Opening Hours - Thursday - Sunday, 3.15pm - 10.45pm Open 52 weeks of the year. Currently we are running this as a telephone support service during our opening hours. Tel no. 07385 290804 
Contact details - The Assembly Rooms Gundry Lane, Bridport DT6 3RL If you feel you are reaching a crisis point with your mental health and need support with your well-being, the Community Front Room is here for you.
We offer a welcoming, non-judgemental and safe space for you to to come to be, to talk and be listened to. Mental Health Practitioners and Peer Specialist specially trained for working in the Community Front Room are here to help you work out your next steps for your well-being. You do not need a referral, just come and ring the doorbell when we are open. |
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The Community Front Room is open to anyone aged 18 years and over.
However, we cannot work with people who:
- Require medical attention beyond basic First Aid.
- Are intoxicated by alcohol or substances.
- Are showing threatening or physically aggressive behaviours.
- Are under 18 years old.
However, we cannot work with people who:
- Require medical attention beyond basic First Aid.
- Are intoxicated by alcohol or substances.
- Are showing threatening or physically aggressive behaviours.
- Are under 18 years old.
What is a Community Front Room?
A community front room is a safe and welcoming space where you can speak to a mental health worker or peer specialist with their own experience of coping with a crisis.
A community front room is a safe and welcoming space where you can speak to a mental health worker or peer specialist with their own experience of coping with a crisis.
If you need urgent mental health support outside of opening hours call Connection on 0300 1235440.
Dorchester Retreat is also open 7 days a week.
Dorchester Retreat is also open 7 days a week.
Community Front Room is part of Dorset Mental Health's 'Access Mental Health'.
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"Darkness was surrounding me and overwhelming me, and I went out in to the night.
At first I didn't know where I was going, I just knew I had to get out of my flat. But then my heart led me to a familiar light - a light of hope shining in the deep darkness. The light was glowing from the Community Front Room, which has become to me like a star in the darkest sky. With welcoming smiles (and much-needed mugs of tea!)I was given, yet again, the gifts of unconditional acceptance, support and seemingly never-ending patience from the amazing team who work there. |
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I don't know what I would do without Community Front Room now; it is an oasis of calm, a beacon of hope, and no matter how you are feeling, you will be welcome here.
Sometimes, just having a cup of tea with someone is all you need - a chat with people who has 'been there'; or just space to sit quietly, knowing you are safe.
But it's there for the times of crisis too. Hands reach out to hold you when you feel as if you are falling.
Hope, acceptance, safety, and empathy sum up the Community Front Room....
Please don't hesitate to come; it is there for YOU too."
Sometimes, just having a cup of tea with someone is all you need - a chat with people who has 'been there'; or just space to sit quietly, knowing you are safe.
But it's there for the times of crisis too. Hands reach out to hold you when you feel as if you are falling.
Hope, acceptance, safety, and empathy sum up the Community Front Room....
Please don't hesitate to come; it is there for YOU too."
