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OTR Reaching Further

As we come to the end of our current strategy, it is important to reflect on how far we’ve come in these past five years. We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved, the changes that we have seen and the impact that our offer continues to have on young people’s mental health and […]

COVID / lockdown update – March 2021

Hi everyone   The last few months in lockdown have been difficult, but it seems that finally brighter days are ahead.    We are starting to be asked what this means for OTR and the return of our face-to-face work, where you can come in and meet us. We wanted to assure you that we […]

OTR update for lockdown #3

Hi everyone   We know that the news about the latest lockdown was difficult for many, and so it’s time for us to provide another update about what these restrictions mean for OTR’s services and how we can help.   In line with the government restrictions and to protect the health and safety of our young people, […]

OTR online activity w/c 10th August

Hi everyone! As usual, we have a whole load of sessions and broadcasts available this week – some of them require a sign-up, and others are available for all to watch. On our sign-up form, you’ll also notice some brand new dates for our popular groups Mind Aid, hARMED and Shameless – starting in the […]

The OTR’s young person’s survey results

Hi! You may remember a little while back, we shared a survey where we asked young people who had been involved in any area of OTR’s work to provide feedback. We were really interested to hear what we do well, what isn’t quite right and, importantly, what changes we can make to offer the best […]

OTR online activity w/c 3rd August

Hi everyone! As usual, we have a whole load of sessions and broadcasts available this week – some of them require a sign-up, and others are available for all to watch. On our sign-up form, you’ll also notice some brand new dates for our popular groups Mind Aid, hARMED and Shameless – starting in the […]

OTR online activity w/c 27th July

Hey everyone, welcome to another week! As usual, we have a whole load of sessions and broadcasts available this week – some of them require a sign-up, and others are available for all to watch. On our sign-up form, you’ll also notice some brand new dates for our popular groups Mind Aid, hARMED and Shameless […]

OTR online activity w/c 20th July

Hey everyone, welcome to another week! As usual, we have a whole load of sessions and broadcasts available this week – some of them require a sign-up, and others are available for all to watch. We’d particularly like to draw your attention to a brand new session called Speakers Corner! This is a digital space […]

A lockdown comic from Stefan!

Stefan has created this awesome comic about lockdown and support that’s available from OTR at this time! WE LOVE IT – thanks Stefan! Check out more of his work here.  

Law firm’s creative ideas raise £12,000 for OTR

We’re really pleased to announce that after a year of baking, bowling, quizzing, skydiving, pumpkin carving, wreath making, selling healthy smoothies and more, Bristol headquartered law firm TLT has raised over £12,000 for OTR. TLT’s staff chose us as their charity partner of the year in 2019 and their charity team has gone above and […]

You are not alone

OTR is really proud to launch a new research report called You are not alone. Working alongside a thoughtful and articulate group of young people, we explored social action and youth loneliness. We think there are some really interesting findings – and it feels particularly relevant to share our report at this difficult time where […]

#BlackLivesMatter

Racism is an ongoing plague on our society and we have watched in horror yet again as events in the US unfold, as they have so frequently across the world, including here in the UK, here in Bristol. George Floyd is yet another person of colour to be so needlessly and brutally killed, by the […]