The donation of £5,000 from The Pixel Fund to SignHealth will help enormously with the development of computerised CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) resources, which take the form of sign-language based videos. This involves the scripting, translating and filming of cCBT programmes in Deaf accessible BSL.
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If an individual who has suffered a brain injury has support to adjust with their life change then they are likely to respond to rehabilitation interventions more positively and show better outcomes from such interventions. There is also a small number of studies showing that good family adjustment after a member has suffered a brain injury results in lower stress and anxiety for the carers in that family unit.
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Our Project, funded by The Pixel Fund, is to provide psychoeducation and therapy to our beneficiaries at our monthly Norwich and Norfolk OCD Voluntary Support Group. Our beneficiaries travel from all areas of Norfolk and Suffolk due to our reputation for training, helping and supporting people with OCD, their family members and carers.
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Mid and North East Essex Mind provide mental health support to children, young people and adults across the area living with a mild to moderate mental health problems. Our mission is to support and empower people experiencing an emotional or mental health condition by building on their personal hopes and aspirations.
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The Pixel Fund are generously supporting our core service providing emotional support and practical information to people affected by neurological problems. Our nurse-led team provide free and confidential information and support by phone and email, in order to answer questions and alleviate anxiety and stress.
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Being young can be a challenging time – and it can be even more challenging when you are experiencing mental health problems. Newport Mind’s projects for children, young people and families give young people the opportunity to access mental health support earlier, and improve their confidence and ability to lead active lives.
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Funding from The Pixel fund will enable us to provide an emotionally sensitive package of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Our approach, whilst providing the structure of cognitive behavioural therapy and a focus on changing thoughts and behaviours, also provides the opportunity for individuals to explore their thoughts and feelings, allowing an understanding of the emotional part of their experience in addition to the cognitive.
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Dementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through our Admiral Nurse service. One such service is The Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline which is for anyone with a question or concern about dementia. From looking out for the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s, to understanding the challenges of living with someone with vascular dementia, our specialist Admiral Nurses have the knowledge and experience to understand the situation and suggest answers that might be hard to find elsewhere.
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Today in the UK, six people will hear the devastating news that they have motor neurone disease (MND) – a rapidly progressive neurological disease which attacks the nerves, leaving those affected unable to walk, talk, eat and ultimately to breathe. There is no effective treatment and no cure. One third of people will die within a year of diagnosis.
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The Maytree Respite Centre is a unique national charity offering a sanctuary to suicidal people in despair. We provide a safe residence, where volunteers and staff are available 24/7 to provide compassionate support to isolated individuals. Maytree provides confidential phone and email support to people suffering anxiety about suicide (including friends and family) and a short residential stay in a non-medical setting.
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Oakleaf Enterprise has provided vocational training and wider support to people with mental health needs since 1995 when an occupational therapy unit at the old local Victorian asylum, Brookwood Hospital, closed and relocated to Guildford. The charity was registered in 1997.
Oakleaf benefits local people in Guildford and neighbouring boroughs who suffer mental ill-health. The charity has supported hundreds of people back into work. Just as significantly, it has helped keep many hundreds more sufficiently well enough to stay out of hospital.
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SCO ReConnect is a programme of interactive, creative music workshops for people living with dementia. This project provides a series of music sessions in which patients are invited and supported to sing, play instruments, improvise and listen. Sessions are delivered by a specialist workshop leader and two SCO musicians and involve dementia patients, visiting family members and NHS staff.
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