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In Crisis and Don't Know what to do? - NELFT Mental Health Direct

NELFT Mental Health Direct is a telephone helpline service available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

If you live in Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, or Havering you can call for mental health help and advice anytime of the day or night.

NELFT Mental Health Direct can arrange for you to speak with a mental health professional and can also advise you about what service to contact to get the support you need.

Telephone:

Calls from a BT landline are the cost of a local call. Calls from other landlines and mobile providers will vary and may cost more.

RUN-UP Newsletter

Read and download the latest RUN-UP newsletter including an update on the latest welfare reforms.

Redbridge Council Response: Cuts to the Discretionary Freedom Pass

"The May edition of the Mental Health E News bulletin published by Redbridge Concern for Mental Health contains an article regarding cuts to the Discretionary Freedom Pass provided to mental health service users.

It states that hundreds of people in various London boroughs have had their Freedom Passes taken away. To avoid any unnecessary anxiety we can confirm that Redbridge Council has not restricted or withdrawn the award of Discretionary Freedom Passes.

The article also referred to views held by Run Up and its report on the 2010 Freedom Pass renewal procedure. Redbridge Council provided a full response to the Run Up report in October 2011 and disputes the accusation of "stealth cuts" in its award of discretionary Freedom Passes. Changes were made to the 2010 renewal review to help speed up and simplify the renewal process for mental health applicants and this was instigated and agreed by senior mental health professional officers. No extra documentation was requested.

As in previous years, a number of Pass holders were refused a Pass because they no longer met the mandatory or discretionary criteria. This included pass holders with physical as well as mental health difficulties."

You can find and read the aforementioned article on the Transport for All Website.

World Music Day at Forest Farm Peace Garden, Sunday 17 June 2012

To celebrate Refugee Week, Forest Farm Peace Garden is hosting a World Music Day celebration of the diversity in the North East London community. Featuring music and dance from around the world, organic seedlings and produce for sale, and delicious global food, this will be a fun and family-friendly event not to be missed!

The event is being held in partnership with the Refugee and Migrant Forum of East London and the North East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Free entry & No booking required!!

Venue: Forest Farm Peace Garden, Hazelbrouck Gardens, Hainault, Essex, IG6 2XL (Located 5 minutes walk from Hainault Tube Station)

Contact: Natalie or Mairead
Organisation: Forest Farm Peace Garden
Tel: / M: 07587 24
Email:
www: www.forestfarmpeacegarden.org

Ubuntu Arts, Every Tuesday from 17 April to 19 June 2012

We Inspire Confidence, We Encourage Independence and We Help Others to reach their Potential

A creative workshop facilitated by Ubuntu Arts at Redbridge CVS, Ilford. The theme proposed for the workshop is 'journey', an invitation to join us in creating a personal record in form of a book of your unique and personal journey.

We will be running workshops from 17th April to 19th June 2012, Every Tuesday from 1.30pm - 4.00pm at RedbridgeCVS, 3rd Floor, Forest House, 16,20 Clements Road, Ilford,IG1 1BA

Refreshments will be available, biscuits and cakes are warmly appreciated!

Contact: Ubuntu Arts
Phone number:
Email:

Job: Disabled People's User-Led Organisations (DPULOs) Ambassador

Final Opportunity the closing date for the new Ambassador recruitment is 10am tomorrow!

The Strengthening DPULOs Programme was launched in July 2011 to provide a range of practical and financial support to DPULOs to support them to be strong andsustainable. They are recruiting additional Ambassadors to further extend the Strengthening DPULOs Programme.

Ambassadors are well-respected people who, through their position, experience, expertise and work can promote the of Disabled People's User-Led Organisations to a variety of stakeholders withintheir local area.

For full details of the role - including the level of remuneration and an informationand application pack - please visit the ODI website. You can also request an information and application pack by or by calling .

Closing date for applications is 10am on Friday 8 June 2012.

More on the web: Office for Disability Issues

New research on race equality in mental health

This Briefing summarises the findings and recommendations from a recent report, commissioned by the Department of Health, into race equality in mental health. The report is based on a series of interviews with NHS and local authority leaders.

Ensuring that more people have good mental health, and more people recover, means we must focus on tackling inequalities in access and experience. Some Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups, particularly people from Black African and Black Caribbean backgrounds, have historically experienced poorer outcomes than the rest of the population. Some groups continue to have higher rates of admission to inpatient units and greater rates of detention than the rest of the population.

Read and download the report 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 or email:

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

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Redbridge Concern for Mental Health
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