| ‘Help Us
Reinvent The Universe Or At Least Our Part Of It’
 Linkworkers
are ex or current service users that visit mental health sites
across the borough of Croydon to meet with service users to
listen to issues, problems, worries or needs. After the sessions
the Linkworkers talk to managers about what was discussed
without naming the service users.
The aim is to improve life on the wards/units
and to inform and signpost.
Hear Us are Croydon’s Mental
Health Service user group and have been working together with
services to help with improvements in mental health services
in Croydon through service user involvement. The group acts
as the voice and by promoting, educating and empowering people
with mental health issues.
Hear
Us Linkworking project requires
more service users to join
team. The team consist of
people that have or use
Croydon’s Mental Health
Services in particular those
that have been an inpatient
on the wards at Bethlem
Royal Hospital.
The Linkworker Team will help in-patient service users have
a positive impact on the ward environment & to improve
the in-patient experience of Croydon Service Users.
Current Linkworking Locations
- Gresham 1 (now the all female ward)
- Gresham 2 (male ward)
- Foxley Lane (Women's Service)
- Selhurst Road
- Ashburton Road
This will include:-
- Simply listening to the issues, problems,
worries or needs of inpatients
- Informing and signposting
- Supporting service user involvement
in day to day activities
- Monitoring changes and improvements
- After the sessions the Linkworkers
talk to managers about what was discussed without naming
the service users.
The ability to listen and communicate are
essential
Full Training will be given
‘One small step
for service users and one giant leap for Service User-kind’
Tel: 020 8681 6888
Email: hear.us@hear-us.org
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About Hear Us