HEAR US: CROYDON'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USER GROUP

Hear Us is the group for users of mental health services in the London Borough of Croydon.

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News

John Lewis at home on Purley Way are running the charitable giving scheme, Community Matters from January 1st 2012. Every three months, the Croydon branch will split a donation of £3,000 between three community groups. Hear Us have been chosen as one of these beneficiaries. If you are shopping at John Lewis on the Purley Way please remember to support Hear Us by donating us your tokens

Hear Us Open Meetings in 2012

Tuesday 7th February 2012
@ CVA, 82 London Road, West Croydon
‘New Year’s Resolutions’!

Guest Speakers: Dora from Active Minds, Deborah Thompson (SLaM dietician) and Croydon Stop Smoking - more guests to confirm

Tuesday 6th March 2012
@ CVA, 82 London Road, West Croydon
Croydon’s Mental Health Services
Open discussion about the Community services we receive at Tamworth Road, Westways, Purley and the Crescent Resource Centres and the Inpatient Service at the Bethlem Royal Hospital?

Guest Speakers: Steve Davidson (Service Director - Mood Anxiety and Personality Clinical Academic Group) Louise Rabbitte- more guests to confirm

Hear Us Newsletters

Forum & CUC

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

Newsletter

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.

Linkworking

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

Vacancies

Lists of Job Vacancies for Service Users. Currently we have vacancies for Linkworkers and Trustees

Social Inclusion

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

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

Advocacy & Advice

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

Welfare Benefits

A guide to Croydon's Welfare Benefits Advice

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Registered in England No. 6891337 Charity No.1135535
Hear Us, Orchard House 15a Purley Road, South Croydon, CR2 6EZ.
Tel: 020 8681 6888. Email: info@hear-us.org Website: www.hear-us.org