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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£186.5K
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Spending
£192.7K
Public benefits
The direct benefits which flow from purpose 1 include reduction in people who have thoughts on taking their own lives, reduction in feelings of isolation, provision of additional support services for the general community, in particular those from ethnic minorities. These can be demonstrated through numbers of people referred for our service,
general feedback and level of support and cooperation with other relevant organisations. There is no harm associated. The Charity’s beneficiaries are people from the Ballymena and surrounding area. Any private benefit is incidental in terms of enhanced health and wellbeing and access to support services. The direct benefits which flow from purpose 2 include advanced awareness around suicide and mental health problems, enhanced knowledge around support available and how to deal with suicide feelings and mental health problems. These can be demonstrated through events and activities organised raising awareness, evaluations and general feedback. There is no harm associated. The Charity’s beneficiaries are people from Ballymena and surrounding area. Any private benefit is incidental in terms of enhanced awareness around suicide and mental health. The direct benefits which flow from purpose 3 include enhanced education around drug and alcohol misuse and the resultant effect on mental health. These can be demonstrated through general feedback and evaluations taken from events and activities. There is no harm associated. The Charity’s beneficiaries are those living in the Ballymena and surrounding area. Any private benefit is incidental as a result of enhanced knowledge and access to support. The direct benefits which flow from purpose 4 include enhanced health and wellbeing, reduction in suicidal ideation and mental health problems, increased access to therapies that can help address these issues. These benefits can be evidenced through general feedback, participation in activities and any project evaluations taken. There is no harm associated. The Charity’s beneficiaries are those living in the Ballymena and surrounding area. Any private benefit is incidental in terms of enhanced health and wellbeing. The direct benefits which flow from purpose 5 include improved cooperation between organisations whose aim is to help address suicide and mental health problems and therefore improved support and opportunities for those who have mental health problems. These can be demonstrated through the number of organisations linking together to deliver support, services, and projects, as well as general feedback and evaluations. There is no harm associated. The Charity’s beneficiaries are those living, or with an interest in, the Ballymena and surrounding area. Any private benefit is incidental and necessary to support those with mental health problems and suicidal ideation. The direct benefits which flow from purpose 6 include additional opportunities and volunteer numbers to help raise awareness and provide support to those with mental health problems and suicide ideation. In addition the trained volunteers will have enhanced health and wellbeing and opportunities to build their own capacity and pass on their skills to others and other roles. These can be demonstrated through the increase in number of volunteers recruited, the increased number of events and activities able to be delivered, general feedback and evaluations taken, and additional skills recorded by volunteers taking part. There is no harm associated. The Charity’s beneficiaries include those living, or who have an interest in, the Ballymena and surrounding area. Any private benefit is incidental in terms of enhanced health and wellbeing, enhanced knowledge, skills and capacity of the local volunteers.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Turning Point NI is an innovative project providing a much needed crisis intervention centre to the Northern Trust. There are currently no other projects similar to this in the areas in which it operates. Turning Point NI is unique. The service supports those in need and most vulnerable for as long as they need it. Services offered include
counselling and one to one support. This allows a meaningful therapeutic relationship to build with the potential to change lives. Turning Point NIs vision is that every individual in immediate crisis will have the access to the support they require. Through the two centres the organisation aims to offer a service to individuals in crisis and create awareness and understanding of the target issues for the wider community. Turning Point NI offer counselling, intervention and support through qualified counsellors and trained volunteers. We have seen the detrimental health and well-being impact first hand of suicidal clients, effects of drugs operating in the area as well as the impact deprivation is having and playing a major part on individual’s mental health. Being able to offer intervention and preventative measures to individuals in crisis point has the potential to save lives, drastically improve the quality of life and empower people to take the necessary steps to achieve their goals. The service provided takes an integrative approach which takes into consideration all the factors within an individual’s life, thus allowing the most appropriate services to be allocated to achieve the best results.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse)
- Adult training
- Carers
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- Ex-offenders and prisoners
- General public
- Hiv/aids
- Homelessness
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Mental health
- Older people
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
- Sexual orientation
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Tenants
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Victim support
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Counselling/support
- Criminal justice
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Gender
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Rural development
- Sport/recreation
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
