If you find it difficult to express yourself, and you don’t have a friend or relative who can support you, Tower Hamlets Independent Mental Health Advocacy service can help make sure your voice is heard. We believe no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. Our advocates are here to listen to you, to be on your side, to give you support and information and to help your fight your corner and ensure your voice is heard.
Our advocates will help you:
- Express your views
- Secure your rights
- Represent your issues
- Obtain the services you need
Our Advocates can go with you to:
- Ward Rounds
- Care Programme Approach Meetings (CPA)
- Meetings appealing your section
- Medication reviews
- Discharge meetings (Section 117)
Our advocates can help you by:
- Exploring your options
- Helping you to make informed decisions
- Resolving issues with your care and treatment
- Accessing information (eg Health records)
- Accessing other services
- Helping you to write letters and make phone calls
- Explaining the complaints process and progressing complaints
- Help you to understand your rights under the Mental Health Act
- Supporting you to prepare for a Care Act Assessment
- Supporting you in CPA meetings or tribunals
Who is the service for?
This service is available for people living in Tower Hamlets area that are using or trying to access mental health services, the service is completely free of charge.
How can I access this service?
To access Tower Hamlets Independent Mental Health Advocacy service please call 020 7510 1081 or email [email protected]
Alternatively, you can download and print the referral form below.
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Research has shown that the 18th January marks Blue Monday. For many, mental health is not a one-day occasion, so at MITHN, we want to use today to remind ourselves and each other that mental health matters every day. It matters on the ‘saddest day of the day’ and on the ‘happiest day of the year’. Take some time to check in on your loved ones and importantly, yourself. Ask yourself how you are feeling and remember that there is support available for all those that need it. Swipe to find out more.
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A few years ago MITHN was worrying about a crisis plan to make sure we could keep our service running in our community, after much hard work, review of expenditure and an improved business plan we are thriving. We have tripled in size and we are engaging with funders and corporates to enable us to keep growing and helping as many clients as we can. We are so pleased to be highly commended for what we have been able to overcome and achieve!#mindexellenceawards2020 #mentalhealth #mithn #awardwinners #Finance #fundraising
We are so honoured to have won the Equality and Diversity award - we work in two of the most ethnically diverse communities in London, and 65 per cent of our clients are from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. We always want to make sure that our community is supported, seen and heard. Diversity will always be at the heart of the work we do and we will not stop reaching out to our community.
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Celebratory post! MITHN has been so honoured to win two Mind Network Excellence Awards and be highly commended for a third! We won the overall Leadership & Governance award out of 125 other local Minds, an amazing achievement! Many local Minds are delivering excellent practice and working beyond Mind Quality Mark (MQM) benchmarks – and these awards reward our success. We are so proud of what we have achieved throughout the years but especially these successes during such a difficult time. #MindExellenceAwards2020 #mentalhealth #MITHN #awardwinners
Last week we held our MITHN AMG online for the first time, due to Covid. We reflected on the last year and are so proud of what our team and trustees have been able to achieve during this pandemic. It was a real chance to celebrate the strength, resilience and dedication of our team and the passion in what we do. Proud to be part of Team MITHN! loom.ly/FTa_ZHk #mithn #COVID #teamwork #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport
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