Published by Redbridge Concern for Mental Health

Our Consultation Response to the Mental Health Trust Draft Recovery and Social Inclusion Strategy

Read our response to NELFT's Draft Recovery and Social Inclusion Strategy. The Mental Health Trust has an important role in supporting people with mental health problems. In particular, to support people to do the things they want to do, live the lives they want to live and to access opportunities to live meaningful, flourishing and purposeful lives that many of us take for granted.

You can read and download our report here.

RUN-UP Newsletter

Read and download the latest RUN-UP newsletter to find out more about the cuts to local mental health services and the lack of meaningful consultation.

Education and Training Fair for all Asian Women aged 16 and upwards, Thursday 16 June 2011 10am to 2.30pm

At the Education and Training Fair you will be able to access information on: education, training and employment; information and advice on local services and; there will also be stalls, exhibitions and displays.

The event is being held at the Main Hall, Ilford Town Hall, High Road, Ilford on Thursday 16 June 2011 from 10am to 2.30pm

For further information please contact Jasbir on 020 8223 4356

Mental Health and Debt

Moneysavingexpert.com has published a free booklet for people with mental health issues and their carers. Mind, along with other charities, provided guidance on the information. The booklet covers:

Handling debt; free debt counselling; working with banks; living with mental distress, and how family and friends can help.

Paul Farmer, CEO of Mind said: Living with unmanageable debt is known to cause problems such as depression and anxiety, but the tactics of debt collectors can be one of the worst stressors of all. Mind has spoken to people who have been hounded day and night by debt agencies, had their houses invaded by bailiffs and have had to pay fees for the privilege many times greater than the original debt.

When people's mental health deteriorates, it can be even harder for them to deal with debt, and the more their debts add up, the worse they feel, setting up a cycle of debt and despair that is very difficult to break.

Moneysavingexpert's new guidance should be a first port of call for anyone worried about the impact of debt on their lives, so they can manage their money and seek advice before it gets out of hand.

Redbridge Carers Support Service has launched a service for new arrivals in the UK

Services include: Advocacy, advice and information; Home Visits; Confidential counselling service; Drop in at Ilford; Free Complementary Therapies and Pampering

For Further information call Rani Raju or Sylvia Williams on 020 8514 6251 or visit: Redbridge Carers Online

Black women, recovery and resilience

Recovery and Resilience presents stories of recovery from mental and emotional distress, based on twenty seven interviews with women from African, African Caribbean and South Asian backgrounds.The project was developed by Survivor Research and based at the Mental Health Foundation.

Existing research shows that black women face unequal and unfair treatment within mental health services and that their needs are often not met in service provision. The current literature on recovery does not include enough understanding of the experiences of women from these communities. The main aim of the project was to explore the concept of recovery from the perspectives of black women and present positive stories, highlighting what helped women regain a sense of self and identity and overcome the causes and consequences of mental distress.

Download and read the reports here

Is someone hurting or upsetting you because of who you are? We're here to help.

Redbridge Concern for Mental Health is now a Hate Crime Help and Referral Centre. We offer a safe, confidential environment for anybody who has experienced crime, harassment or abuse because of their: race; religion; sexuality; disability; age; gender identity or mental health condition.

Talk to us and we'll tell you about the wide range of options and support available to you. You can contact us on 020 8925 2435 or email: Jon Abrams

For more information about Hate Crime Help and Referral Centres visit Redbridge I

Adult safeguarding: Policy and Procedures

Since April, Redbridge along with Havering, Barking & Dagenham and Waltham Forest have been following the new London wide multi agency procedures for safeguarding adults from abuse and neglect.

The Pan London procedures will improve how organisations like the Police, social and health services, work together to prevent and stop mistreatment or neglect. A copy of the procedures can be downloaded from the Social Care Institute of Excellence website.

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Redbridge Concern for Mental Health
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