COUNSELLING LINE:
Important Update: The Aviva Counselling Line is no longer available for British Skydiving Members. However British Skydiving members do have access/can claim up to £1000 for phycological support/Counselling through their BS insurance (email BS at info@britishskydiving.org). If you require a doctor’s signature for the form you can contact your own GP or send Uplift a message). Uplift will be liaising further with British Skydiving/Romero over the coming week to put out more details on what is covered and how to make a claim. In the meantime, we still have our Peer Support service available and more information on support lines on the website. Please reach out to uplift with any queries on our facebook page.
About Uplift:
Uplift is a non for profit organisation that provides advice, sign posting, peer and professional support to empower skydivers who:
Are experiencing mental health problems
Are experiencing drug and/or alcohol addiction
Have been involved in, witnessed or affected by a major incident in skydiving.
Suffered a bereavement in skydiving
Have been affected by any other trauma or need additional support
We campaign to raise awareness and improve services.
Uplift is in the process of registering with the charity commission as a CIO.
Uplift News, ambassadors and raising awareness
New signposting resource - Reasons to stay reasonstostay.org
Reasons to Stay is a global suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers from all over the world. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivered to you at random when you visited this page. This space exists as a reminder that we are not alone, even when it feels that way. There is someone, somewhere who wrote you a letter because they care.
Uplift Policies section updated
Uplift Ambassadors: A message from Hayabusa’s Dennis and Jeroen
Mental Health Awareness: Catch up on Peter Mather’s AGM seminar and Phoebe Cowdell-Murray’s Colour blind short film
In this seminar, Peter ‘Taf’ Mather confronts a very important issue in our sport that affects many people, your mental health. As a recovering addict, Taf opens his heart to us and explains how in 2020 he hit rock bottom but a defining moment set him on the course that has changed his life for the better.
Watch a message from Uplift Ambassadors Dennis and Jeroen from Hayabusa.
Colourblind
Show your support through a donation
The money raised will be used to towards the work of the charity and to create a fund for people to access specialist support that falls outside of the Aviva Uplift Counselling line. Examples include trauma counselling, bereavement counselling, physiatrist appointments, GP appointments, drug and alcohol addiction support and mental health support. This may include interim counselling sessions or medical appointments whilst people are on an NHS waiting lists or for people to access support not provided on the NHS.
Photo Credit : Rob Lloyd