Recovery Archives | St Mungo's https://www.mungos.org/tag/recovery/ Ending homelessness, rebuilding lives Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:57:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 https://www.mungos.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-StMungos_avatar_RGB-32x32.png Recovery Archives | St Mungo's https://www.mungos.org/tag/recovery/ 32 32 The new NHS plan for mental health services has a clear offer for people sleeping rough https://www.mungos.org/mental-health-implementation-plan/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:59:26 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=16991 For organisations who have campaigned for many years on homeless health, the NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan is a cause for celebration. Beatrice Orchard, St Mungo’s Head of Policy, Campaigns and Research, explains why the plan must deliver on its ambition to make sure everyone sleeping rough can access the mental health support they need. […]

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]]> Twenty vibrant years at St Mungo’s https://www.mungos.org/twenty-vibrant-years-at-st-mungos/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:17:06 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=11488 “The enjoyment of it has kept me going for 20 years. It’s a great pleasure. It’s all the people that I meet and talk to, and the work that I see.” As we celebrate Volunteers’ Week, Jen Burnham, St Mungo’s Creative Arts Volunteer, tells us about what she’s learned through volunteering. I’ve been a volunteer […]

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]]> Brick by brick to recovery https://www.mungos.org/brick-brick-recovery/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:57:40 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=10767 Our client, CarrieAnn, shares the story of her love for building work at St Mungo’s Bricks and Mortar project and how learning new skills is helping her to recover from drug misuse. I was on cocaine for about nine years, and with that came heavy drinking, but that was when I was using. I realised […]

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]]> ‘The greatest journey’ https://www.mungos.org/gardening_community_champion/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 12:37:38 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=9647 Former St Mungo’s client, Victoria, was recently presented with a Royal Horticultural Society Community Champion Award, which is presented to 15 individuals around Britain who have demonstrated exceptional commitment and dedication to the Britain in Bloom cause in their community. Now in full time employment as a St Mungo’s gardener trainer, she tells us about […]

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]]> We came. We saw. We conquered. https://www.mungos.org/came-saw-conquered/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:48:05 +0000 https://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=5440 St Mungo’s client and volunteer, Mandy, has shown incredible strength in her journey to conquer homelessness. Having now also conquered Mount Snowdon, Mandy shares with us her inspirational challenge and her ongoing determination to help others on their road to recovery from homelessness. From the streets to the mountain top In June I took on […]

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]]> Save Hostels. Rebuild Lives. https://www.mungos.org/save-hostels-rebuild-lives/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:47:32 +0000 http://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=4649 This week, St Mungo’s launched our Save Hostels Rebuild Lives campaign, calling on the government to properly consider the damaging effect changes to funding for supported housing could have on homeless people. Take five minutes to find out why, and what you can do to help. Many people who are homeless or at risk of […]

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]]> “Its been the best year of my life” https://www.mungos.org/its-been-the-best-year-of-my-life/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:36:43 +0000 http://mungostransfert.kinsta.cloud/?p=4706 At the 2017 Skills for Care Accolades St Mungo’s has won Best Employer Support for Apprenticeships. As National Apprenticeships Week draws to a close, Kevin reflects on how his year as an apprentice has changed his life. I see myself as a holistic therapeutic practitioner. I love art and yoga, I enjoy photography. I enjoy […]

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