15th May 2003 CRY’s Counselling Programme The development of CRY’s counselling programme was initially funded by a grant awarded by the Department of Health In 2002, CRY received a donation of £100,000 from the Department of Health to develop a counselling programme. This followed a CRY pilot study in 2000 which trained CRY staff, and supporters
10th June 2003 First CRY Bereavement Support Day and official launch of the CRY Bereavement Supporters (funded by the Department of Health)
February 2004 SADS booklet and dedicated website launched
12th March 2004 Dari Taylor MP withdraws her Private Members Bill when the Minister for Public Health, Melanie Johnson MP, agrees to establish an expert group to draw up new guidelines for health service providers, through a new chapter in the National Service Framework. CRY will be represented in this group.
GAME, SET AND MATCH TO LOCAL GIRL, LAURA July 5th 2004 – Press Release Mens Wimbledon Finals Laura John (14) from Southampton yesterday took on the prestigious role as official ‘coin tosser’ for the Men’s Singles Final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships – representing the national charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). It is a