Hear
Us Facilitate the Croydon User Council (CUC) and the
New Hear Us Forum.
These Meetings give services users a platform to discuss
service delivery, development and raise issues that
affect them
Hear
Us Distributed over 4000 Newsletters across the borough
Each edition filled with
Mental Health Promotion, Advice & Support . Articles
written by service users about their view of Croydon
Services. App
The
Linkworking Project. This
involves a group of Linkworker's (volunteers who themselves
experience or have experienced mental health problems),
helping service users to raise their issues using Croydon's
Mental Health Services
A
guide describes a range of social inclusion services,
commissioned to support service users with their
recovery
from mental health problems. These
services are often known as day services or day care
Self-Directed
Support is about you being in control of the support
you need to live your life as
you choose. Some
people manage their support on their own. Others need
help - from family or friends or people who are paid
to help
What
is Advocacy about? Encouraging users to speak
for themselves
Being included in the decision-making process
Being treated equally
Challenging assumptions
Explaining your rights
