The Hope service supports asylum seekers, refugees and victims of trafficking in two ways. We have a therapy pathways for people who have experienced trauma in adulthood (although may also have experienced childhood trauma) and have a primary diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The people we support have often experienced multiple traumas in their home country and on their journey to the UK. They may face other practical challenges, for example unstable housing, poverty and discrimination.
The care pathway within the service involves Moving On After Trauma (MOAT) groups and one-to-one specialist trauma-focused psychological therapy, alongside more general casework. The section below outlines our trauma treatment pathway:
Moving on After Trauma Group (MOAT): A 6 week group to help people understand how trauma affects them. We teach people skills to manage their symptoms and help them feel better. For example, to sleep better, to feel more relaxed and to have fewer flashbacks.
1:1 Trauma Therapy: After the MOAT group, people can have one-to-one therapy sessions with a therapist. We help people manage their difficulties and help process their trauma memories. We always use interpreters if people need them.
All our work is confidential and we work both in the community and in NHS buildings.
The second way in which we support people is though more community based support – this includes providing wellbeing initiatives, such as community groups to support people to improve sleep and art groups and we work across the IA hotels in the region offering advice and support to all residents. Community based support is delivered by our recovery coordinators, working with voluntary sector partners where possible. We are also working towards opening a Memorial Garden in the centre of Bristol to create a reflective space for the community more widely.
We work closely with Bristol Refugee Rights, SARI, Borderlands, Bristol Mind and Unseen to ensure our service users receive specialist support across their different needs.
We accept referrals from NHS Talking Therapies - North Somerset & South Gloucestershire and from other mental health teams within AWP and partner organisations.
If you need advice or support to make a referral please email: awp
We are an NHS team working with asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced trauma and need help.
Ne jemi një ekip i NHS që punojmë me azilkërkuesit dhe refugjatët që kanë përjetuar trauma dhe kanë nevojë për ndihmë.
نحن فريق من هيئة الخدمات الصحية الوطنية (NHS) نعمل مع طالبي اللجوء واللاجئين الذين عانوا من الصدمات ويحتاجون إلى المساعدة.
تيم ما با پناهندگان وافرادی که درخواست پناهندگی کردنند وتجربه وحشتناک يا تروما . داشته و احتياج به کمک دارند کارميکند
Nous sommes une équipe du NHS qui travaille avec des demandeurs d'asile et des réfugiés qui ont subi un traumatisme et ont besoin d'aide.
ئێمە تیمێکی NHS ین کە لەگەڵ پەناخوازان و پەنابەران کار دەکەین کە تووشی زەبر و زەنگ بوون و پێویستیان بە یارمەتی هەیە.
مونږ د این ایچ ایس ټیم یو چ د هغو پناغوښتونکو او مهاجرو سره چ صدمه ي ب لید ل وي مرسته کوو.
ንሕና በሰላ ዘጋጠሞም ሓተቲ ዕቝባን ስደተኛታትን ሓገዝ ዘድልዮም ንሰርሕ ጕጅለ ኤች. ኤን. ኤስ. (NHS) ኢና።
Ми є командою NHS, яка працює з шукачами притулку та біженцями, які зазнали травми та потребують допомоги
The Hope Service is available for asylum seekers and refugees from the age of 18 years and above. Some may have an asylum application in process or they may have settled status.
We accept referrals from NHS Talking Therapies and from other mental health teams within AWP and partner organisations. If you need advice or support to make a referral please email: awp
