A MENTAL health support service will be available to use in a town tomorrow after months of diligent preparation.

Gem Barrett, 43, and Emma Chamberlain, 38, set up the service, after the suicide of Ms Barrett’s 22-year-old daughter, Dené, from Bicester, in February 2017.

It will offer ‘consistent, easy to access and on going support’ for young adults who need some assistance with managing their mental health on a daily basis.

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Based at Kingsmere Community Centre in Bicester, Nai’s House will open its doors for 16-25 years olds on Tuesday at 3pm.

Through a Nai’s House Supporter, guests can receive help on their terms as little or as often as they need, for as long as they like.

People can also make use of their drop-in listening service which will give guests an opportunity to sit with a volunteer who will listen and support with compassion and understanding.

Counselling appointments can be booked for those who require something more in depth and longer term.

Suicide prevention is also a key focus for Nai’s House and so it is launching a ‘suicide safer community’ initiative alongside its support service.

Ms Barret said: “Suicide is a result of overwhelming feelings and emotional pain and shouldn’t have to be an option.

“The aim of the initiative is to reduce the numbers of death by suicide through training members of the local community, businesses and public services to be more alert to the signs and behaviours of a person who is feeling suicidal, and to feel confident in intervening and preventing a suicide.”

As a holistic service, it will also offer some holistic activities and treatments.

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Georgia Tillery from Black Sheep Collective CIC will be offering a creative project that will celebrate life and memories through spoken work, art and improvisation where at the end of the eight weeks the group will showcase their art piece.

Treatments provided include Reiki, massage, essential oils and a fitness class by their therapists.

Psychosynthesis counsellor and meditation teacher, Seb Gaete, will lead a pioneering new therapy for groups that is based on deep meditation and combines spirituality with psychotherapy.

Nai’s House will run three sessions a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Ms Barret said: “As we grow and progress we will focus more on preventative initiatives with families, primary and secondary schools as well as developing and implementing post suicide intervention and bereavement support.

“Mental health and suicide is everyone’s responsibility. We always have room for more volunteers and we particularly welcome hearing from anyone with their own personal experience of poor mental health or who can help out behind the scenes.”

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Nai’s House will also offer SafeTALK training to the local community and will work with The Ollie Foundation to deliver additional training such as Youth Mental Health First Aid and ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills).

If you are interested in attending group work, email hello@naishouse.co.uk to confirm your place, free of charge.