Published by Redbridge Concern for Mental Health

Our response to the Health and Well Being Strategy

Mental illness is the largest single source of burden of disease in the UK. No other health condition matches mental illness in the combined extent of prevalence, persistence and breadth of impact.

The Government has made a commitment to 'parity of esteem between mental and physical health'. However mental health spend in Redbridge has declined in real terms

You can read and download our response arguing for a bigger committment to tackling mental illness in Redbridgehere

Read Our Guide, How to Look After Your Mental Health,

To celebrate world mental health day we have produced a guide on steps we can all take to improve our mental wellbeing.

Good mental health is fundamental to our health and well-being How we think and feel not only shapes our mental health but it is also closely linked to our physical health. Mental wellbeing is about developing the ability to cope with and overcome difficult life events without suffering major distress.

Read and download a copy hereHow to Look After Your Mental Health

Tipping Point

The The Tipping Point brings together a survey of over 4,500 disabled people, a poll of more than 350 independent welfare advisers, and more than 50 in-depth interviews with disabled people with varying conditions and impairments.

The report reveals some shocking statistics:

• 8 in 10 disabled people claim losing their Disability Living Allowance (DLA) would drive them into isolation, and would leave them struggling to manage their condition.
• 9 in 10 fear that losing DLA would be detrimental to their health
• More than three-quarters said their health got worse as a result of the stress caused by their Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Nearly 9 in 10 welfare advisers said the constant reassessments for benefits are damaging people’s health
• 9 in 10 welfare advisers said that too many disabled people are slipping through the net and are left without adequate support by the welfare system.

  RUN-UP Newsletter

  Read and download the latest RUN-UP newsletter including the latest news on new funding granted by the Big Lottery.

  Using the Law to Fight Cuts to Disabled People's Services

  This paper is intended to help campaigners - including disabled people and those supporting them - understand how the law can be used to help fight cuts to valued services for disabled and other vulnerable people in their area.

  Read and download the paper here

  Download the programme here

  Mental health spending falls for first time in 10 years

  Spending in real terms on mental health has declined for the first time in a decade, a report for the Department of Health has found.

  Although one of the coalition's first big policy announcements was to declare that mental health ought to have "parity with physical health in the NHS", investment in mental health for working-age adults dropped by 1%, once inflation is taken into account, to £6.63bn. For the elderly the recorded fall in real terms spending was 3.1% to £2.83bn.

  The Department of Health has published two reports on the investment on mental health services:

  ** The eleventh annual working age adult (WAA) report
  ** The older adult mental health (OPMH) report

  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.

  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

  
  

  Web Site Editor

  Jon Abrams
  Redbridge Concern for Mental Health
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  A big thanks to our funders: the London Borough of Redbridge and NHS Redbridge

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  All links in the Concern for Mental Health's enews bulletin have been selected using a standard links protocol. Links are provided for information and convenience only. Redbridge Concern for Mental Health cannot accept responsibility for the content of sites linked to, and any links do not represent an endorsement by Redbridge Concern for Mental Health. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.