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Wellbeing Retreat
Bridgend
Out of hours Wellbeing Retreat for Bridgend County Borough
Aim
Mental Health Matters Wales is working with South Wales Police, Social Services and Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board to develop a pilot Wellbeing Retreat on the outskirts of Bridgend Town.
The service will be available between the hours of 5:00pm and 12:00am Wedesday and Friday to Sunday each week, the latest time for someone referred to the service will be 12:00am (midnight) which will help to ensure those in crisis can be appropriately supported prior to the actual closing time of the service.
The service was due to cease on the 31st March 2021, however we secured additional funding to continue the service for a further 12 months.
The aim of the Wellbeing Retreat is to provide a safe, welcoming place where people can go outside of normal working hours, instead of A&E or other urgent services, if they are feeling emotionally distressed or are in a ‘Social Distress Service ’.
Purpose of the service
The development and delivery of the Wellbeing Retreat aims to achieve:
Mental Health Matters Wales, alongside partners, will deliver a Wellbeing Retreat with the aim of supporting the mental health of the general population in the Bridgend area who are in, or approaching a crisis in terms of their mental health. It is envisaged, based on models of best practice nationally, that: