COMPASSIONATE ALTERNATIVES IN MENTAL HEALTH

VISION & MISSION

We aim to create compassionate alternatives for people in crisis and distress and to establish alternative housing for inpatient care.

 

To achieve our vision, we will: 

• Create safe and welcoming spaces, activities, and networks for people in altered states, alongside local communities and allies.

• Promote learning and understanding of being alongside people in altered states and extreme emotional distress.

• Provide a broad range of activities, free or affordable, with links to allies and communities, including:

  • Creative activities: art, music, writing, fashion

  • Alternative healing groups: bodywork, yoga, mindfulness

  • Sports and games: martial arts

  • Culinary arts: cooking and diet

  • Spiritual networks of support

• Establish shared, home-like living spaces where individuals can reside with peers and non-clinical staff during periods of distress and afterwards fostering a supportive environment.
• Support people in their own homes with family and friend support group (Soteria at Home).
• Help set up deprescribing support groups to assist people in managing or withdrawing from their medications.

VALUES

 We are committed to:

• Inclusivity, welcoming people from all walks of life.

• Prioritising genuine human relationships.

• Advocating alongside people and firmly standing against the use of force, coercion, restraint, seclusion, and other forms of violence in treatment and rehabilitation settings.