Beacon Users' Forum

Come along and find out how you can get involved and have your voice heard with the Mental Health Forum @ The Beacon.

Tuesdays at 11am-12pm

16^th October,

20^th November,

18^th December.

For more information

Please contact Maggie

Or Amanda

On 01843 609 359.

We look forward to

Seeing you there.

Dear All

We are looking at how to improve services for people in a mental health crisis. We launched a public consultation on mental health crisis care services in July and want to hear people’s views. The deadline for responses is 26 October and we’d be grateful if anyone who uses or is involved with mental health services would please complete this survey.

Here is a short film on our YouTube channel which explains what the proposals are and why they are needed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PNHI91ovVs

Here is the link to the online survey to have your say: http://www.kmpt.nhs.uk/adultacuteconsultation

There’s also more information on the KMPT website: http://www.kmpt.nhs.uk/acute-mental-health-review

Many thanks for your help.

Emily Turner

Communications and Media Manager

NHS Kent and Medway

Brook House

John Wilson Business Park

Whitstable

CT5 3DD

Applications for the Cliftonville West funding from the 2013 budget are now open. This year’s budget will be split into two funding rounds.

Round one will run until the 16 November for organisations and groups who have not previously applied.

Round two will run from 1 January to 1 March 2013 which will be open to all applicants.

The budget limit for both rounds has been set at £500, with a minimum of £250. To be eligible for this funding, your project has to be carried out in this ward, you can check your postcode here http://www.cdf.org.uk/content/funding-programmes/community-first/neighbourhood-matched-fund.

For the guidance notes and proposal form please visit our website http://www.thanetcommunitynetworks.org.uk/cliftonville-first/.

If you need any other information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Cara Thorpe

Communications/Admin

Thanet Community Networks

The Margate Media Centre

11-13 King Street

Margate

Kent CT9 1DA

Tel: 01843 609686

www.thanetcommunitynetworks.org.uk<http://www.thanetcommunitynetworks.org.uk/>

Speakup CIC Autumn Newsletter

Speakup CIC have published their colourful and informative Autumn Newsletter - 28 pages of news, views, information, photos and articles.

Richmond Fellowship programme, September

Here is the Richmond Fellowship day service program of events in Thanet for September, plus news from the groups. There is an application form (Word document) for the groups advertised.

There is also an invitation to an Open Afternoon in Friday 28 September from 2 - 4pm at

17 St Johns Road, Margate CT9 1LU

See the poster here.

SpeakupCIC peer support activites for September

Here is the peer support activities diary for September, run by Speakup CIC

Fit for Work?

Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance & Income Support awarded on the grounds of illness or disability are being phased out and replaced by Employment & Support Allowance.

Next year, assessments begin for those receiving Disability Living Allowance. The Work Capability Assessment, according to reports on BBC 2 and Channel 4, is finding nine out of ten claimants "fit for work". The whole procedure is causing severe anxiety, paranoia, and adding to the mental health challenges we already have to face on a day-to-day basis.

WE NEED TO CHANGE IT - AND CHANGE IT NOW!

Therefore, SpeakUpCIC are holding an urgent meeting of SpeakUpCIC members, to which mental health professionals, local GP's and both Thanet MP's are to be invited

WEDNESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER AT 6.30PM, MEDIA CENTRE, MARGATE.

We need to SpeakUp as loud as we can and get the test changed!