Millions for mental health
EVERYDAY PEOPLE MAKING CHANGE
EPISODE 5: MILLIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH!
It’s no secret that health services are stretched. And for young people, access to high quality mental health support is often out of reach. How then, did communities across Merton convince a local health trust to fund MILLIONS into new and improved services?
Join us for this episode, as guest Ranjeet Kaile, Director of Communications at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, likens the Trust’s evolving partnership with South London Citizens to a ‘marriage’: full of communication, common interests and a healthy dose of tension.
Hear also from James Potter, Chaplain and Mental Health Lead at Wimbledon College, and Peter Brierley, Assistant Director at Citizens UK. They describe how a newly formed alliance of students and community groups was able to totally transform the landscape – with impacts still paying off for young people today.
TW: Reference to mental health struggles and suicide.
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You can find a full reading list on Community Organising here.
Challenge, Choice, Change
Challenge, Choice, Change was a concept first used by Community Organising veteran, Marshall Ganz. You can read more about the use of this framework here.
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The 5 Steps to Social Change
The 5 Steps are a framework commonly used in Community Organising and across Citizens UK. Following these steps can help civil society leaders make change on the issues that matter to them. The best way to start Organising and practising these steps is by joining Citizens UK as a member. You can also join one our many leadership training programs - from free, online webinars, to immersive three and six day accredited Community Leadership courses.
Read more on the 5 steps
STEP 1: ORGANISE
How to Build a New Citizens Alliance
How to collect annual membership dues: a guide for leaders and organisers
Mike Gecan on one to one meetings
Recruiting members through one to ones
Why we never go where we're not invited
STEP 2: LISTEN
Twelve steps to plan an effective listening campaign
Developing people through listening
How to do listening through House Meetings
How to do listening through Neighbourhood Walks
Template flyer based on a Listening Campaign
Template plans for Listening Campaign
STEP 3: PLAN
Developing an effective strategy to achieve change
Leadership Development Table - Tracking your development and that of others
Qualities and Habits of leaders who organise effectively
STEP 4: ACT
A story of action: Tesco and the Living Wage
Guide to turnout by Nottingham Citizens
STEP 5: NEGOTIATE
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