👋 Meet Racheal, one of our current trainees. She has a background in support work, employment services and university mental health practice.
Racheal has seen what happens when the right support isn't there for people and is hoping to change how mental health is understood and responded to.
!["[Mental health] workforce shortages and retention issues are acute. High turnover, limited career progression and poor recognition of mental health social workers compromise continuity of care and integration."
Health and Social Care Committee 2026 Community Mental Health Services Summary 2024-26
In the bottom right of the graphic is a front cover of the Health and Social Care Committee's report into Community Mental Health Services in the UK.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4oau7tjdnazsjq5utibbsjup/bafkreigzsxjvmprih3kfbrur4zfyvimywrobuewqt5k2temgstylvuu4oq)
