Waltham Forest Black People's Mental Health Association offers a range of services to adults with mental health problems and their carers who live in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. People are usually referred by the local mental health teams and other agencies. We also accept self-referrals - those not yet in the system.

The Association aims to provide a forum for black people and people from ethnic minorities to meet, discuss and raise awareness of mental health needs in the community and to support and empower black people experiencing mental health problems.

BPMHA is a voluntary organisation managed by a management committee made up of volunteers. Like other voluntary organisations, BPMHA has considerable difficulty attracting suitable and enthusiastic people to manage an organisation in their spare time when they are already working in demanding, stressful occupations and so we applaud our present members for their valued expertise.

We aim to provide the following:-

Individual support of clients through care plans
Advocacy at:
Care programme approach meetings
Hospital
Tribunals
Community care fund appeals (and many more)
Outreach : Home, Hospital, Prison
Initiating and running daily activities
Empowering clients in developing independent living skills and
identifying suitable training for work or personal development.
Monitoring clients welfare and liaising regularly with CPN, Social
Worker, Consultants in regards to their care.