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The latest updates from LifeLine Projects.

Stories and successes from the second year of SW!TCH Minds

What young people want from SW!TCH Minds

2 years ago

by Rachel Dunford

LifeLine to continue championing health and care through local Healthwatch

LifeLine Projects are delighted to announce we have been appointed by Barking and Dagenham Council to deliver Healthwatch in the borough after a tender process. LifeLine have hosted Healthwatch for the last five years and will continue to ensure that residents' voices are heard and that their feedback makes a difference. In the coming months, the team will work on...

2 years ago

by Manisha Modhvadia

Team Spotlights

Introducing Ruth Lowe, Head of Young People’s Services

We're excited to welcome Ruth to the LifeLine team, where she'll be guiding our youth work and the SW!TCH programme as our new Head of Young People's Services. We hope you enjoy getting to know Ruth as much as we did!

2 years ago

by Ruth Lowe

Team Spotlights

A farewell to Daniel Chery, SW!TCH Minds Manager

At the end of last month, we said farewell to Daniel Chery, who had been managing our SW!TCH Minds programme for the past two-and-a-half years. We're sad to see Daniel go, as his passion for supporting young people and drive for improvement were truly invaluable to the team. We wish Daniel all the best in his future endeavours.

2 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Friendly Places? How faith can respond to mental health

2 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Current SW!TCH Activities

Our SW!TCH team are out and about, holding positive activities for young people across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge. See the timetable below to find out where they'll be! If you want to join in, get in touch with us by calling 020 8597 2900 or emailing us at [email protected].

2 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Listening to the voices of Generation Zoom

On 19 January 2022, we hosted the online event, What is the Future for Generation Zoom? Finding your herd, where we looked at the long-term effects of multiple lockdowns and two years of social distancing on the mental health of young people. During the event, LifeLine Projects CEO Nathan got to speak with two young people from our SW!TCH programme,...

2 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Team Spotlights

Introducing Humerah Khan, Head of Finance

This month, we're excited to sit down and chat with Humerah, a valued member of our Support Services department who assists the whole team with her wide knowledge of financial and accounting matters.

2 years ago

by Humerah Khan

SW!TCHed minds, changed lives: the impact of SW!TCH Minds on vulnerable young people

We wanted to share a few of the inspiring stories we've been hearing from young people currently taking part in SW!TCH Minds.

2 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

SW!TCH Lives: Stop and search training with the Metropolitan Police

Stop and search is a popular crime monitoring tool utilised by the Metropolitan Police. It's viewed as one of the best ways to tackle crime and keep our streets safe. The police have the right to stop and search anyone, no matter how old they are. Should that person be quite young, there is no obligation to carry out the...

2 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Team Spotlights

Introducing Anistasia James, Community Development Worker

We are excited to welcome Anistasia to the LifeLine team, who will be working on our new capacity-building SW!TCH Communities programme in the local area. We hope you enjoy getting to know Ani as much as we did!

2 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

How do you keep healthy?

Here at Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham, we are currently undertaking a project to understand the needs of local people when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.We're aware that so much of our lives have been disrupted by the COVID pandemic these past two years and that it has changed the way we think, the way we feel, and what...

2 years ago

by Manisha Modhvadia

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