Improving bereavement advice. Sudden Unexplained Death Support. An important advice service that to date hasn’t received the development and training it deserves. Now a group coordinated by Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead is working on a blueprint to transform the help freely available at a stressful time. Group members are colleagues from Surrey CABs and Surrey County Council Public Health. […]
SMEF success. “A new one-stop service for young people requiring mental health support.” That was the message from Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust at this week’s well-attended briefing about youth mental health in Black and Ethnic Minority Communities. Dr Phil Ferrira-Lay explained how the service would help tackle youth mental health, a major issue for BAME Communities which often goes undiagnosed. […]
Redhill 27 September. Youth mental health is a big issue for Black and Asian minority ethnic communities. A briefing on diagnosis and treatment is being held on 27 September, 6.30pm, at Redhill Harlequin Centre. Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead CEO Elaine Parr said: “This is an important event which I hope will be well-attended. A trusted source of general […]
Planning to help. Surrey Suicide Prevention Group exists to help health professionals and others work together to identify and support those at risk. Meeting this week in Leatherhead the group continued to develop its new suicide prevention plan for the county. The group’s members include representatives of clinical commissioning groups, Surrey and Borders Partnership, Surrey […]
Citizens Advice service supports community rehabilitation. In the Queen’s Speech the government sets out far-reaching prison reform. There will be robust debate in the House and country about their merit and viability. At Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead we believe wider discussion and public understanding will benefit a service we support in a variety of ways. […]
More clients have mental health problems. Our advisers are seeing more clients whose problems are compounded (or caused) by a mental health condition. The higher numbers aren’t unexpected. All sides in the public debate accept that professional support is inadequate while the need is growing. In February an independent task force* said: NHS England should plan […]
Mental health conditions can make it hard to solve problems.
Important addition to mental health services. Safe Haven Redhill opened earlier this year and filled a large gap in local mental health services. For the first time people experiencing an emotional or mental health crisis can get help and support on evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Carers are welcome too. It’s informal and a lot […]
More clients have mental health problems. Our advisers are seeing more clients whose problems are compounded (or caused) by a mental health condition. Next week our District Training Day with NHS First Steps Surrey will help by building up advisers’ knowledge and understanding. The higher numbers aren’t unexpected. All sides in the public debate accept that professional […]
Help to make contact. The aim of our national campaign Talk about abuse is that more people are able to recognise domestic abuse and offer help to victims. In Surrey and across the country we have excellent specialist services. Helplines, refuges, legal and police professionals are there to help. But many victims and families don’t make contact, […]