A talented bunch of young people from the NCS came in to Off the Record (Bristol) a short while ago to film us in action! The NCS-ers at SGS College created this short film as part of their social action project – we’re so pleased they chose to talk about mental health, and it was a […]
We were on BBC Radio Bristol last week talking about mental health. In case you missed it, here’s two clips talking about OTR!The Mentality Project volunteer Rebecca talks about her experiences of mental health: OTR’s Laura discusses mental health and OTR, how we can help young people in Bristol: Both did a great job and contributed to an […]
On 12th July Freedom went to Pride! We had an amazing day; for lots of us it was our first ever one and we had a brilliant time. We prepared our banner the week before… On the day we all met at Queens Square and joined the march. Some of us had made our own banners! […]
July 30th Pick up today’s Bristol Post and flick to Page 14, where you’ll hear from Carina all about how OTR helped her. There’s also a little factfile about us, news on our new funding and quotes from our Chief Exec Simon! The story is also online here. Great stuff – thanks very much to Tom at […]
Young People’s charity Off the Record in Bristol benefits from over £300,000 in National Lottery funding today, as it receives a grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme. Off the Record offers young people free, confidential counselling and support and will use its grant of £305,879 to run a project called Talking Points. The project helps isolated […]
We’re looking for volunteers aged 16-25 to help us deliver an innovative project tackling mental health stigma among young people from Bristol’s Somali and African Caribbean communities. So if you’ve your own story of mental health you’re willing to share and want to make a real difference to the attitudes and behaviours of local young […]
Mentality visited London to speak to the health committee, who advise the government on improvements needed to the delivery of youth health services. Here’s a write-up of their day out! The day started with Cari forgetting her packed lunch, Chloe nearly not making the train and Shanika not sharing her scotch eggs with Laura. We got […]
Today was a great day! Got up early and was ready at Temple Meads at 9.40am. The meeting time wasn’t until 10am, so I spent a few minutes standing awkwardly in the entrance, until I spotted Florian in WHSmiths. I joined them in the shop and after a few minutes we were joined by Shane […]
Off the Record (Bristol) are looking for young women aged 16-22 to take part in a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project starting in July 2013. PAR is a type of social research that explores the relationship between our individual experiences and wider society. As a researcher on this project you will get a new perspective […]
We will be welcoming the Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson to OTR this Thursday, when he will be shown around our premises here on St. Michael’s Hill, before meeting members of our youth campaigning group, Mentality. We’re pleased that Mr. Ferguson has noted OTR’s work and decided to pay us a visit. For more on […]
We’re pleased to be featured today on BBC Radio One’s Newsbeat on the topic of mental health funding. You can listen to Carina and Pete, who both volunteer for our Mentality project, on the 12.45pm and 5.45pm bulletins. We’ve also been featured in this article by Newsbeat. Thank you to BBC Radio One for taking […]
Comic Relief is coming up soon (15th March!) and Mentality is on a mission! Mentality are planning a great night at their new home, The Station! Mentality are hosting a quiz night, open mic and raffle. There will also be a cake sale and refreshments available. Its going to be an amazing night, with a […]