What is Gateway?What is Gateway?

What members say about GatewayWhat members say about Gateway

Confidentiality in Gateway: Your confidentiality is important. We do not discuss members with anyone including your family, medical team or other members. However there might be times when we might need to breach confidentiality but only in the following instances:

If you tell us that you will harm yourself or another person.

If we become aware a child is at risk, we have a statutory obligation to notify child protection services.

If we need to breach confidentiality, we will include and support you during this.

How I can become an How I can become an

active member? active member?

Let other members know what is

going on in drop-in and outside of Gateway

Keep drop-in neat and tidy Join Gateways Groups: Newsletter,

Decorating, Advisory Committee

Support other members Provide a listening ear, be there if

someone needs to talk Share your knowledge and skills

Start a hobby group e.g. a cinema group

In Gateway we are

accepted for who

we are, what we are

and what we do. Mental Health AssociationMental Health Association

New Member FormNew Member Form

Gateway is a place

and pathway to new beginnings with opportunities to learn you are free to be yourself and come and go as

you please you can relax and feel at ease you can get involved in activities you can make connections with

other people living locally you can meet and socialise you can meet like minded people and peers

(people who have experience of mental health issues and emotional distress)

you can develop and grow you can be inspired and get creative you can give and receive peer support you can talk over problems you can share experiences and hope youll definitely want to get out of the house

for!

Express myself and say how Im feeling

Feel safe

Be heard as I have a voice

A Safe space and personal space

Self-determination and independence

Receive generously

Flourishing speech - within reason

Free choice whether people agree or

disagree

Be treated with dignity and respect

Be treated as an adult

Give generously

Name:_____________________________

Address:

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Phone: _____________________________

Mobile: _____________________________

Email:_______________________________

How did you hear about Gateway?

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Please note that Gateway Project Workers

are not medically trained in any way. They

are not medical professionals, counsellors

or carers but former members themselves

Signed: _____________________

Dated: _____________________

New Member FormNew Member Form

In Gateway, I have the right toIn Gateway, I have the right to

Listen to other members and be respectful

To not cause any member to feel

upset or unsafe

Participate as much as I can to

support other members to participate

Be aware of the needs of others

Clean up after myself and respect our drop in centre

Be aware of how my actions and speech affect other members

Tolerate difference

In Gateway, I am responsible toIn Gateway, I am responsible to

Gateway Mental Gateway Mental

Health Association Health Association

Some wellness tools for everyone Exercise

Reach out to people if you feel alone

Do things that make you happier

Contact us The Gateway Mental Health Association

No. 2, Unit 1, Parker Hill, Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Phone: 085 7521220 Blog: www.projectgateway.blogspot.ie Email: gatewaymentalhealthproject@gmail.com * Mobile only working during drop-in hours *