Promotes Service User Involvement across the London Boroughs of Bromley and Tower Hamlets

The Mental Health Service User Involvement Project supports and promotes Service User Involvement. In the London Borough of Bromley this is jointly funded by the Local Authority and in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets is jointly funded by Tower Hamlets Adult Health and Wellbeing and Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust.

Our aim is to:
• Provide information
• Support people to make informed choices
• Support and develop a range of service user groups

• Facilitate peer support
  • Support people to take part in local decision making groups
  • Empower individuals, to become involved in the planning and development of local services

We recruit, train and support service users to be involved in mental health services. We work with Community Development Workers, Statutory and Voluntary Sector agencies to promote inclusion and involvement.

Who is the service for:
• People with mental health needs who are living in the community
• People who want to be involved in the planning and delivery of local mental health services
• People who wish to develop skills and confidence to be able to express their rights and make informed choices

How is the service provided? Through a dedicated team of workers who have a range of skills in mental health; knowledge of diverse communities; cultures and languages in the borough.

Names and contact details

Charleen Elliott – Project Co-ordinator
Charleen.Elliot@community-options.org.uk

Postal Address:

Bromley Service User Involvement
Community Options
2a Fielding Lane
Bromley
BR2 9 FL

Tel: 020 8313 9725

Fax: 020 8313 9703

Tower Hamlets Service User Involvement Project
Community Options
Attlee House
Toynbee Hall
28 Commercial Street
London, E1 6LS

Tel: 020 8313 9725
Fax: 020 7426 0758