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    Gateway Project
    Gateway is a member-led community group that provides social and peer support for people experiencing mental illness. The group aims to promote social inclusion and recovery. Member involvement is key, as most staff are recruited from the membership. The group provides a drop-in center for socializing, along with developmental and creative activities. Members organize events and take leadership roles. Training opportunities help members build skills. The goal is to empower members and support their integration into the community.

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    Gateway is a member-led community group that provides social and peer support for people experiencing mental illness. The group aims to promote social inclusion and recovery. Member involvement is key, as most staff are recruited from the membership. The group provides a drop-in center for socializing, along with developmental and creative activities. Members organize events and take leadership roles. Training opportunities help members build skills. The goal is to empower members and support their integration into the community.

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    Gateway is a member-led community group that provides social and peer support for people experiencing mental illness. The group aims to promote social inclusion and recovery. Member involvement is key, as most staff are recruited from the membership. The group provides a drop-in center for socializing, along with developmental and creative activities. Members organize events and take leadership roles. Training opportunities help members build skills. The goal is to empower members and support their integration into the community.

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    MEMBER-LED

    ETHOS
    Member involvement is
    crucial to the long term
    success of the project.
    In fact, most of our
    staff, such as our
    Project Workers are
    recruited,
    a nd
    trained, from our
    membership.
    BUILDING
    CAPACITY
    Key to Gateway is
    building
    the
    capacity
    of
    its
    membership,
    by
    encouraging
    participation in its
    o n g o i n g
    development,
    organisation
    and
    delivery. Members
    sit on the Gateway
    Advisory Committee
    and Project Team
    and hold regular
    meetings to discuss
    our
    programmes
    and development.

    MEMBER
    COMMENTS
    In Gateway, we are
    accepted for who we
    are, what we are and
    what we do
    The group inspires
    me with confidence
    and self belief
    Gateway is
    somewhere to go
    when life gets on top
    of me
    Its great to
    experience such
    friendly people and
    to interact with
    them in a relaxed
    atmosphere
    Its an optimistic
    place

    What is Gateway?
    Gateway is a member-led
    social and peer support
    community group for
    people with self-experience
    of mental ill health and
    recovery.
    The project aims to support
    the integration of people
    into the social, cultural,
    educational and working
    life of the community. It
    works to address social
    e xc lus ion
    a nd
    disadvantage faced by
    many
    people
    with
    experiences of mental ill
    health and works in
    partnership to promote
    positive mental health,
    wellbeing and recovery in
    the community.
    Support
    We provide a drop-in
    centre where people call in
    for a coffee, a chat and can
    get involved with a range of
    developmental, creative

    and health promotional from decision-making at


    activities as people wish.
    members meetings and
    planning workshops to
    Empowerment
    helping out with the day to
    Members organise social
    day running of the drop-in
    events, meet ups, trips
    and other activities. We
    away, a monthly newsletter
    appreciate and support our
    for the project and take a
    members commitment.
    lead on other activities
    through Gateway and Training Opportunities
    beyond.
    Each year members decide
    on education programmes
    for the year.

    Gateway is a place where you can


    make connections

    We provide opportunities for


    training to support members
    to develop their strengths
    and learn new skills. Options
    are varied, challenging, fun
    and useful and range from
    WRAP trainings, holistic and
    creative arts, IT trainings
    and more.

    We also provide links to


    local training initiatives,
    Participation
    Members are encouraged employment services and
    to get involved with their links to other groups and
    project as much as possible supports locally.

    Background
    The Gateway Project opened in January 2004 as a pilot
    initiative between the Rathmines Community Partnership
    and Vergemount Mental Health Services. It is now an
    established community resource and highlighted as an
    example of good practice in the recent National Economic
    Social Forum Report on Mental Health and Social Inclusion.
    As of 2015, Gateway is supported Mental Health Ireland and
    an Advisory Committee made up of Gateway members and
    other representatives working together from the HSE, Dublin
    City Council, the CDETB, Shine, Mental Health Reform and
    the Disability Federation of Ireland.
    CHECK OUT OUR BLOG

    www.projectgateway.blogspot.com

    ASK FOR OUR


    INFORMATION LEAFLET

    Gateway MHA
    Unit 1, 2 Parker Hill,
    Rathmines,
    Dublin 6
    Gateway Co-ordinator
    Fionn Fitzpatrick
    Gateway Mobile 0857521220
    Office 01 4977005
    Email: [email protected]
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