Tez Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi Folks I am putting together some resources for the organisation for which I work for our service users at Christmas. These will be made available on our website, and on a special presentation for local community radio here in Bristol on Wednesday. We just want to establish which organisations and services are open and which are closed over the Christmas and New Year holidays. I am taking it that the OCD Information Line on 0845 120 3778 will be closing on the Bank Holiday days (Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day) but open otherwise. Of course, I know the forums are always open and fully moderated so I can point people in that direction too. If you are interested, the programme, made by the service users of the Second Step Radio Group, is called "Coping at Christmas" and goes out on community radio service Ujima FM (98.0 FM in Bristol - between Kiss-FM and BBC Radio 1 on your VHF/FM dial) on Wednesday 17th December between 12noon and 2pm. Many thanks! Tez Link to comment
Ashley Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I will be working every day throughout Christmas and will be logged into the phones each day, including Christmas Day. I will take a couple hours off each day to cycle, but only a couple of hours. Link to comment
Tez Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Thanks Ashley and have a Merry Christmas. Tez Link to comment
PolarBear Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Geez Ashley. Do you ever get a break? Link to comment
Guest Charlotte Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Ashley lives and breathes OCD-UK - none of us have any idea of the huge amount of work that goes on behind the scenes! Link to comment
Tez Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Ashley is one of the unsung heroes of the mental health movement. OCD UK has been immensely beneficial to my own mental health and I rely on its Forums for support and guidance on a daily basis more or less. Even when I am well, I look in. When I am ill, it provides solace and comfort. One of my former colleagues, a Somali gentleman, once said to me "You British, you do not realise how important you are - you all do charity. Little old ladies knit teddies for the shop, or you give time to helplines. Everybody is involved". I thought that was an interesting insight. The moderators and staff of OCD-UK will be a lifeline over the holidays for anyone, myself included, who can sometimes find this time of year difficult. Tez Link to comment
gingerbreadgirl Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Thank you Ashley from the bottom of my heart for all the work you and others do behind the scenes at OCD UK - it is literally a lifeline for many. Link to comment
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