"It has made me feel wanted. I can talk to someone who listens. I leave feeling warm, rather than with a cold heart as if I’ve got nowhere."

Group Work

At Dial House, valuable peer support happens between visitors and the idea of the groups was to bring people together to share their expertise and experience in coping with crisis and to gain new ideas. This idea for group work came from visitors and they have been supported to develop their skills to the point where they now plan and facilitate the groups themselves, with only minimal support from a group work support worker.

The ‘My Time’ groups aim to provide social contact and support to people whose crisis is due to chronic isolation and loneliness.

  • On Wednesdays we run monthly workshops focusing on different aspects of mental health. Please click here for more information.
  • On Thursdays a social group runs from 12-3pm; the group cook a meal, socialise and meet to support each other. Please click here for more information.
  • On Thursdays from 3.15-5.15pm is a men’s group called ‘Man-age’, set up to support men who experience times of crisis. Please click here for more information.
  • In addition to these peer support groups we currently run a support group for women who self harm. Please click here for more information.