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The Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering – a Personal Account.
The Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering Whilst working for Wirral CVS based in Hamilton Square I have been made aware through... -
1 In 4 Conference – Where Do We Go From Here?
The marvels of technology - the train to London only takes about 2 and a quarter hours these days. Those... -
Fighting The Enemy Within – Great new website – www.combatstress.org.
A mental health charity set up to help veterans experiencing mental health problems says the number of ex-service personnel contacting... -
Working With Mental Health.
The Mindful Employer Initiative was set up to promote awareness of issues around mental health in the workplace. Support for... -
SHIFT – Fighting Stigma And Discrimination.
`Shift is a campaigning group set up to fight the stigma that people with mental health issues experience. they believe... -
More Chances to Get Involved! Working in focus groups with Rethink.
Representation Request We are currently looking for 4-5 PPI reps to help out with a project happening across the Wirral region... -
“Benefits helped me turn my life around” One person’s experience and the case against benefit cuts. The Guardian 17th December 2010
Seaneen Molloy is a young, bright woman who was devastated by mental illness. Diagnosed as bipolar and after a lengthy... -
Great opportunity to get involved with Transforming Community Services Project.
Representation Request A PPI Representative is invited to attend the Transforming Community Services Project Board Meetings Chair Natalie Park would like to... -
Wirral Bridges – real help with access to employment.
Wirral Bridges achieves MATRIX standard Advocacy in Wirral’s supported employment project, Wirral Bridges, was recently awarded the Matrix standard - the... -
Profile of a Mental Health Social Worker
What did you want to do when you were younger? Initially I wanted to be a vet but I didn’t get... -
Osborne’s haste will undermine incapacity benefit reform – Rushed reforms and claims of huge welfare savings threaten the goal of helping disabled people into work
Osborne’s haste will undermine incapacity benefit reform Rushed reforms and claims of huge welfare savings threaten the goal of helping disabled... -
Let’s assess this government’s cynical ruse rather than the mentally ill – The intangibility of mental illness, the lack of a definitive test, provides opportunities for exploitation. Enter the government, says Clare Allan
Let’s assess this government’s cynical ruse rather than the mentally ill The intangibility of mental illness, the lack of a definitive... -
Time to Change Media Opportunity – Volunteers needed.
Time to Change Media Opportunity Time to Change is looking for media volunteers to take part in a social experiment, the... -
Disability allowance exists for a reason – The disability living allowance is not an unemployment benefit. Why target it to ‘reduce dependency and promote work’?
Disability allowance exists for a reason The disability living allowance is not an unemployment benefit. Why target it to ‘reduce dependency... -
Disclosing mental health problems could work against you – The Disability Discrimination Act is a blunt tool when it comes to protecting the rights of employees with mental illness
Kiran Daurka guardian.co.uk, Friday 25 June 2010 A survey found that 92% of Britons felt that their job prospects would... -
Bipolar in the workplace – should you disclose your mental health history at job interviews?
Extract written by Fiona Jebb, Business writer and taken from edition of Pendulum – the Journal of MDF The bipolar... -
Mental illness to rise as millions struggle with debt
Mental Health Foundation Depression and mental illness will increase as millions struggle to cope with debts and money problems during the... -
Mind comments on the Government’s plans for Welfare Reform
On Thursday 27 May, the new Government outlined plans to get five million people off benefits and into work, including... -
Stress link to financial squeeze
Stress link to financial squeeze By Jane Hughes Health correspondent, BBC News Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise... -
Joblessness ‘can affect mental health’
5th May 2010 Being trapped in unemployment can have a negative impact on a person’s mental health. In an article examining the... -
Ministers sets targets to help people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities
Ambitious new targets to help more people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities in the workplace, are announced today...
