Money & Advice

Welcome to the money and advice pages. There is some great work going on in this area, and this is where you can find out about it! Develop is committed to promoting welcoming access to first-rate advice and information services and we would welcome contact from you if you know of any services we could include on this website. We are also interested in promoting mental health awareness within the money and advice sector.

We should all be involved in promoting social inclusion because:

• Common mental health problems are experienced by up to one in six of the general population at any one time. Almost everyone will know someone who has had a mental health problem at some point in their life.
• Financial problems are the most frequently cited cause of depression, but they can also be a consequence of mental health problems. People with mental health problems are nearly three times as likely to be in debt as those without mental health problems and may need the best advice.
• A quarter of people with mental health problems have been refused insurance or other financial services.
• The new Disability Discrimination Act gives people with mental illness the same rights of access to goods and services as other disability groups.

What's in this for you?

In this section you will be able to find:

• Services that support access to personal finance and advice services for people with mental ill-health and information on where to get local help with these issues.
• Events about personal finance and advice issues related to social inclusion and mental health.
• Evidence and policy - good practice guidelines, government departments' policies on finance and mental health and how to improve the organisation you work in to be more welcoming and supportive of people with mental ill-health.
• Guidance and tools that can be used to ensure people have access to welcoming personal finance and advice services.
• News stories about peoples' experiences of personal finance and advice services in the borough.

If you would like more information about the money and advice sector, social inclusion and mental health, Develop can also offer you:

• Discussion Forum. A place to ask questions, ask for support and obtain advice from experts on money matters and mental health and discuss issues relating to mental health which may arise in your organisation. (Available to registered site users only).
• Training about social inclusion, fair access to goods and services and coping well with mental ill-health (from handling stress and promoting mental wellbeing and recovery through to awareness training about mental illness).

If you would like further information, or have suggestions about services that should be included on this website, you can contact us at: moneyNET@developbromley.com

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