New Horizons Mental Health

New Horizons Mental Health

At a glance

Causes

  • Local / community
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Women
  • Young people

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

New Horizons is a Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Resource Centre, based in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

New Horizons is a small charity that has been supporting people with mental health or emotional wellbeing issues since 1995 following the closure of Parc Hospital, Bridgend.  New Horizons now provides support during the week via our resource centre and outreach centres in the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys. This is in addition to project managing a successful mental health website aimed at providing information to mental health service users, carers and healthcare professionals. Therefore with over twenty years of high quality service delivery behind us, New Horizons is now recognised as a leading mental health and wellbeing charity in RCT.

Activities

New Horizons projects the positive image of people suffering mental health problems through challenging discrimination by means of education, outreach work, information and support services.

At New Horizons members can access a range of opportunities including –

  • Cwm Taf Recovery College which offer psycho-educational  course eg Confidence Building & Anger Management
  • Opportunities for volunteering with New Horizons and in the wider community
  • Access to soft skills eg .arts and crafts and music.
  • Peer support

Current opportunities

South East Wales, CF44 7BN

New Horizons are looking for a new Treasurer to join their dedicated and friendly Board of Trustees.