{"id":36117,"date":"2018-12-07T12:35:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T12:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=36117"},"modified":"2018-12-07T12:35:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T12:35:41","slug":"inroads-wellbeing-institute-steering-riverside-community-towards-better-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/inroads-wellbeing-institute-steering-riverside-community-towards-better-tomorrow","title":{"rendered":"Inroads steering Riverside community towards a better tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>For over 20 years,\u00a0Margaret and Steve Lyons have been running the Inroads Wellbeing institute in Cardiff. Five years back, moving to the local Riverside community, had a negative impact on them.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36146\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36146\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/1-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36146\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/1-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Outside view of Inroads Wellbeing Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ethnically diverse community were unaccepting of the interests as they considered it to be against their cultural. After the new building for the Inroads Wellbeing Institute was ready, people started protesting against it, sending in threats of torching the place.\u00a0This place is an attempt to reduce abuses in the community and make the society a safer and better place to live in.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36144\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/2-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36144\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/2-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Inside the Inroads Wellbeing Centre.The funding for the institute comes\u00a0from\u00a0the drug and alcohol capital fund, hence it cannot be used for anything else. The local counsellors, were ready to back it up, but during the planning meeting, the council spoke against it and said, &#8216;Inroads bring unsavory characters to the area.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Margaret was really worried about how the community was unaccepting of them. She said, \u201cUnder the Section 136 of Mental Health Act, police will have to keep you under &#8216;care&#8217; or &#8216;control&#8217; and under observation. But when you contact Inroads, taxi will pick you up and you will be looked after. You will only be sent home after you feel better and you would avoid the Section 136 on any records.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36136\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36136\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/5-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36136\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/5-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Margaret, aka Mags, who runs the Inroads Wellbeing Institute in Riverside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The funding now is taken care off by the European Social Fund, and would soon come to a halt after Brexit. Margaret and Steve are worried as the government is still unclear on how they will be funding these projects after Brexit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/Park--625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36174\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/Park--625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Park Opposite to Inroads Wellbeing Centre.Inroads is a great initiative for this ethnically diverse community as it will help the area they live in to be safer and better for the coming generations. At Inroads they believe, that drugs, alcohol, mental health is something everyone does and goes through, it doesn\u2019t define a person. We just want to build bridges and help people going through a rough time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36179\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36179\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/houses-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36179\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/houses-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Houses in the Riverside community<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Charities like Inroads Wellbeing Centre are concerned about their future funding as Brexit could stop Welsh charities accessing the EU funds. In such a situation, they still keep a positive attitude and try to build bridges between societies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36187\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36187\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/4-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36187\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/4-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Inroads logo. Copyright: Inroads Facebook Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you are going through something similar or know someone who needs help, Please contact Inroads : 02920407407<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local well-being institute is helping the ethnically diverse community to get over major issues like drug abuse and mental health. 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