Change Minds

Welcome to Community Roots from Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Trust. We have a wide-ranging digital offer, and you can also attend our courses in person at either our Preston or Burnley centres.We offer an engaging and revolutionary curriculum, designed and developed alongside people with lived experience of mental ill health and professional experts.  We hope that you enjoy our curriculum offers as much as we have enjoyed co-producing them, remember to keep an eye on both our Twitter and Facebook accounts for accounts for regular updates.Community Roots has been developed by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with service users, staff and community members. We also work alongside a wide range of community focused organisations across the county to bring you the very best local health & wellbeing opportunities.We aim to bring you learning opportunities that have a positive impact on your health and wellbeing. Recovery College is a non-clinical approach that recognises the importance of lived and professional experience in creating accessible and engaging learning opportunities.We believe in recovery for all, supporting one and other whilst challenging the stigma associated with mental ill health. As our offer is always developing based on the needs of the communities we serve, we welcome all to work with us to support resilient and informed communities across Lancashire and South Cumbria. If you would like to get involved, please get in touch.All of our courses are FREE and have been co-produced or specifically requested by individuals with lived experience, community members and recovery & clinical staff.Anyone aged 16 and over can access The Recovery College curriculum and get involved in the co-development of our offer, contact us via community.roots@lscft.nhs.uk to learn more or book on to any of our courses here.

Community Roots (formerly The Recovery College)

Explore, imagine and share tales of living with mental health challenges, in the past and today.

Lancashire Archives

Change MindsChange Minds is a ‘culture therapy’ programme that works with 
people living with mental health challenges. As a member of Change 
Minds, you will be part of a shared experience of exploring historical 
mental health records from over one hundred years ago. Over 12 
workshops, you will take part in a fascinating journey of learning, 
creativity and thinking about mental health in the past and today.FAQs
. 
Where is it?
Most workshops will be held at either 
The Recovery College @Deepdale, Lowthorpe 
Road, Preston, PR1 6SB or Lancashire 
Archives, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE 
. You will also go on a trip to Lancaster to 
see the site of the Moor Hospital.
What will I be doing?
You will join a group including 
archivists, artists, volunteers 
and support workers for 12 three hour workshops. Together you will 
investigate historical records of 
Lancaster Moor County Asylum 
(HRL). You will choose an individual to 
follow through time using archives at 
Lancashire Archives and online. On 
your trip to the archives in Preston you 
will learn more about the history of the 
treatment of mental health and the lives 
of the people in the case studies. Then 
you will respond creatively to what you 
have learned. Finally, you will contribute 
to a showcase of the groups’ research 
and creative work.When will we meet?
The group will first meet on 26 January 2023 at Lancashire archives, 
 and workshops will then run 
weekly from 9 February 2023 until 20 
April 2023.
How will I get there?
If needed, we will help you make travel 
arrangements so that you can get to to 
and from workshops and events at no 
cost to yourself. You will be reimbursed 
for any transport costs.
What facilities are there?
Lancashire Archives is a fully accessible 
building (with disabled lift access and 
designated toilets), there is a kitchen, 
lockers and a dedicated private space 
for workshops.
Refreshments including hot and cold 
drinks, biscuits, occasionally cake will 
be available at every workshop.
 The Recovery College is located 
next door to the Minerva Health 
Centre, is on the ground floor and has 
disabled access and toilets as well as 
refreshments at its community café.How will I be supported?
Anna Watson is the Project Coordinator, 
and she will support you during Change 
Minds, along with other staff and 
volunteers. You can come with a carer if 
that will help you enjoy the project. 
What happens if I don’t feel well?
If you feel unwell during a workshop, 
please speak to staff. If you can’t make 
it to a workshop Anna Watson will keep 
in touch until you can come again.
What if I drop out?
You can leave at any time. It will not 
affect your care from Lancashire 
&amp; South Cumbria NHS Trust, or 
prevent you from accessing further 
opportunities through The Recovery 
College.
What is the evaluation 
programme?
This is looking at how well Change 
Minds works as a community heritage 
project, and also at whether exploring 
history and identity through archives 
helps people’s health and wellbeing. 
If you decide not to take part in the 
evaluation, you can still come to Change 
Minds.
How can I be sure that my 
confidentiality is protected?
We operate within a strict data 
protection and confidentiality 
framework. This follows national laws 
and ensures your personal data will be kept securely and not shared with 
anyone outside of the Change Minds 
evaluation team. Any data used in 
reports will be fully anonymised. You 
will be asked for your consent for 
photography, filming and social media, 
as well as for evaluation. If you don’t 
want to consent then you will still be 
able to take part in the programme.
What if I have a complaint?
If you are unhappy about something 
to do with Change Minds, please get in 
touch with Laura Drysdale, the Director 
of the Restoration Trust, who will try 
and resolve the issue with you. Contact 
Laura by phone on 07740 844883 or email laura@restorationtrust.org.uk.
What happens at the end
of Change Minds?
The project team can advise you if you 
would like to move on to volunteering 
or working in the heritage field. You 
can keep in touch with The Restoration 
Trust through our regular online 
meetings and in-person gatherings.How can I find out more?
Find out more about Change Minds on our 
website www.changeminds.org.uk. You can 
also contact Victoria McCann, Archivist by 
phone on 01772 533039 or email
 archives@lancashire.gov.uk, alternatively you can contact the Recovery College on Recovery.College@Lscft.nhs.uk or call on 01772 695 365.Lancashire Recovery College provides a learning service that works alongside experts by experience and professionals by experience, to co-produce courses that enhance wellbeing and social opportunities in your community.This co-produced course has been developed and will be delivered alongside people who truly understand and can share their lived experience. We believe this approach captures the true values of recovery Hope, Opportunity and Wellbeing.

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