James Nayler Foundation closes
James Nayler Foundation set to close after 14 years
The James Nayler Foundation has announced that it is to close. The foundation was started in 1998 following an article in the Friend and a BBC television Panorama documentary on the prison work of consultant psychiatrist Bob Johnson. It aimed to embed Quaker values in work with people with severe personality disorders.
The foundation, courtesy of a small legacy and the generosity of Friends, opened an Emotional Support Centre on the Isle of Wight. It moved three years ago to east London where it ran training courses, offered group and individual support work and conferences and workships.
Sue and Bob Johnson, of Hampshire and the Islands Area Meeting, explained: ‘Unhappily, its expanding workload has exceeded the capacities of its unpaid staff. Multiple grant applications failed, as did hoped for income from training courses and dwindling finances left its trustees and members with no option but to close’.
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To this day I regret this Foundation did not become established - I learned a lot ofrom Bob and Sue Johnson - I came to this artcile as I was seeking out some of Bob’s writings on the subject.
By Tolkny on 22nd July 2022 - 8:36
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