How Art Helped Someone Find Peace From Addiction

After fighting addiction for 25 years, a person who we support describes how art has helped them to move past addiction and find hope. After years of relapse, the individual found abstinence, peace of mind and calmness through art. Today we showcase their work, and how using their creativity, through drawing portraits, has helped them…

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Hampshire Recovery Sports Day

Mark your calendars for Saturday, 19th September 2026, as we come together to celebrate Recovery Month! Brought to you by Inclusion, Recovery Connections Hampshire, the Society of St James, Intuitive Thinking Skills, B.More, Steps Within, and Ambition Portsmouth, this free event brings together local recovery organisations, and individuals from across Hampshire for a day centered on…

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Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Service

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The Society of St James offers guidance and support to clients across Hampshire and our services. With the main support teams being in Portsmouth and Southampton our mental health teams empower people to make positive change. Our team consist of clinical psychologists and mental health support workers who are passionate about providing quality, one to…

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Can you help with a ‘Raised Plant Bed’ project?

SSJ Hostel looking for garden bed donations: Now more than ever, we are realising the benefit of being outdoors. Many of us have spent the past few weeks and months tending to our gardens and becoming reacquainted with nature. The same has been happening at one of our homelessness hostels in Aldershot, where service users have spent…

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