The Evening Sanctuary: a peaceful placeHear one person's experience of the Evening Sanctuary, that provides short term support to people experiencing a mental health crisis. The Evening Sanctuary is open seven nights a week, 6pm to midnight. People need to be referred by a health professional, find out more details here.
I find the Sanctuary helpful as it is a peaceful place where you can engage with people with similar issues as yourself, who are willing to help each other. You have a choice to engage either in leisure activities on your own or with other people. It has also helped me to get away from some of the thoughts and habits that can be self-destructive if you spend too much time in isolation and at home in your own environment. The staff are brilliant in that they are always welcoming and accepting of people. It has been somewhere I can go when in crisis, avoiding long waiting times at A&E, which can stress me out more than help. "you can engage with people with similar issues as yourself" The Sanctuary is a good place to get signposted to other services that might be beneficial, and you can use it to improve areas of your life that you need help with. |
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