Nik Bond
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Head of Gambling Harms Action Lab at The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (@mmhpi)
London
Joined July 2017
We are hiring a (Senior) Communications and Partnerships Officer to join our Gambling Action Lab! This exciting role will help to build a new project - working with firms on ways to reduce gambling-related financial harms - from scratch. Find out more: https://t.co/Logjm07lKE
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Do you receive Adult Disability Payment? Support people to apply for it? Or are involved in administering it? If so, I'd love to speak to you for a research project I'm working on Please leave a comment / drop me a DM / email me r.stacey@lse.ac.uk if interested Thank you!
I'm looking to speak to people about Adult Disability Payment's new approach to assessing entitlement Please DM me if you or anyone you know receives ADP, supports people to apply for it or is involved in administering it and would be interested in speaking to me Thank you!
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Since last summer, at @mmhpi we've been tracking how the cost of living is affecting the nation. Today we've published our 3rd paper on it - where we've focused in on the impact on people with mental problems https://t.co/aQihbSoomN
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Why are we, along with @MartinSLewis, calling for joined-up #MentalHealth & money support? Because it could: š help 27,000 more people with mental health problems recover each year š double recovery rates for people with debt & depression š· save the government Ā£144m/yr. 1/2
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Two opportunities to join our research team! We're #hiring a Research Officer (or Senior Officer, depending on experience) & a Research Community Officer. If you're passionate about #MentalHealth, learn more about the roles here: https://t.co/s8EjcUghLp
#CharityJobs #NowHiring
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Anyone can feel suicidal. But every one of us can help save a life. Find out how you can help save a life ā”ļø https://t.co/LdcUCrc9Wd
#UnitedAgainstSuicide
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Calling all Mental Health Nurses working on wards, crisis teams or CMHTs. Did you know that you can refer people experiencing a mental health crisis to the new #BreathingSpace scheme run by @Rethink_ for support with any debt issues? Find out more here: https://t.co/vGTvZ9jjQ2
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Over 100,000 people in problem debt in England attempt suicide each year. Suicidal feelings are caused by an array of complex factors but the link with problem debt is clear. On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay find out how we can break this link: https://t.co/ucqqASnIm9
#WSPD2021
moneyandmentalhealth.org
This report explores the links between financial difficulty and suicide, and sets out our recommendations for breaking the links.
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PUBLISHED: Our new research shows that people with #mentalhealth problems will be harder hit by incomes losses, and are at greater risk of deprivation during the #coronavirus crisis. Read the full report here: https://t.co/aBMAhcbEW8
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āRefuge is here around the clock, providing specialist, confidential, non-judgmental support' @MPeakeOfficial
graziadaily.co.uk
Maxine Peake Stars In Domestic Abuse Film To Remind Victims: āServices Are Available Wherever, And Whenever, To Support Them.ā Read more on Grazia.
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Our chief exec @SuzanneEJacob quoted in this piece alongside some brilliant and brave survivors.
theguardian.com
In the UK, the number of domestic killings has doubled during lockdown and frontline services report record-breaking cries for help. Hereās why the violence has increased ā and what you can do to...
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Three important #MentalHealth #Covid19 issues here from ā¦ā¦@denis_campbellā© : Psychiatrists fear surge of Covid-19 cases in mental health units; new paper on how to reduce risk of suicides consequent to the pandemic & new key worker support service
theguardian.com
Shortage of protective equipment and tests mean deaths ācould end up as high as in care homesā
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Today weāre launching new Covid-19 customer support standards for essential services firms. This practical guidance will help firms improve support for the millions of customers experiencing #mentalhealth & financial difficulties due to #coronavirus: https://t.co/k1oeTfJ33E
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This is a really positive step from @DWP. A number of people I'm supporting were on reduced benefit rates to make up for overpayments they received through no real fault of their own. Having that extra income during this period will make a big difference. Thanks for sharing Lee.
Due to #Coronavirus outbreak DWP are stopping recovery action on benefits overpayments, tax credit debts managed by DWP & social fund loans. Listen carefully to this DWP debt management call recording as SOME people may need to take action to cancel repayments 0800 916 0647 Opt3
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NEW: We asked our Research Community to tell us about the financial challenges people with #mentalhealth problems face during the #coronavirus outbreak. Our new policy note sets out their concerns, & how government, regulators & firms should respond: https://t.co/25N13EQA8g
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The government needs to take action to protect access to #benefits for people with #mentalhealth problems during the #Coronavirus outbreak. Weāve written a joint letter with @Mind, @Rethink_ & other charities urging the @DWP to act. Read our press release: https://t.co/eglM2S3Fcj
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PUBLISHED: In partnership with @Money_advice - and with support from @UKFtweets - weāve created a new guide to help creditors support customers with #debt and #mentalhealth problems. Read āThe Need to Knowā guide here: https://t.co/yHCWxwN9Lt
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My @guardian story: Thousands of vulnerable people - especially those with mental ill health - at risk of destitution because they lack the skills or support to claim and manage universal credit, says @salvationarmyuk
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Salvation Army calls on government to make it easier for people to access the benefit
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New Government figures suggest up to 50,000 people experiencing a #mentalhealth crisis could benefit from the Breathing Space #debt relief scheme. This is a real victory for everyone who supported our #RecoverySpace campaign - find out more here:
moneyandmentalhealth.org
Our Interim Director Simon Crine celebrates a victory for our Recovery Space campaign as the government agrees to extend the breathing space scheme
We all need to work to tackle the stigma of #MentalHealth, especially on #TimeToTalk day. Thatās why weāre introducing a new #BreathingSpace period to get millions out of debt and reduce the mental health problems associated with it. More below https://t.co/RbUo28aLF8
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