Our Mission
Our vision is to deliver holistic, neuro-affirming and community-led mental health support, with a strong focus on family, relationships, and local connection.
Future-focused, yet grounded in the power of what matters now
A Safe Space For All
Mental Health Support That’s Personal, Local, and Free
A Safe Space to be Me was born in March 2016 and very quickly grew from a very small grass roots community group based in Antrim to one that now has 2 main bases in the Northern Trust locality but provides outreach across N.I.
A Safe Space to be Me, as we know it now, came about when our Senior Director moved to Crumlin with her family (4 neurodivergent children with additional needs) and very quickly realised that Crumlin had no service provision (other than a GP and Dental Surgery), within the community across the board.
After a lot of hard work behind the scenes, sleepless nights and very long hours, the vision became reality, and in August 2019 we acquired the premises for our Crumlin Community Hub. Our vision is one of inclusivity and togetherness to break down barriers that keep different sections of the community apart, lonely and isolated. We want to promote emotional well-being, engagement of services, and family support through a variety of means within the community of Crumlin in a space that is neutral and accessible to all.
As a grass roots community organisation whose main focus is around neuro-affirming, mental health and emotional wellbeing, we believe that the work we do benefits individuals of all ages, with a view to developing life skills and resilience, and also encourage the individuals to connect and become part of the larger community.
A community in which everyone matters.
Understanding, Empowering, and Navigating Together
Dedicated Mental Health & ADHD Support
Our vision is one of inclusivity and togetherness to break down barriers that keep
different sections of the community apart, lonely and isolated.
Our Human Rights Commitment
A Safe Space to Be Me is committed to respecting, protecting and promoting the human rights, dignity, privacy, autonomy and equal worth of everyone who uses our services, works with us, volunteers with us or engages with our organisation.
We aim to deliver all of our services in a way that is fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory and respectful of individual choice and identity. We recognise that human rights are particularly important in therapeutic, safeguarding and community services, where people may be experiencing vulnerability, distress or significant life pressures.
Our approach includes a commitment to:
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treat every person with dignity, respect, fairness and compassion;
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protect privacy and confidentiality;
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support informed choice, autonomy and participation in decisions;
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promote equality of opportunity and make reasonable adjustments where required;
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protect people from abuse, exploitation, degrading treatment and avoidable harm;
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use the least restrictive and most proportionate response where safety, safeguarding or legal duties require intervention;
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provide accessible routes for raising concerns, complaints and safeguarding issues;
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learn from incidents, feedback and complaints and take corrective action where necessary.
Where A Safe Space to Be Me delivers services commissioned by a public authority, including the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, we recognise our responsibility to deliver those services consistently with the Human Rights Act 1998 and to support the commissioning body in meeting its own human-rights obligations.
All current ASSTBM staff have completed specific Human Rights training, and human-rights awareness forms part of our ongoing governance, induction and service-quality arrangements.