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PEER SUPPORT WORK

Our peer support project aims to address the long-term challenges faced by people with severe and enduring mental health conditions and their carers in NHS community mental health services. 

As part of the nationwide Community Mental Health Transformation Programme (CMHTP), we aim to remove barriers between primary and secondary care, promoting better integration between services, resulting in reduced waiting times and a reduction in the number of people going into crisis. We will also address inequalities and support transitions as well as offering holistic/personalised care and support to patients and their carers.

Crossroads Care Peer Support Worker, Michaella Ramini, is currently working closely with the CMHTP, the Richmond Mind Senior Carer Peer Support Development Lead as well as South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) as part of a Carers HUB.

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Alice’s Mega Marathon Mission!

Our very own Alice Bailey, Crossroads Caring Café Lead, will be taking on an incredible challenge by running the Manchester Marathon on 19th April.   As if that wasn’t enough, she’ll also be completing two half marathons in the lead-up — the first of which is the...
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Finding Calm while Caring

To mark National Stress Awareness Day, one mum shares how Crossroads Care’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Programme has helped her find calm amid the pressures of caring. ‘When you’re a carer, time to yourself is limited,’ says Janet. ‘I’m a single mum, working...
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The Transforming Power of Karate

Here, one mum shares how the life of her son has been transformed by doing karate at the Crossroads Care Saturday Club for children with special educational needs. Before Tomiwa, 13, started attending The Saturday Club, he struggled to communicate and make friends....
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Living Well with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s

Here, Twickenham resident Martin Thow shares what it’s like to live with young-onset Alzheimer’s — and how a pioneering Crossroads Care support group is bringing hope, help, and connection to people like him and their carers. ‘When I was first diagnosed with...
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Zip Zip Hooray — Crossroads Volunteer Completes Charity Challenge!

Huge congratulations to our brave and brilliant volunteer Margaret Allen and her husband, Rob, who have successfully completed their zip wire challenge at Twickenham Stadium in support of Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston. Flying 150 metres across the iconic rugby...
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Crossroads 2025 AGM – Celebrating our Friends of Crossroads

Our recent Annual General Meeting was a heartfelt celebration of our Friends of Crossroads whose generous support enables us to continue providing high-quality care for unpaid carers and the people they look after. Held in the elegant setting of the salon room in York...
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Land’s End to Teddington Runners Cross the Finish Line for Crossroads

A team of nine local people who ran all the way from Land’s End to Teddington over two days crossed the finish line on Sunday 6th October to cheers and champagne. The exhausted but ecstatic team, who braved the winds, hail and rain of Storm Amy, arrived back to a...
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Land’s End to Teddington: 250 miles for Carers

A dedicated team of nine adventurous runners are taking on an epic relay challenge from Land’s End to Teddington — the home of Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston upon Thames. Covering over 250 miles, this non-stop effort will take place from the evening of Friday...
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River Respite for Unpaid Carers

A boat trip down the Thames brings rare peace and companionship to carers… Each year, 75-year-old Yuan eagerly looks forward to a few hours of calm: a serene riverboat cruise along the River Thames, organised by Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston. For carers like...
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Crossroads Care is one of the Mayor’s Chosen Charities!

We are honoured that the Mayor of Richmond, Councillor Penny Frost, has chosen Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston upon Thames as one of her charities for the 2025/26 civic year. This special recognition provides an invaluable opportunity to raise awareness of the...
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