SLaM 24 hr
Information line:
Help line gives
information and
support to people
in Croydon with
mental
health
problems.
0800 731 2864
SAMARITANS
A 24 hour service providing
confidential emotional support to any person who are suicidal or despairing
020 8681 666
A 24 hour confidential help line providing
advice and information on a range of health issues.
0845 46474
Hear Us is a Company Limited by Guarantee.
Hear Us
Orchard House 15a Purley Road,
South Croydon, CR2 6EZ
020 8681 6888
hear.us@hear-us.org
www.hear-us.org
Imagine Befriending Service
CVA Resource Centre
82 London Road
Croydon
Monday
to Friday 9.00 - 5.00pm
The Befriending service will provide service users with the opportunity
to link with another individual who can help them to form social networks
and to build their confidence, reduce feelings of isolation, and help
them to ‘move on’ with their lives.
The aim is to empower people, with the expectation that they will
eventually access more mainstream services, accessing community opportunities
in sports, leisure, culture, faith, education etc.
The Befriending service will provide service users with the opportunity
to link with another individual.
The befriender will be a volunteer from the community who will receive the relevant training, who is interested in the area of mental health and has the skills to provide the support required.
A befriender can be a trained volunteer, a former service user or a member of the general public who is prepared to work on a voluntary basis.
Users will have an assessment every 6 months and at 18 months when
they (along with their key worker) will be encouraged to consider
whether they need to go in another direction or if they need to use
the service for a little longer.
The befriending services will be restricted to the 18- 65 age group
for new users of the services, unless they are referred by IAMHS aged
65 plus.
This is a referral service only.
For further information please phone 020 8253 7079