Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from the first purpose include improved mental health and reduced anxiety among those people in Northern Ireland who are vulnerable reduced to mental health difficulties. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from clients as well as independent statistics and reviews by Department for Communities. In

delivering psychotherapeutic services to the vulnerable, there is always a possibility that external factors may negatively affect the clients progression towards an improved mental health however this is on rare occasions and the benefit outweighs the harm. The beneficiaries for this service are those people (of all ages) looking to improve their mental health within the North Belfast area. There is no private benefit flowing from this purpose. The direct benefits which flow from purpose two include the reduction of those at risk of becoming homeless and improved money management skills. These benefits are evidenced through feedback from clients as well as interviews and questionnaires. This purpose does not give rise to any harm associated. The beneficiaries for this purpose are the people and families in North Belfast who are homeless or at significant risk of becoming homeless. No private benefit flowing from this purpose has been identified. The direct benefits which flow from the final purpose includes increased knowledge and awareness of mental health issues in adults and children as well as the reduction in stigmatisation regarding vulnerable people. These benefits are evidenced by questionnaires and interview as well as the experience gained from our counsellors. No harm has been identified relating to this principle. A private benefit flowing from this principle is that the individual counsellors receive further experience in their career field. This is a necessary private benefit in order to deliver the effective and professional service of the organisation.

What your organisation does

Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre provides one-to-one counselling and psychotherapeutic interventions to those in need, of all ages at no cost. We also provide a mentoring service to the vulnerable people who require additional support, before, after or during their psychotherapeutic help.