Efforts are being made to ensure disabled people living in the south London boroughs of Sutton and Merton have access to work. Read the full article here
Groundbreaking Southwark project visited by Minister for Social Exclusion
A successful partnership between the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Southwark Council has helped people with mental health conditions secure jobs has been visited today by Angela Smith, Minister for Social Exclusion. Read the full article here
WALK TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
A charity that promotes creativity in the community is inviting local people to join in their Christmas walk through London. Read the full article here
Shock move for mental health hospital on the cards
The man in charge of the borough’s mental health services has said that patients will benefit by moving to a new site in Hoxton Read the full article here
More IAPT sites added to services page
Sutton and Merton and Tower Hamlets have submitted their IAPT service details and details are now viewable on our services map.
New Services Added to WfW Map
Wave 2 Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) sites went live last month in London and as they establish themselves they are sending us information about their services so we can update the services map. To date 15 PCTs have IAPT services, these are: Camden City and Hackney Ealing Greenwich Haringey Hammersmith and Fulham Islington [...]
Why are we getting so stressed?
Toxic bosses. Eighty-hour weeks. Colleagues collapsing at their desks. Anecdotes about workplace stress abound in these recession-led times. Read the full article here
WALTHAMSTOW: Mental health magazine receives boost
WALTHAMSTOW-based mental health magazine One in Four is set to be made available free in high street charity shops. The lifestyle magazine, written by and for people with mental health difficulties, will be distributed to more than 100 Mind shops in England. Read the full article here
Plan to get the mentally ill into employment
HEALTH experts are trying to raise awareness of the help they can offer in a bid to increase employment among the mentally ill. Read the full article here
