Winners of the 2007 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
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Cambridgeshire Mind's Partnership - Home & Community Support Service
The three local Mind associations have formed a partnership under the name of Cambridgeshire Mind's Partnership, Home & Community Support Service. Download the leaflet here.
July 2008

Mental Health Handbook - New Edition
The 2008 edition of this very important resource is now available, either in hard copy or pdf. For the paper version, please contact Lifecraft's Information Office on 01223 566957 between 13.00 - 17.00.
July 2008

Friends of Lifecraft is Launched
At a well attended lecture at Emmanuel College on 31 October, Bev Sedley, Chair of Lifecraft, launched their 'Friends' scheme to help raise funds and awareness of the charity.
October 2007

Volunteers needed!

Social Group Facilitator - help is required working with mental health service users in Cambridge. The role of Social Group Facilitator requires someone to attend and help facilitate evening social event calendar groups by befriending group members and encouraging their participation in the group. This role is currently unpaid but offers the opportunity to gain work-experience, and a reference for those hoping to gain work in this field. For more information and a chance to talk about the role informally contact Sue Waterhouse or Catherine Perkins or telephone 01223 533300

Lifeline Lives!!!
Efforts to save the much used and well supported telephone helpline have been successful, and the project will continue until at least March 2008. More to follow soon
17 April 2007

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health welcomes proposed changes in benefit rules for disabled people
“The Government has taken a major step forward today in helping people with mental health problems to get back to work,” the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH) said today. [read more]
20 March 2007

WAVET to become a true Community Forum
A proposal has been made to relaunch and re-energise WAVET by working together to become a true Community Forum [read more]
1 March 2007

Mental Health Alliance welcomes important new changes to Mental Health Bill
The House of Lords has this evening made more important changes to the Mental Health Bill, the Mental Health Alliance said today [read more]
26 Feb 2007

Lifecraft to reduce services, Lifeline set to close
Lifecraft, a Cambridge based mental health charity, is currently facing a reduction in its services. Lifecraft has been operating since 1993 and is unique in that it is open 365 days a year [read more]
7 Feb 2007

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