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Volunteer Work...
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I have decided today that I am going to do some volunteer work. It would ideally be in mental health and would be in a support/mentor type role...I have considered maybe advocacy work but I'm unsure on whether you can volunteer in this type of role? Any advice would be greatly appreciated...I have tried the Do-it website for opportunities in my local area and it didn't give me any...so any other ideas would also be gratefully received??
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If you live near a university, you could be cheeky and look up to see if that Uni has a volunteer centre - although they are supposed to be for that uni's students, they will have experience in pointing young adults to places where you can volunteer.
http://vinspired.com/ is volunteering for young adults - it doesnt have as many opportunities as do-it , but you may see something there that you fancy. For example, it has on there the opportunity of volunteering for this site (The Site!) as a leader, and you could get involved in mental health stuff through that.
You could look up your local volunteer centre and have a chat with them, they might be able to help you think through what sort of opportunities you would be interested in and link you up with ones that are suitable for you. You can find them on do-it http://www.do-it.org.uk/wanttovolunteer/aboutvolunteering/vcfinder
Depending on the age you want to work with, youth centres might be a shout. They're known as Early Intervention Hubs in some areas, but most offer support groups for y/p experiencing mental/emotional/social difficulties. Because of government cuts (big hooray for them... -_-) perminant contracts are harder to find, but volunteers are welcome and often gratefully appreciated.
Can I ask where you found out about this opportunity?! It would be useful to know incase people face a similar issue in the future.