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Status Idea: Smile! You're not alone. read

Date created: 16 February 2012 Anxiety and depression help for young people teens to twenties. A place to go for people to share their experiences. Information about different anxiety and depression disorders. Make them feel at ease, and more confident. Allow them to write down their experiences and swap them with others. Organise events to meet up and get together.... more

Founder: Sarah Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Beccles Tags: anxiety, confidence, depression, help, loneliness, miserable, negative, upset
Status Idea: Lets get the community to have a quiz night - Reduce social isolation read

Date created: 16 February 2012 So, I recently moved to a new area (a largish village) and there aren't any community activities going on. I thought that setting up an activity where the local community could get together would be really good; I thought that a good way to do this would be to set up a quiz night for the elderly to eliminate social isolation or maybe just for... more

Founder: Sasha Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Oxfordshire Actions: 1     View Help Wanted Tags: elderly, night, quiz, social isolation
Status Idea: chYps champions read

Date created: 13 February 2012 I would like to create a network of volunteers to be able to raise funds for chYps children's hospice, which covers the whole of West Kent. chYps is a hospice in the home service, enabling the family to spend as much time together as possible when going through a difficult time. more

Founder: Isobel Kerry Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Maidstone Actions: 1     View Help Wanted Tags: cancer, children, fundraising, hospice, young people
Status Idea: Supporting you....supporting me read

Date created: 13 February 2012 I have a parent who experiences mental health problems and more specifically alcohol addiction. I've found this really difficult at times, despite working in mental health myself and having some understanding of why my mum does what she does. It has been even more difficult for my other siblings who have found it difficult, upsetting and... more

Founder: nightdrop Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Doncaster Actions: 1     View Help Wanted Tags: addiction, mental health, support
Status Idea: Snow inforcement team read

Date created: 10 February 2012 when it snows and settles i want vollunteers to get together and shift snow of the pavements in my town and grit more

Founder: community get together Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Ashbourne
Status Idea: I AM BEAUTIFUL, I AM ME! read

Date created: 09 February 2012 My idea, stems from my own person insecurity and feelings. It has taken me a long time to look in the mirror and speak postive things in to my life, since overcoming my own insecurities and personal issues, I can now look in the mirror and say 'I AM BEAUTIFUL'. I got the inspiration, from my church youth group! What I aim to achieve is boosting... more

Founder: Glenda Tackie-Yarboi Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Clarendon Road Parma House Actions: 1     View Help Wanted Tags: i am beautiful
Status Idea: Community festival read

Date created: 06 February 2012 a community festival i want it to be a good events i want there to be stalls barbouques and sports for young people more

Founder: community get together Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Ashbourne
Status Idea: self harm distraction box read

Date created: 05 February 2012 I would like to give young people who self harm a helping hand by giving them a small distraction box full of cool stuff to prevent them from self harming in Northamptonshire with the possibility to go nationwide.The box will be posted to them so i will need the name and address and sex . But i know how hard it is to say you self harm so it will... more

Founder: Luke adams Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Northampton Actions: 1     View Help Wanted Tags: box, distraction, help for young people, mental health, northamptonshire, self harm, self injury
Status Idea: Enlighten read

Date created: 02 February 2012 My idea is to have a group which aims to educate young people about the different religions, cultures and traditions present in the multicultural community of Birmingham. I want this to be done through social meetings, games, visits to local religious places or community centres, testimonies and presentations from respected lecturers, leaders,... more

Founder: Haesul Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Birmingham Actions: 1     View Help Wanted Tags: multicultural, religion
Status Idea: Zumba Party read

Date created: 02 February 2012 I suffered with depression and for me exercise was a good way of helping to relieve the stress and just have even half an hour where I could be happy without a care in the world. I want to help raise awareness for Mind, a charity for those suffering with mental illnesses. The subject of mental illness is still a taboo and rarely spoken about. I... more

Founder: Jo-Anne Brown Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Berkhamsted Actions: 2     View Help Wanted Tags: body, charity, mental health, mind, party, zumba