For clinicians & professional organisations
Referrals & Signposting
Roots of Resilience offers a simple, professional community referral and signposting pathway, making it easy for organisations to connect men with our activities. We are a trusted local option for men who may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, low confidence, reduced resilience or a lack of connection — and who would benefit from informal support before their difficulties escalate.
Three ways to connect someone
Community referral
You recommend Roots of Resilience to a man who may benefit from our activities. With his agreement, you can help him make contact with us.
Signposting
You share our website, contact details or activity information so that he can approach us himself, in his own time.
Warm introduction
With his permission, you introduce him to a named Roots of Resilience volunteer, explain what to expect and help remove the anxiety of attending somewhere new.
Warm introductions are particularly valuable for men who feel isolated, lack confidence or are nervous about joining a group.
Who can refer or signpost
We welcome contact from any organisation whose staff regularly meet men who could benefit from our activities, including:
- Social prescribing link workers — connecting people with non-medical community activities, groups and support.
- Mental health and wellbeing services — community wellbeing teams, charities, talking therapies and support workers.
- Housing, homelessness and employment support — housing associations, charities, job coaches and welfare advisers.
- Community organisations and statutory services — council teams, family support, community centres, churches, sports clubs and local charities.
You do not need a formal agreement to begin. Many organisations start by simply sharing our information and recommending an activity.
How the pathway works
- 1
You identify someone
A professional or community worker identifies a man who may benefit from connection, activity or informal support.
- 2
Consent and introduction
You explain Roots of Resilience, share our website, or introduce him to a named volunteer with his permission.
- 3
We make contact
A designated volunteer responds within a realistic timeframe and explains the activities available.
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First activity or meeting
A friendly welcome, clear expectations and an opportunity to get involved without pressure or commitment.
There are two routes: self-referral, where the person contacts us directly after being signposted, and assisted referral, where a worker contacts us with the person's permission or helps him make contact.
Our scope — please read
Roots of Resilience is a non-clinical, volunteer-supported community organisation. We offer connection, activities and informal wellbeing support — not counselling, crisis intervention or clinical treatment. Our activities complement professional services; they do not diagnose, treat or replace them.
We hold a safeguarding policy with a named safeguarding lead, a privacy notice, and clear arrangements for consent and information sharing. You can read them here: Safeguarding Policy and Privacy Policy.
Make a referral
Keep it to the essentials — we only ask for what we genuinely need to make a warm, safe introduction. Please do not include diagnoses, detailed mental health histories or case notes.