Community Companions

Community Companion clients must be:

• 18 years old or over

• Willing and able to give informed consent to this referral and to engage with befriending activity

• Be experiencing loneliness, social isolation, low mood, anxiety or depression and could benefit from face-to-face social interaction with a volunteer befriender in the community.

• Live in Bradford District (Bradford, Craven, Airedale and Wharfedale)

• Aware that this service is focused on building confidence in public places and social environments

Referrals for Community Companions must not:

• Lack mental capacity to consent to this referral

• Pose a risk to others, including staff and volunteers

• Have drug or alcohol abuse problems, or unsafe living environment

• We use this information to help us improve fair access to our services for all, and to understand if there are any groups we could be better at supporting.

• The information is collected for research purposes and will not affect your involvement with Mind in Bradford in any way. Demographic information may be shared with funders, but it will not include personal details and cannot be linked back to an individual.

• Your data is handled in line with the Data Protection Act (2018). If you have any questions please contact us at [email protected] or 01274 730815

Please note that the one-to-one befriending support will be in place for three months, with an option of a further six months of group support, the information provided above is crucial in determining the support required.

Full details on how we use your data and keep it safe can be found in our Privacy Policy.