Outcomes and Impact
Outcomes
To increase our client’s coping strategies to navigate the grieving process, promoting resilience, personal growth and hope.
To reduce negative stigma surrounding baby loss, crisis pregnancy and post termination stress for our clients, within our work setting.
To increase the confidence of our volunteers, enabling them to offer support to couples and individuals experiencing baby loss, crisis pregnancy and post termination stress.
Impact
12 years ago, we started with a handful of clients, as we have become known, this has grown to an average of 35 clients a year.
Our professional standards have meant we now receive referrals from professional, statutory and voluntary services, along with self-referrals and recommendations from former clients.
Devon organisations in regular contact with Choices are Talk Works, Maternity Bereavement teams, Mental Health Support workers within NHS, GP surgeries, Colleges and University Wellbeing Teams.
Over 2022 – 2023...The team have provided 888hrs of free voluntary support. They have supported 37 clients who were sometimes joined by their partners. These hours were delivered by 10 volunteers.
People Supported 37
Assessments 37 hours
Average hours support per client 10 – 12