Staywell Derby CIC Lived Experience Led Recovery
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Staywell Derby has been 10 years in the making, from the initial idea of our founder Jamie Gratton, to create a fully inclusive space that would tackle stigma and provide an opportunity for wellness and recovery for all no matter their background, race, religion or sexuality, to it's current form with a fully fledged board of directors all with their own lived experience of stigma, trauma and mental health issues with its own building and a wellness café.
The directors have come together in the middle of lockdown and spent the last year and a half creating the Wellbeing Centre, we are now open and supporting anyone that comes through our doors on a daily basis, but we know that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Following the national pandemic of Covid-19, we now face an even bigger pandemic around mental health, trauma and addiction, with service being stretched to their limit there has never been a more important time to have a safe space not only to talk but to get support.
With waiting lists to access services being stretched to their limit, Staywell Derby CIC offers support and a community set up by those with lived experience. Accessible by simply walking through our doors, you can connect with like minded people, attend support groups, get involved in a number of social activities, 1 to 1 support as well as support to get back into work and volunteering.
We also run a community café that runs as a safe space that anyone can attend, we offer plant-based menu that is allergy free and also run a pay-it forward scheme for those who may not be able to afford a coffee and food.
We offer a safe environment that is open to everyone no matter where they are in the journey. We are passionate about bringing a proactive approach to wellbeing and recovery, as well as building a lived experience community within the city.
Staywell Derby CIC is self funded and have been supported by the local community and dedication from our Directors and volunteers, we have been able to run over 58 support groups and work with a number of individuals around their own recovery journeys. Your support will help us continue to support those that need it the most.
“While going through my own journey and recovery I was diagnosed with a serious illness, I came across Staywell Derby and Jamie gave me 1 to 1 support that gave me the courage and helped me build the knowledge to help grow my own recovery, I don’t know what I would have done without this support” Jo
The directors have come together in the middle of lockdown and spent the last year and a half creating the Wellbeing Centre, we are now open and supporting anyone that comes through our doors on a daily basis, but we know that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Following the national pandemic of Covid-19, we now face an even bigger pandemic around mental health, trauma and addiction, with service being stretched to their limit there has never been a more important time to have a safe space not only to talk but to get support.
With waiting lists to access services being stretched to their limit, Staywell Derby CIC offers support and a community set up by those with lived experience. Accessible by simply walking through our doors, you can connect with like minded people, attend support groups, get involved in a number of social activities, 1 to 1 support as well as support to get back into work and volunteering.
We also run a community café that runs as a safe space that anyone can attend, we offer plant-based menu that is allergy free and also run a pay-it forward scheme for those who may not be able to afford a coffee and food.
We offer a safe environment that is open to everyone no matter where they are in the journey. We are passionate about bringing a proactive approach to wellbeing and recovery, as well as building a lived experience community within the city.
Staywell Derby CIC is self funded and have been supported by the local community and dedication from our Directors and volunteers, we have been able to run over 58 support groups and work with a number of individuals around their own recovery journeys. Your support will help us continue to support those that need it the most.
“While going through my own journey and recovery I was diagnosed with a serious illness, I came across Staywell Derby and Jamie gave me 1 to 1 support that gave me the courage and helped me build the knowledge to help grow my own recovery, I don’t know what I would have done without this support” Jo
Organizer
Jamie Gratton
Organizer
