Who Am I? Project (360G-CheshireCF-A482636)

The NeuroMuscular Centre, as the Centre of Excellence for people with muscular dystrophy (MD), provides health and wellbeing services, vocational training and support and advice for its beneficiaries. ‘Who Am I?’ will create alternative coping mechanisms for young people with MD experiencing poor mental wellbeing. The grant funding will contribute towards salary costs, care, transport and assistive digital materials that will enable us to deliver: - Listening Ears – an opportunity for peer support and mentoring with other individuals with MD which will be anonymously recorded by our radio-presenting supporter with MD to raise awareness of links between disability and mental health; and - Creative Minds – workshops to enable our young people to express their feelings via creative mediums. The Project will assist our young clients to discover more about themselves, reduce emotional instability and prevent mental health crises by giving them an outlet to express, understand and control their emotions so they can accept their disability, have confidence in their abilities and lead productive lives.