TimeNorfolk provides wellbeing support to anyone in Norfolk and Waveney who experiences mental health challenges due to pregnancy loss at any stage, baby loss or pregnancy choices.
Vision:
For wellbeing support to be available to anyone in Norfolk and Waveney who experiences mental health challenges due to pregnancy loss at any stage, baby loss or pregnancy choices.
Mission:
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To create safe spaces where people are welcomed to come as they are, with their grief, concerns, hopes and fears.
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To provide opportunities to remember and to grieve.
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To provide training to counsellors, wellbeing, health and bereavement professionals.
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To ensure that experiences are heard and valued and can influence support in the future.
Values:
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Hope: is the catalyst for change.
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Community: that no one should feel alone.
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Stories: that every voice deserves to be heard.
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Inclusion: support is for everyone.
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Time: time to listen, time to grieve, time to heal.
Aims:
To preserve and protect women and men’s mental health, and the mental health of their partners and families and to advance the education of the public by:
1 - Offering impartial and confidential counselling and holistic support for the wellbeing of anyone in distress as a result of, and to promote understanding of, the issues surrounding:
- Pregnancy Loss (Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Ectopic Pregnancy and Termination)
- Pregnancy Choices
- Pregnancy Support
- Perinatal Mental Health Problems
- Infertility and Secondary Infertility
- Birth Trauma
- Neonatal Death (up to 12 months)
2 - Supporting people to make an informed choice regarding their options: termination, adoption, or parenting, with referral to appropriate agencies; and
3 - by such other means as the trustees may in their absolute discretion determine may further the above objectives.
At TimeNorfolk, we recognise that we work in a sensitive area. As an organisation, we have a Christian Ethos. We want to be clear about how we operate, the values we hold and the relationship between our faith and the services we offer. You can read more about our ethos here.