The Lambeth Health and Wellbeing Express has stopped at the Stockwell Park Community Trust centre this week, to offer free mental health consultations to vulnerable people in the borough.
Mehmet Hussein, who works on the initiative, says the bus raises awareness of the mental health support people available to locals.
“It’s just about getting people to reach out. Many people are suffering in silence. They’re not talking to anyone, they’re in their house on their own. It’s about getting people to realise there is support out there.”
He adds: “it brings a lot of hope. We cover money worries, cost of living, exercise, we make people aware of their bodies.”
Many in the borough are not aware that they can get mental health support consultations for free.
Fay, who is diagnosed with a severe mental health disability, says this kind of support is really important to her. She said she now knows who to talk to if she’s feeling upset or needs help with something.
Julie Fawcett, the CEO of Stockwell Park Community Centre, sees vulnerable people at the centre everyday. She believes the need for mental health support is more important than ever.
According to the Stockwell Park Community Trust, the cost of living crisis is increasing mental health needs in an already vulnerable community.
“Not having any money and the prices rising is is one of the main issues for the residents that live here. But equally, in the area as a whole, it’s about the homelessness situation.
“And also we do have quite a lot of misuse of Class A drugs, which is often the result of having trauma, and there has been a lot of trauma in the area.”
The Stockwell Park Community Trust was formed in 1994 to deal with the high crime rate and poor housing services in the area.
The centre is open Monday to Friday, and provides a space for people to use internet, boost their creativity and feel a sense of community.
The centre is open to anyone, but also hosts particular groups, such as former inmates, and people with mental disabilities and past traumas.
Fawcett told City News: “We’ve learned: never, ever, ever judge anybody because you don’t know where they’ve come from”.
She hopes that regular visits from Lambeth’s Health and Wellbeing bus will continue to benefit local residents.
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The Lambeth Health and Wellbeing Express has stopped at the Stockwell Park Community Trust centre this week, to offer free mental health consultations to vulnerable people in the borough.
Mehmet Hussein, who works on the initiative, says the bus raises awareness of the mental health support people available to locals.
“It’s just about getting people to reach out. Many people are suffering in silence. They’re not talking to anyone, they’re in their house on their own. It’s about getting people to realise there is support out there.”
He adds: “it brings a lot of hope. We cover money worries, cost of living, exercise, we make people aware of their bodies.”
Many in the borough are not aware that they can get mental health support consultations for free.
Fay, who is diagnosed with a severe mental health disability, says this kind of support is really important to her. She said she now knows who to talk to if she’s feeling upset or needs help with something.
Julie Fawcett, the CEO of Stockwell Park Community Centre, sees vulnerable people at the centre everyday. She believes the need for mental health support is more important than ever.
According to the Stockwell Park Community Trust, the cost of living crisis is increasing mental health needs in an already vulnerable community.
“Not having any money and the prices rising is is one of the main issues for the residents that live here. But equally, in the area as a whole, it’s about the homelessness situation.
“And also we do have quite a lot of misuse of Class A drugs, which is often the result of having trauma, and there has been a lot of trauma in the area.”
The Stockwell Park Community Trust was formed in 1994 to deal with the high crime rate and poor housing services in the area.
The centre is open Monday to Friday, and provides a space for people to use internet, boost their creativity and feel a sense of community.
The centre is open to anyone, but also hosts particular groups, such as former inmates, and people with mental disabilities and past traumas.
Fawcett told City News: “We’ve learned: never, ever, ever judge anybody because you don’t know where they’ve come from”.
She hopes that regular visits from Lambeth’s Health and Wellbeing bus will continue to benefit local residents.
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