the impact. Let’s make mental wellbeing our priority.
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Situation
The cost of living crisis has had a major impact on the lives of many Hart residents, leading to an increase in the number of people needing to access our services for help with various issues. It has become apparent that these issues have an adverse effect on our clients' mental health, and make an already difficult situation even harder to navigate. Unfortunately, we are struggling to keep up with demand, and urgently need funding to reduce waiting times and improve our capacity.
Solution
We would train more volunteers as assessors and advisers, and therefore be able to provide advice and assistance to more Hart residents, as well as decrease waiting times. We would also give our volunteers specific training in mental health, so that they have the skills and confidence needed to support clients through some really difficult situations, while maintaining a non-judgemental and open-minded approach. In this way, we hope to make a difference to the wellbeing of our local community.
