This website is a mental health resource for residents of the London Borough of Croydon.
Mind in Croydon is working to promote good mental health. It seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community.
To achieve these aims Mind in Croydon:
- Educates and provides services
- Campaigns and raises funds
- Works in partnership with other relevant organisations
- Values diversity and focuses on quality
- Involves service users and other volunteers in its work
Mind in Croydon is a mental health charity founded in 1967 and since then has developed into a significant provider of mental health services in Croydon.
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Social Networking Food Parcels
During these times, receiving positive feedback goes a long way to keep our staff and each other connected and buoyed.
‘Thank you for the food box you gave to my sibling, and for the care that was taken to provide them with suitable vegan products for their very restricted diet. It was very kind of you all’
Please note that if this is a service you require you must be a member of the Social Networking Service and Croydon Fire Service are only able to provide it to current service users
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Welfare Benefits Service
There have been a number of changes to the benefits system during the Covid 19 outbreak. We are still here to support you with any questions you might have about Welfare Benefits. This includes establishing benefit entitlement, support with challenging decisions and representation at appeal to the second tier tribunal.
We have a dedicated team of Caseworkers who can help with all welfare benefit issues and can provide up to date advice about benefit entitlement during the Covid 19.
Universal Credit
We also have a team specialising in support around Universal Credit.
The Universal Credit team can help with establishing an entitlement, working out how much Universal Credit you might be able to receive, talking to the Job Centre, filling in forms and challenging decisions made by the DWP.
We are currently limited to support by email, letter and telephone. We are able to pick up the emails and voice messages left.
Email address – wba@mindincroydon.org.uk
Advice line – 020 8763 2037
Please note we are not able to see visitors at any Mind in Croydon until further notice.
Continuing their support of Mind in Croydon’s Social Networking Service, Croydon Fire Service assisted in delivering vital food packages to our vulnerable clients today. Food packages included some Easter treats. Our huge thanks go out to all those involved including some of the Mind in Croydon staff who donated towards these packages.
Please note that if this is a service you require you must be a member of the Social Networking Service and Croydon Fire Service are only able to provide it to current service users.
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South West London Law Centres are offering debt advice and support for those that need help. If you need support leave them a voicemail or email and they will get back to you within a working day or less. See the attached image for the contact information.
Thanks to New Addington Fire Station
Mind in Croydon are hugely grateful to our colleagues at New Addington Fire Station.
Members of the fire service based at New Addington have enabled Mind in Croydon’s Social Networking Service to support clients who are vulnerable in the most urgent of times.
We would like say a big thank you for the help and support provided including dropping off food parcels to people’s homes as well as ensuring that when a person was submitted to hospital they had their mobile phone delivered to them on a Friday evening to enable them to stay in touch with their family.
PLEASE NOTE that if this is a service you require you must be a member of the Social Networking Service and New Addington Fire Station are only able to provide it to current service users
Don't forget to #ClapForCarers #clapforkeyworkers #ClapForTheNHS tomight at 8pm
If you need help with benefits our Welfare Benefits Advice and Universal Credit services are here to help. See https://t.co/9dC3837sDL for more information #Croydon
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