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After several years of development, the Serenity Programme (previously known as 'Outreach-online') was launched on 4th July 2010 - about JavaScript must be enabled!
During the development process a number of colleagues have provided me with a great deal of support and encouragement. I owe them a debt of gratitude and I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to them. I suspect that they haven't always known how much their support has meant to me!
My gratitude goes to the following people, mentioned here in no particular order:
David Menkes, Professor of Psychiatry, for his faith, inspiration, and enthusiastic support for my early ideas.
Jill Galvani, Executive Nurse, for her creativity and foresight and for allowing me the autonomy and freedom to help realise my vision.
Robin Holden, Mental Health Service Manager, for his tolerance and unstinting support, and for not giving up in the face of challenges and disappointments.
Simon Pyke and Giles Harbourne, Mental Health Manager and Chief of Staff, for having faith, trust and for tolerating my preoccupation with the programme.
Phil Chick, National Leadership and Innovation Agency, for supporting the programme in strategic and political arenas.
Maria Gallagher for her compassionate support, and for helping me make the connections necessary to take the programme further.
Gary Slegg, Research Fellow, for his encouragement, unstinting support, tenacity and for his determination to design and follow-through the research agenda.
Lona Tudor-Jones, Research Facilitator, for her support and work behind-the-scenes, without whose input the research programme would never have been realised.
David Crossley, Consultant Psychotherapist, whose calm, balanced and insightful comments have meant a great deal to me.
Gill Hunt, Independent Consultant, for her enthusiasm, awesome networking skills and her positive and inspirational take on life!
Seren Roberts, Researcher, for her optimism, vision and for instilling in me a sense of hope and determination.
Hilary Nicholas, from 'Want2Work' for her ability to 'think outside the box' and willingness to innovate.
Louise Messenger, Occupational Psychologist, for her insightful comments, thoughtfulness, dedication and flexibility to work with the 'unknown'.
Barry Dalton, Stuart Paynter and my friends and colleagues in the Therapy Unit at Nant-y-Glyn, especially Karen Williams, Bob Neale, Dawn Kennedy, Nia Williams, Wendy Williams, Sali Burns, Glenys Jones and Paul and Deb Diprose, whose conversations and insights have helped shape my thinking and the programme design more than they probably realise!
... and anyone else whose supported me along the way with words and deeds of optimism and support, and last but not least - the very many people who have used the programme, for their generosity in sharing their thoughts and observations - an enormous 'thank you'. It literally would not have been possible without you.
Awards
Steve Cottrell meets Gordon Brown (UK Prime Minister 2007 - 2010) and Health Minister Ann Keen at a reception at Downing Street on 22-05-08, organised for Royal College of Nursing award winners.
The Serenity Programme (known as 'Outreach-online' in its previous incarnation) was supported initially by a financial award from Wales Mental Health in Primary Care (WaMH in PC) in 2003.
The programme won an award from Welsh Innovations in Healthcare (WiSH) in July of 2006, second prize in the British Journal of Nursing Clinical Practice Awards in 2006, a commendation in the Royal College of Nursing awards 2008 and joint first prize for 'Best Mental Health Nursing Project in Wales' at the Annual Welsh Mental Health Nursing Awards in 2010.
The financial elements of these awards have been essential to the development of the Serenity Programme, without them the programme would have never become available. Thank you.
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