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Why is there no email address on the page? The telephone number goes to voicemail so Its not helpful to not include a contact email here.

What is the current situation regarding drop ins after the recent lock down? Also am I able to do a self referral for my daughter to be assessed for her limited speech at 15 months?

A brilliant practical based therapy. But it is not passive treatment, it requires active engagement. My therapist (Leanne) was wonderful. She balanced structured sessions based on my previous weeks issues. I never felt pressured for a moment to talk about things I did not want to talk about.

Referrals via the website was seemless way to self refer. I would recommend to anyone struggling or starting to struggle with anxiety and depression. Fantastic service. Thank you.

Hi, I need to remove an IUD device as it's period has expired. Have unsuccessfully tried to make an appointment by phone. Could you please let me know how should I proceed? Thanks.

I had the Pfizer Covid vaccine at the Wensley Close centre Eltham on Jan 29th but have not had an appointment for the second dose. Can you advise please?
Thank you

Hi,

My partner has admitted to me that he has thought of suicide recently and seems to suffer from depression but has not been diagnosed yet. He is reluctant to get out of bed/eat anything or see a doctor. He has recently reached out to Mind but I think he has decided to give up again and wont seek help himself, therefore how do I go about seeking help for him to speak to someone regarding this.

Thanks

Cahms is not a service that supports children . My son has anxiety and has been left after numerous phone calls and emails from myself and my sons school and social services and you dont replie.they dont care about my family or the suffering my son is going through .
My son is now seven and still you have done nothing for him . Disgraceful service, my son is worse off and no support. Absolutely fuming and stressed with this service .

The Greenwich Home Treatment Team has been extremely helpful; I had two mental health crises where I ended up in A & E. Subsequently, on both occasions, I was referred to the Home Treatment Team.
The mental health nurses were incredibly supportive and eager to help. I was impressed with the frequent contact the service made, every day for three days after the crisis and then every other day beyond that for the next two weeks. This provided a secure safety net, knowing that help was only one phone call or visit away.
Meeting the Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Olubunmi Adebowale and Trainee Psychiatrist Dr Georgiana Mandae was encouraging. They are both well trained, empathetic professionals who are enthusiastic in facilitating the calming of a patient’s raptured mental state in order for them to move on to subsequent longer-term care in the Community Team.
They made sure I was prescribed the appropriate medications and wrote professional letters to my college, so my teachers can calm my educational environment as much as possible.
I was very grateful that Dr Georgiana, along with two other nurses, visited my home for one appointment; after I had a terrible experience in A&E, I was about to give up on the mental health service. They came the next day and put forward a plan to make the situation right.
Additionally, I had the pleasure of meeting a nurse named Damilola on numerous occasions, and upon discharge, he reminded me, once you have been referred to the home treatment team, you are a patient indefinitely, so long as you live in the catchment area, you can always call or visit again, if in crisis.
To others struggling with mental health problems and thoughts of suicide, I would tell them; first, you cannot give up; when you enter your troubled season, you’ve got to give it all you’ve got. The only way to get through trouble is to work your way through it.
I know the last year has been a real struggle for many of us in society but do not make permanent decisions over temporary circumstances. The storm will pass, and soon the lockdowns and COVID-19 will be in our rear mirror.
I recommend, if possible, contacting a family member or close friend, to help you and support you when attending appointments, getting medication, and general living through a crisis period. It helps not to be alone and have someone to nurse you back to a stable point.

Other resources I have found helpful and recommend are,

The book, Manage Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide
Butler G, Hope T, 2007, Manage Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide, 2nd ed, Oxford: OUP.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/YfRzhXDKSZQxFVn30TlXBj/your-mental-health-toolkit
https://www.samaritans.org/
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Thank you for reading.