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News

New term at Isledon Mental Health Resource Centre

We still have some places in the following classes: Please click here for further information on each class

-          Choir

-          Gardening

-          Beauty Therapy

-          Numeracy - with focus on budgeting - NEW from this term

-          New Beginnings - Expert Patients Programme

The majority of the classes are run by run by City and Islington College (please click here for the referal form)

The New Beginnings course: 7 sessions from 4th February 2013. This is run by Whittington Health (click here for the referral form)

For further information please see click here

You can also speak to Hanna Antony on 020 7700 7458

New service user information leaflets, July 2012

We have developed a suite of information leaflets on our new community services. These can be accessed here.

Help and advice

Mental Health debt advice

Moneysavingexpert.com was produced a guide to dealing with debt specifically aimed at those with mental health issues; this could be a useful resource for helping service users (and the principles apply to anyone wanting guidance on planning their finances)

Please click here for leaflet

Help with hospital travel costs

Please click here for information for service users attending C&I for appointments or to receive NHS Treatment, you may be able to receive a refund.

Education and  Employment opportunities

The C&I Education and Employment Strategy has been launched. Please see the Education and Employment page for more information by clicking here.

Service User Strategy

Please click here to view the 2011-2014 strategy

Advocacy services

VoiceAbility (formerly Advocacy Partners/Speaking Up) is the new provider of mental health advocacy services in Camden and Islington.  VoiceAbility's vision is of a society in which everyone's voice, views and hopes can be heard loudly and clearly, in which our rights are understood and respected, and in which each of us is able to lead a full and enjoyable life. 

If you need to contact Advocacy services in either Camden or Islington please ring 0207 485 2424

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies- Camden

Click here for more information http://www.camden.nhs.uk/camdenpsychologicaltherapiesservice

Events

Service User Consultative Forum

Consultative Forums are open meetings for any service user to attend. They are held every two months at St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, London NW1 0PE. 1-4pm. For dates and further information please click here.

Sunlows: website for service users

See seminars. click here for details

The Ramblers have teamed up with Natural England, the Royal Parks and the Rain Trust to help Londoners walk their way back to fitness with a series of free guided health walks in London's Royal Parks.  Currently, there are 7 walks a week.  There is no need to book, just turn up. 

 You can download the PDF with further information and a current walks schedule here: http://www.getwalking.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/RoyalParks_Final.pdf

If you would like to talk to the Campaign Organiser, you may contact Tom Moulton, Thomas.Moulton@Ramblers.org.uk or at 0207339 8535.

Website: http://www.ramblers.org.uk/Walking/Projects/getwalking/walkinthepark