THE Solace Centre reopened its doors in West Ealing to coincide with World Mental Health Day.

The centre and Marron House have had extensive makeovers.

The service encourages social inclusion, to avoid isolation and loneliness for people in Ealing with mental health problems.

Since April 2016, the Solace Centre (out-of-hours social inclusion centre) and Marron House (24-hour mental health residential housing) has been leased to the charity Equinoxcare.

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For 22 years, the centre has been a place where people with mental illness can meet in a relaxed environment, build confidence and make new friends.

Staff help users to resolve day-to-day problems, ranging from advice on budgeting through to thoughts of suicide.