Measuring Outcomes

We are committed to enhancing our effectiveness, building credibility, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Our programmes are carefully designed, delivered and supported, and we are increasingly recognised for achieving meaningful outcomes for adults affected by trauma and long-term relational stress. We take impact seriously as a way to ensure our work is safe, relevant and genuinely helpful.

It stops with me.

How we measure outcomes

  • Self-care Assessment
  • Self-compassion Assessment
  • Post activity Surveys
  • One-to-one Interviews

12-week Self-care Programme Outcomes

Download our full 2024 Programme Report to explore how Blossome supported grieving hearts through connection, self-compassion, and healing.

Learn about participant journeys, programme outcomes, and the powerful transformations made possible through community and care.

Our Annual Report

Read our Annual Report to see how self-compassion is changing lives. Inside, you’ll find the story of a year that grew our support and activities by 64%, and launched a world-first self-compassion programme for families affected by addiction, plus clear plans for the years ahead, and real voices from our community.

Length of Engagement and Long-term Change

Ending intergenerational patterns of harm requires time, consistency and relationship. For this reason, Blossome is structured as a community rather than a short-term intervention.

People can join the community and remain for as long as they need, accessing ongoing group-based support at a pace that feels safe and sustainable. Annual assessments support individuals to reflect on their progress over time and help us understand longer-term outcomes and maintenance of change.

This long-term approach reflects the reality of trauma recovery and supports meaningful, lasting impact. Blossome combines trauma-informed practice with proportionate, evidence-based evaluation to ensure community mental health support is both compassionate and accountable.

Making a Positive Impact

Our outcomes align closely with NHS priorities around prevention, community-based mental health support and reducing avoidable escalation, by strengthening coping, connection and stability for adults with trauma-related mental ill-health.

Blossome supports people who are often under-served by statutory services — individuals living with the long-term emotional impact of another person’s addiction, many of whom experience PTSD, anxiety, depression and social isolation.

Our Mission

Our mission is to help end the intergenerational cycle of substance misuse in families.

While addiction services rightly focus on the person using substances, the emotional and psychological impact on loved ones is often overlooked. We exist to support those affected, helping people heal from years of coping, enduring and living alongside addiction.

Each person who is supported to heal represents a point where that cycle can begin to end. Achieving this requires clear outcomes and a thoughtful, ethical approach to measuring impact.

Core Participant Outcomes

Through participation in Blossome programmes and community support, we aim to support:

  • Reduced social isolation and increased social connection
  • Improved emotional regulation and coping capacity
  • Increased confidence and self-efficacy in managing mental health
  • Increased engagement in sustainable self-management practices
  • Reduced shame and self-criticism (increased self-compassion)

These outcomes reflect recovery-oriented, trauma-informed change that supports long-term mental health stability.

System Level Outcomes

Our work also contributes to wider system outcomes, including:

  • Reduced avoidable escalation and reliance on NHS services
  • Improved flow between statutory services and community-based support
  • Contribution to improved community wellbeing and resilience

By providing safe, trauma-informed community support, we help reduce pressure on clinical services while improving people’s lived experience of care.