Nick Booth

Anna Walsh, Debra Warren, Gemma Blackford and David Johnson stand in front of Rotary House next to the yellow box of the new defibrillator. They are standing outside in the rain, Gemma is holding an umbrella.

CHADD hosts a defibrillator in Russells Hall area of Dudley

Pictured is Anna Walsh and David from CHADD with Debbie Parkes and Gemma Blackford from Friends of Russells Hall Park in front of the defibrillator and bleed kit at our sheltered housing scheme, Rotary House. It means that anyone in the area who has a heart attack or suffers a severe bleed is closer to …

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A head ans shoulder shot of Dani Walker, she is looking at the camera but side on. She has blond hair, specs and is smiling.

Domestic abuse and visual impairment – a tool kit for refuges.

When a domestic abuse survivor comes to live in a refuge it can be distressing and frightening. But imagine if you are also blind or vision-impaired. The challenges are even greater. Here at CHADD we have been working with Beacon Vision in Wolverhampton on a six-month project to help overcome some of those challenges. The …

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A green background with a graphi in blue of an outline of a house, The words Refuge Hub 2 are below the graphic

“It literally brought me back to life” – Carmel’s story about her stay at our specialist domestic abuse hub for people with complex needs

Carmel was at her lowest when she arrived at Hub 2 – our new specialist refuge for people with complex needs. She could barely talk to anyone, never mind tell her story. The hub provides the 24 hour cover and a calm, welcoming safe space so people can work at the pace they need on …

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Celebrating one year of the Dudley Young Person’s alliance.

The Dudley Young Person’s Alliance brings together several organizations to help young individuals find their footing, build confidence, and receive practical and personal support.  It’s a conscious strategic shift developed between local charities and social enterprises and Dudley Council.  Our collective aim is to make sure that young people in Dudley – who might otherwise …

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Three women are sitting at a table and crafting with paper. You can only see their hands and the table.

Counselling partnership for our Women’s Refuge in Dudley

Two wonderful local charities have teamed up with us at CHADD to help support women in our domestic abuse refuge with therapeutic arts sessions. We provide a range of housing options supporting people to live in the community including  refuge accommodation and outreach support for people who experienced domestic abuse. Black Country Mental Health (formerly …

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Amy – the activities coordinator for our Communities team

Amy Philips recently took on the role of coordinating events for our communities team. They support more than hundred people each day – and a crucial part of that support is the opportunity to socialise, which is where Amy comes in 🙂 The Communities team help people with learning disabilities in our community. “Immensely proud” …

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Vaccinating Jean – the covid vaccine and black and asian people

It’s called vaccine hesitancy, and it particularly affects black people and people from other ethnic minorities.  It’s a concern that they are at greater risk from Covid 19 and also from the vaccines. This video (from the Department of Health and Social Care) talks about some of those concerns –   (Update: BME London Landlord has …

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