THE beauties of nature have an important role to play in mental health well-being, says a Malvern-based charity. The charity, Association for Rehabilitation of Communication and Oral Skills (ARCOS), is speaking up in support of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which starts on Monday, May 10. The week’s theme is ‘Nature’, after its organisers, the Mental Health Foundation, found that 45 per cent of people it surveyed said being in green spaces had been vital for their mental well-being during the Covid lockdown. ARCOS has been based in Great Malvern since the 1990s. It works to improve life for people with communication, eating drinking and swallowing difficulties, including children and adults with conditions such as cerebral palsy, learning difficulties, stroke and head injury.
OPEN: Charity shops across Worcestershire have re-opened CHARITIES across Worcestershire are delighted to be re-opening their shops and resuming regular services. Charity shops in Worcester, Malvern and Evesham have been welcoming bac customers all week after the government’s lockdown restrictions were eased. Jane Redman, Worcestershire spokesperson for Cancer Research UK, said: “We’re so excited to see more of our shops reopening this week and are enjoying welcoming back our staff, volunteers and customers. “We are happily accepting donations as usual in our shops that are open. We’re hoping our supporters have used any spare time during lockdown to declutter and set aside quality items for us.
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HELP: Kay Coombes during a therapy session MALVERN-based charity Association for Rehabilitation of Communication and Oral Skills (ARCOS) has launched a new service to support families with special needs during the pandemic. The ARCOS Family Support and Information Line (AFSIL) will be available for families and others involved with helping children and young adults who have special or additional needs. The advice line is being set up in response to issues raised by a survey carried out by ARCOS, summarised in a report called Scarcely Special, based on its experiences with parents and children during the first lockdown last year.