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Is the befriending service at York and District Mind meeting the needs and expectations of the service users?
Year of publication: 2011Author: Moore, Alison
Publisher: York St John University / York and District Mind
Summary:
A dissertation produced by a student at York St John University to examine the effects of mental ill-health and the goals of and approaches to befriending at the York and District Mind befriending service which provides emotional and practical support to adults whose experience of mental health difficulties or emotional distress has left them feeling socially isolated or excluded.
The dissertation concludes that the service is meeting the needs and expectations of its service users and considers the implications of the findings and makes recommendations on behalf of the service users.
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