COPELAND MP Trudy Harrison has backed the launch of a new trauma support service formed in Whitehaven.

The Making Everyone Equal (MEE) centre has been created to offer free support for anyone aged 17 and over, who has experienced complexity of trauma in their lives which impacts on their vulnerability and recovery.

The team offers specialist advice and support and works with a range of organisations to enable individuals to find appropriate and sustainable recovery pathways.

Mrs Harrison met with the MEE team last year while they were in the planning stages of the project, and visited last week to see the facilities and speak with the team at their newly-opened centre.

Mrs Harrison said: “I was pleased to meet with the team again, and to see how this project has quickly developed from an idea into a fully functioning new trauma support service.

“The work the team does in assisting people who have suffered trauma is commendable, and the passion they have to help people shines through.”

Those eligible for support are individuals who have experienced the diversity of trauma over their life which impacts on their health and well-being.

 

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