First Steps
Health
We want to run events that support more young people with eating difficulties and disorders.
About this cause
At First Steps, we offer hope that recovery from an eating disorder is possible. Our staff and volunteers have had their own experiences of eating disorders, and so offer hope to service users that recovery and life beyond their eating disorder is possible. We also provide opportunities to our service users, by recognising their abilities and talents. Throughout their recovery, a percentage of our service users go onto volunteer for First Steps, utilising their personal experience to help mentor others who are still experiencing difficulties. We offer choices of different treatment options to our service users. Our services on offer are vast, and can be tailored around the individual. We recognize that eating disorders require support, and our service provision is reflective of this.
How this cause brings people in the community together
This project will have an impact on the local community by improving the confidence and reducing isolation in young people. It will also reduce the stigma and fears associated with their mental health difficulties, which will then improve their school attendance and grades. The local community will benefit, as it means that less young people will be struggling with mental health problems.