Butterfly Effect WELLbeing CIO

💛🦋 Calling All Butterfly Volunteers! 🦋💛
We’re looking for our amazing volunteers to help us 💫
At Butterfly Effect Wellbeing, our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. Your kindness, time, and compassion help us provide a safe, non-judgemental space for those who need it most—and we couldn’t do it without you.
💚 How you can get involved:
Supporting activities and group sessions
Helping welcome and signpost attendees
Assisting with refreshments and general set-up
Offering a listening ear and friendly presence
Whether you can spare a couple of hours or a full day, every bit of support makes a real difference 🌿
✨ Being a volunteer isn’t just about helping others—it’s about being part of a community that lifts each other up.
If you’d like to get involved or want to find out more, please message us or speak to a member of the team 💌
Together, we can continue making a difference 🦋💛

Becoming a trustee for Butterfly Effect Wellbeing is a powerful way to make a real, lasting difference—both in people’s lives and in your own sense of purpose.
1. Create Real, Life‑Changing Impact
As a trustee, you directly support a charity that helps people experiencing mental ill health and suicidal ideation.
You’re contributing to a service that literally saves lives
Your decisions help shape support for vulnerable individuals in crisis
You become part of a mission that brings hope, connection, and recovery
2. Be Part of a Compassionate, Purpose‑Driven Community
Butterfly Effect Wellbeing is built on non‑judgemental peer support.
You’ll work alongside people who genuinely care
You’ll help champion inclusion, understanding, and kindness
You become part of something authentic and grassroots, not just a traditional board
3. Use Your Skills for Meaningful Change
Trustees bring experience from many backgrounds—lived experience, business, healthcare, finance, etc.
You can apply your skills in a way that truly matters
Help guide strategy, governance, and growth
Influence how services evolve to meet real community needs
4. Support Growth and Expansion
Butterfly Effect Wellbeing is expanding its reach and services. Trustees play a key role in:
Increasing capacity to support more people
Strengthening partnerships with health services
Helping secure funding and sustainability
Shaping the future direction of the charity
5. Give a Voice to Those Who Need It Most
Many people supported by the charity feel unheard elsewhere.
Trustees advocate for individuals struggling with mental health
Help ensure services remain accessible, inclusive, and responsive
Make sure lived experience stays at the heart of decisions
6. Personal Growth and Fulfilment
Being a trustee is not only about giving—it also gives back:
Develop leadership and governance experience
Learn new skills in charity management and decision‑making
Gain a deep sense of purpose, pride, and achievement
7. Be Part of Something That Truly Matters
Butterfly Effect Wellbeing isn’t just a service—it’s a lifeline.
Becoming a trustee means:
Standing up for mental health support in your community
Helping people feel safe, seen, and supported
Contributing to a ripple effect of positive change
Being a trustee for Butterfly Effect Wellbeing means using your voice, skills, and compassion to help save lives, strengthen a vital service, and build a more supportive community 💜🦋

A reminder that meditation starts this week. Booking is essential as there are limited spaces 🦋💜

Don't be shy and join the amazing Harlow Chocolate Run drop-in session every Sunday. Today, 31st May, Integration Support team will be cooking delicious hot meal for those who are homeless or vulnerably housed. Check the poster for more details.

💙 Volunteers’ Week 2026 💙
This week we are highlighting and celebrating our incredible volunteers.
You are the heart of everything we do.
Day in and day out, you show compassion, kindness, and understanding to those who need it most. You sit with people in their darkest moments, offer hope when it feels lost, and help create a safe, non-judgemental space where lives can begin to change.
Because of you, people feel seen.
Because of you, people feel heard.
Because of you, people keep going.
What you give cannot be measured in hours — it’s measured in lives touched, hope restored, and futures changed.
From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for standing with us and for believing in the power of support, connection, and community.
We simply could not do this without you. 💙

🌟 Why Volunteer with Butterfly Effect Wellbeing? 🌟
Volunteering with us means making a real difference when it matters most. Every day, we support people experiencing mental ill health and crisis—offering a safe, non-judgemental space where they can feel heard, valued, and not alone.
By joining our team, you’ll:
💙 Help change and save lives
💙 Be part of a supportive, compassionate community
💙 Gain valuable skills and experience
💙 Make meaningful connections
Whether you have lived experience or simply want to give back, your time can have a lasting impact.
✨ Together, we create hope, connection, and support when it’s needed most.
Get involved today.

Emergency Service Update

From 14 May 2026, people across north east London will be able to text 07860 009642 to reach NHS 111’s mental health crisis support service.

ELFT, along with neighbouring north east London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), have worked together to ensure that service users have alternative ways to receive mental health crisis support, not just by phone.

Service users will be able to text 07860 009642 for urgent mental health support.

A member of the NHS 111, Option 2 team will respond as soon as they can. They will provide psychological support and signpost to services that can offer mental health support.

This service is available for anyone who would rather text than call. For many people, words may be too difficult to say out loud, or they may not want to be overheard making a confidential phone call.

Happiest of birthdays to our wonderful Wendy 🥳💐🎂🎈🎁
Wendy has been with us since the very beginning and has given so much in support of Butterfly Effect Wellbeing. We’re incredibly grateful for everything you do. Wishing you the most amazing day! 💖 xx