Building a better family life

Shelley who suffers from depression and other complex mental health issues was referred to Home-Start for one-to-one volunteer support to help her and her young son overcome their isolation.  “Home Start Wessex are a fantastic organisation that needs more funding to...

Group support making me stronger

After the birth of her daughter Nevaeh, Megan was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis and postnatal depression, both terrifying experiences to go through. Her health visitor referred Megan to Home-Start Wessex to attend one of our Haven groups. “I started a group run...

4 Tips on Dealing with Anxiety

 4 Tips on Dealing with Anxiety; What to do When Worries Overwhelm Us Anxiety can be extremely difficult to live with at times. I have been there, anxiety consumed me daily and made any day to day task or living difficult. It made me feel claustrophobic. The worries...