Bee Heard

About

This is Bee Heard's Facebook Page. We are a group of mental health peer advocates that help people in the local area.

Story

Bee Heard was founded in 2014, opening our doors on the 18th of November 2014. We were set up and trained through Mind Yourself, Foyle Advocates.

We have been open since then two days a week although recently we have increased this to three days. Our service is on a drop in, free and confidential basis. We have tried to grow steadily, offering a safe place for people to talk about their mental health.

We are committed to breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness through being open about our own experience and using it to relate to those who use our services.

We are a registered charity who gets by mainly due to the support of the public through various fundraising events.

All Volunteers and Committee Members have personal experience of Mental Illness and use this to connect with people and be able to empathize with people.

We have also started a creative arts group entitled Bee Creative which aims to give people a place where people can express their thoughts and emotions in a safe environment.