We are pleased to announce that Bolton based charity, MhIST (Mental Health Independent Support Team), has today joined Family Action.
MhIST is a user-led charity providing support for people with mental health challenges and their carers since 1992. MhIST focuses on providing safe, friendly, confidential services that can support people to work at their own pace on their journey towards positive mental wellbeing.
Services provided include
Advocacy: MhIST provides advocacy focused on the needs of people with mental health problems. This includes helping service users have a voice in decisions affecting their care and support.
Self-help groups: MhIST runs an extensive network of peer-led self-help groups covering
- Anxiety, depression, wellbeing and self-esteem
- Autism
- Craft and social
- Creative Crew
- Digital World
- Elevate Her – Young women’s support group
- Keeping grounded
- Mindfullness
Stronger together
There is considerable alignment between both organisations’ service provision – Family Action already works in partnership with MhIST in delivering the Bolton Listening Lounge service. The coming together of our two organisations will broaden our reach within mental health services, offering more comprehensive support to the families we work with.
The merger also strengthens our adult mental health portfolio and will bring additional expertise into Family Action, allowing us to more confidently consider other adult mental health opportunities in the future.
We extend a very warm Family Action welcome to all our new MhIST colleagues and the people we will support together.
