Contracts Manager Sharon Singh reflects on her British Indian heritage and how we can better support her community in our services. — South Asian Heritage Month is only in its third year so it’s still quite a new concept. When I first heard about the month I was pleased that something had been created where I could shine a spotlight on my British Indian culture. I plan to take part in lots…

Welcome to our second blog in our Cost of Living series, where we are looking at the impact of the increased cost of living on people’s drinking habits. In our first blog, we explored how the cost of living has led to an increase in drinking at home and drinking…

Winter is the perfect time to make use of our Timeout Toolkit, an online toolkit we developed to help young people look after their mental health and wellbeing. Surprisingly, the toolkit benefits adults too — give it a try! By Cara Robinson, Senior Supervising Clinician, Kent Young Persons’ Cognitive Behavioural…

By Tom Gozney, founder and CEO of Gozney. I turned to alcohol and drugs when I young, lost and struggling to understand myself and where I fitted in in the world. In my early years I was always a timid, sensitive kid and then when I started school I began…

Recovery Month is a time to celebrate the gains made by those in recovery, and remind those at the beginning of their journey that they are not alone. It’s an opportunity to let everyone know that although every journey is different, we’re all in this together. This Recovery Month, we…

As an IAPT clinician and a member of the LGBTQ+ community I’m honoured to have used my experiences to support others — By AJ, With You IAPT clinician I look forward to June as it is the start of summer and longer days, but also because it’s Pride month. …

Religion and psychology are often seen as separate or potentially opposing, but I don’t see it that way — By Rodean Vafa I’m a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with ten years’ experience, working for With You in Kent and Surrey’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service. Our service offers free therapeutic support for common mental health difficulties to adults in Kent and Surrey. …

How our Community Link Workers work with people in GP practices to improve their long term health and wellbeing — By Sovay Fitzpatrick, Programme Lead Community Link Worker services It has been an exciting journey for With You since we joined Scotland’s Community Link Worker programme back in 2019. Our Community Link Workers work in GP practices providing non-medical support with personal, social, emotional and financial issues. …

I’ve seen first hand the challenges women face navigating a system that is often not designed for them. — By Siobhan Peters, Director of Services North West, With You Looking back Tina feels like her drug issues were inevitable. Growing up in a domestically abusive environment she found this experience moulded her. ​​“As I entered adulthood domestic violence was part of every relationship I had because I had no idea how to have a healthy open relationship,” Tina said…