\n Managed by Dorset Mind, in collaboration with four other charities and the NHS, these Access Wellbeing spaces aim to provide aid without appointments to those aged 18 and over.\n<\/p>\n
\n Centres are operational in Blandford, Gillingham, Sherborne and Sturminster Newton, with another set to open in Shaftesbury on Wednesday, September 3.\n<\/p>\n
\n New mental health drop-in centres open across North Dorset for adults (Image: Supplied) They provide a “welcoming space” for those seeking assistance with mental health, emotional wellbeing or practical concerns such as finances, work or housing.\n<\/p>\n
\n David Sutherland, senior access wellbeing coordinator for North Dorset, said: “We are delighted to be opening these new spaces within our communities here in North Dorset.\n<\/p>\n
\n “They will provide accessible support to anyone aged 18 and over, offering a vital space to turn when you\u2019re feeling worried or overwhelmed.”\n<\/p>\n
\n People can visit the centres during opening hours and speak to the coordinators, who will provide advice and help access further support.\n<\/p>\n
\n The centres are part of a wider initiative which includes 25 drop-in spaces across Dorset.\n<\/p>\n
\n These aim to provide easy access to early help to prevent concerns from escalating.\n<\/p>\n
\n For more information on locations and opening times, visit the Dorset Access Wellbeing website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Managed by Dorset Mind, in collaboration with four other charities and the NHS, these Access Wellbeing spaces aim…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[102,1906,6623,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-98671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mental-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-mental-health","10":"tag-mentalhealth","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}