Alison

MFT Advisory Group Member

My name is Alison, and I joined the AG group in June 2023.

I have been a service user of MFT for a few years. I was very much helped by staff at MFT to integrate into various support groups to build an ongoing support network for my mental health.

From this experience I have learned so much about how a charity like MFT is able to provide a vital network of support for the local community and beyond.

Therefore, I decided to join the Advisory Group so that I could take an active role in the work being done to help ensure that the best services are offered and reach those who need it. It has been interesting, fun and rewarding and I am able now to give back to a charity that offers so much to me at the same time.

Mark

MFT Advisory Group Member

My name is Mark and I joined MFT Advisory Group in January 2020. As a previous service user, I was invited to become a member of the Advisory Board. I felt it was a useful way of putting something back into a service which has supported me.

Co-production has been very enjoyable. When I joined the group I hadn’t realised quite how much MFT provides in the range of services it offers to our local community members suffering with mental health issues. It feels so positive to have found such a great bunch of similarly minded people using their experiences and insight to help shape and improve the services for MFT’s clients.

Jax

MFT Advisory Group Member

My name is Jacqueline and I joined the MFT Advisory Group in 2019. I joined the Advisory Group to share my knowledge and experience of mental health care to help make it more easily accessible to those in need.

I have enjoyed collaborating with the group, bouncing ideas off each other and hearing and sharing their views.

With MFT I have benefited from physical activities. I have particularly enjoyed Belly Dancing, Qigong and Yoga – I believe that there are many mental health benefits to be gained from physical exercise.

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"If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is 
it kind?" ~ Buddha