The Free Drop-In Service, for crisis listening and emotional support, now known as 'BUS-STOP', has evolved and has been running for nearly three years and is based in Milton Keynes.
It is a 'Drop-In' open facility. The service offers 'Free Crisis Listening and Emotional Support' to the general public. All our volunteers are CRB checked.
It may also host regular counselling clients, on proper contract (donations requested) with either qualified or student counsellors, mostly on recognised courses.
Please also confer with the other page that explains the BUS-STOP Drop-In, and the full Counselling services offered.
There is also a Resident Counsellor to be called upon at our CMK office, for more in depth general counselling or specialist trauma work.
The Mini-Bus is currently located in The Market area at ‘Market Square’ near to the Crown Walk Entrance (No.8) in Milton Keynes Central Shopping Centre.
This new project development, the 'BUS-STOP' Free Drop-In, was born out of a need in Milton Keynes for a Drop-In Crisis facility to open on a regular daily basis.
This was primarily set up at the outset, due to the fact that there were no adequate daily drop-in facility available for a weekly crisis cover in the Milton Keynes City area.
There were other help agencies with surgeries, open by appointment, though only a few specific times and certainly not open every week day, or at the weekends, when clients also need support.
The BUS-STOP Drop-In facility is currently manned by locally trained volunteers (befriending only) and either qualified, or student counsellors attending training course in a College or University who carry out Counselling work.
The volunteers are all supported by qualified and regulated supervision. Insurances are in place for befrienders, although for full 'counselling contracts' our students and qualified professionals also have their own private insurance, as a normal safeguard.
The 'BUS-STOP'
DROP-IN SERVICE is located at:- Market Square, Central Milton Keynes. Outside Entrance No. 8, by the big red 'Post Boxes'.
