Carer benefits and legal services WISH - Standing Together for women's mental health
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About
Established in 1987, WISH is the only national, user-led mental health charity in the UK working with women in prison, hospital and the community. They develop pioneering gender-specific and trauma-informed support services for under-served women, share evidence of what works to improve services and outcomes for all women, and campaign together for social justice. Empowered by their own lived experience, they help women connect and open up - often for the first time. They stand together with them for the long term – through the ups, downs, relapses and revivals– offering them trust, relational security and guidance. Helping them build their own positive pathways under their own agency and control.
Opening times
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Access
There is access to our office for wheelchair-users including a lift and fully adapted toilet
Catchment area
London wide, East London Focused. England and Wales
Target group
Women with experience of mental distress
Further information
- Services: · Advocacy: campaigning, research and representation, advice
- · Counselling: one to one trauma informed gender specific sessions
- · Community Link: practical and emotional support to women in Greater London as they move from prison or secure hospital into the community
- · Coaching: Training, volunteering and employment support. Their wraparound Community Link services equip women with the skills, security and self-esteem necessary for successful resettlement, through: · Pathways tailored to each individual’s needs and aims, to ensure long-term and meaningful change
- · Support to engage with services and attend court dates
- · Links into statutory and voluntary services
- · Support with housing and accommodation issues
- · Financial assistance and benefits guidance
- · One-to-one support whenever and as often as each woman needsSocial contact and peer support.
Referral method
People can self-refer to our services or can be referred by other services. To find out about accessing membership or services please contact us. Membership is free for women with experience of mental distress and an online version of the membership form can be accessed at www.womenatwish.org.uk/getinvolved/membership/
This information was supplied by Serco Global Services on 9 May 2024.