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OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS
Rethink, the leading national membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. We provide hope and empowerment through effective services and support and to all those who need us, and campaign for change through greater awareness and understanding.
For further information on Rethink
phone: 0845 456 0455 email: info@rethink.org
Age Concern Northern Ireland’s vision is of a society where older people are valued, respected and participate as active and equal citizens. For advice and information call 028 9032 5055.
Email: advice@ageconcernni.org
Help the Aged fights to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation, neglect and ageism. In Northern Ireland, the Help the Aged SeniorLine advice service can signpost older people worried about mental health and wellbeing issues to specialist organisations for help, advice and treatment.
Email: seniorline.belfast@helptheaged.org.uk
CAUSE is a local charity providing peer-led emotional and practical support to carers and families of people with serious mental illness. Services include support groups, a helpline, carer advocacy, educational programmes and representation of carers’ views.
Email: info@cause.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care is a national organisation which exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss.
For young people, online access to information and support at www.rd4u.org.uk.
Yoga Fellowship of
Northern Ireland
The Fellowship is an umbrella organisation for those who are
Interested in Yoga to work together to:
• promote Yoga and its benefits
• train teachers
• aim to improve the standard of Yoga teaching
• provide Yoga classes in the community for all ages
It was started in 1977 in response to great demand to meet the needs
of the public. For more information see www.yfni.co.uk
The Yoga Fellowship is recognised by the Sports Council of Northern
Ireland as the governing body of Yoga in Northern Ireland. The Sports
Council gives great support to the Fellowship and helps us run Child
Protection Seminars.
We are affiliated to the Irish Yoga Federation and the International
Yoga Federation. We are members of the British Wheel of Yoga and have
joined the new Yoga Therapy Forum.
The Fellowship is run by a committee of volunteers voted for at each
Annual General Meeting by its members.
Maggie Crawford (PR) 028 2766 7706
Margaret O’Neill (Secretary) 0287963 3481
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