Grenfell fire survivors urge council not to axe volunteer therapists

Complementary Support Teams UK says Kensington and Chelsea are ‘not listening’ to victims

Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have expressed dismay after the local council said it would axe the services of 15 volunteer complementary therapists who have been supporting victims for the past seven months.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has told the therapists that they must leave their positions at the Curve community centre in west London by Friday 26 January. The therapists belong to Complementary Support Teams UK (CSTUK), a service that provides support for victims of disasters, which has been helping around 150 survivors of the Grenfell fire.

Continue reading... January 23, 2018 at 03:28PM