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Be a Friend – Tell a Friend Appeal
Riverside Counselling Service founded in Henley 35 years ago has launched an appeal Be a Friend -Tell a Friend to raise £240K as the need for mental health services has seen huge increase following the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. The appeal total is the...
Seth Runs the Boston Marathon for Riverside
Seth Cayley ran the Boston Marathon in 3 hours, 18 minutes last week in aid of Riverside Counselling and has raised over £1,000 for our charity. Seth has been running since his late 20s and he has already completed 4 out of the 6 World Marathon Majors (London, Berlin,...
‘Mental Health Awareness in the Workplace with Jason McMahon’
Hobbs of Henley’s commitment to support better mental health has always been strong and we have outlined great opportunities throughout this partnership with Riverside Counselling Service to raise awareness of mental health issues, the work of the charity and to help...
Talk to us Day
Every July, Samaritans branches across the UK and Ireland hold local events to talk about the services they offer in their communities. This raises awareness of The Samaritans and also enables people, who may not have had the information or courage before, to reach...
Being alone, the origins of loneliness and what we can do to combat loneliness.
Being alone, the origins of loneliness and what we can do to combat loneliness. After weeks of isolation many people are feeling lonely… The global crisis has meant that all of us have had to face new experiences. Social distancing has been for some a new experience...
Absent Father & Identity Issues
Near the end of Cormac McCarthy’s devastating novel, The Road (2006), the father and son duo who have traveled the post-apocalyptic landscape together, have to say goodbye to one another. The father is dying. The father tells the son ‘you have my whole heart‘. There...