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Our informal Mental Health Advocacy drop in’s at Suffolk libraries are an opportunity for people to informally meet with our Advocate and volunteer staff to find out more about Mental Health Advocacy and how Advocacy can support them to get their … Continue reading New for 2017 – SUF offers Independent & Informal Mental Health Advocacy Drop-in’s in Suffolk Libraries

Following our news yesterday about the BBC 1 Panorama programme about Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trusts and suicide, SUF would like you to know that NSFT have opened a temporary phone line if any issues in the programme broadcast caused you any … Continue reading NSFT open a temporary phone line if any issues in the BBC 1 Panorama Programme broadcast caused you any concern.

The number of unexpected patient deaths reported by England's mental health trusts has risen by almost 50% in three years, figures suggest. The findings, for the BBC's Panorama programme, are based on FOI results from half of mental health … Continue reading Tonight BBC One 8.30pm Panorama looks at this including interviews with bereaved families in Suffolk and Norfolk

This event will give you an opportunity to share your recent experiences of the Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust’s (NSFT), Access & Assessment Team. This is the mental health team who assess your mental health care needs for secondary care … Continue reading Coproduction workshop focusing on the Access & Assessment Team

Suffolk Parent Carer Network have a live survey asking parents and young people about mental helath crisis care. This survey is open until 17th February 2017. It only takes between 5 and 10 minutes to complete. The findings of this survey will be … Continue reading The Suffolk Parent & Carer Network survey on crisis care for Children and Young people

In this first issue of the SUF newsletter for 2017, we include a special insert on Borderline Personality Disorder and feature the following news items; Reflections on 2016 with new thoughts for 2017 SUF delivers the first ASIST (Applied … Continue reading SUF January 2017 Newsletter published

Please find below the 2017 dates for the NSFT East Locality Forum which takes place in Ipswich. 26th January 23rd February 30th March 27th April 25th May 29th June 27th July 31st August 28th September 26th October 30th November 14th … Continue reading NSFT 2017 Dates for the Suffolk East Locality Forum (previously called CAD)

Spring dates for Mental Health & Well-being sessions for family carers run by Suffolk Family Carers The Autism/ADHD family carers programme (not Waveney) Ipswich Venue - Gippeswyk Hall,  Gippeswyk Avenue, Ipswich, IP2 9AF Dates: 3 … Continue reading ADHD & Austism Suffolk Family Carers Well-being Programme Spring 2017

Meeting Dates for Healthwatch Suffolk Mental Health Focus Group (MHFG) for 2017 Tuesday Jan 24th Tuesday Feb 28th Tuesday March 28th Tuesday April 25th Tuesday May 30th Tuesday June 27th Tuesday July 25th No August … Continue reading Mental Health Focus Group meeting dates for 2017

The Suffolk VASP (Voluntary and Statutory Partnership) for Mental Health is a Suffolk-wide network for anyone with an interest in mental health. Locality based VASP meetings regularly take place throughout Suffolk and focus on issues of particular … Continue reading Ipswich VASP dates 2017