From April 2021-March 2022, the peer support group service was required to navigate the frequently changing Covid-19
rules and regulations. The service had to adapt to communicate our own boundaries in terms of safety, whilst ensuring
that we weren't promoting fear or panic and our members felt emotionally safe. At the beginning of the pandemic, we
were required to move all of our peer support groups online. Once the restrictions eased, we were planning on moving
all of our groups back to in-person venues. However, our online groups remained vastly popular and suggestions to close
them met strong adversity from our members. Ultimately, we chose to continue the majority of our online meetings,
whilst re-opening our in-person groups in a phased approach. By the end of April 2022, we were running 8 in person
meetings around the city and 9 online meetings, having substantially increased our pre-pandemic offer.
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