The Brighter Futures programme works in partnership with local health and community providers to improve and sustain positive mental health and wellbeing in Hampshire adults.
Participants come through partners such as wellbeing centres, care providers and social prescribing networks to attend courses such as Needle Felting for Wellbeing, our Seasonal Living Workshop Series or Art Journalling to increase confidence, develop emotional resilience and improve socialisation. Participants can also self-refer themselves onto these courses via our online referral process.
Our Brighter Futures Autumn courses have now been released. Please see the full list of available courses below and click on the links to find out more about each course.
Basingstoke:
Winchester:
Gosport:
New Milton:
To be eligible for a Brighter Futures course you must be 18+ years old, live in Hampshire, and feel as though this course will benefit your wellbeing.
To register your interest to attend a Brighter Futures course, please complete the self-referral form: https://forms.office.com/e/rJFZi8J3e6
These courses are part of the Hampshire County Council Adult Tailored Learning Programme, Hampshire Achieves.
"I have gained a new confidence in my abilities and an increased empathy towards others. When in lockdown, it's hard to appreciate that everyone around you is going through the same mental health struggles. I grew a greater sense of understanding of my own mental health issues as well as empathising with others."
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"It helped me overcome my perfectionism, opening up another type of journaling to me to help with recording my mental health survival/recovery journey."
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