Mental Health & Vulnerability Working Party
Event: “This Can Happen” - Mental Health in the Workplace - 25th November
Published 06/11/2019
This Can Happen - award winning conference on Mental Health in the Workplace - returns on 25th November, attracting delegates from 150+ companies to share, learn, and discuss practical solutions for dealing with workplace mental health. The UK's largest corporate mental health event features 20+ sessions and over 80 speakers from diverse industries and will address critical issues such as The Future Workplace, Faith & Diversity, Grief, Post Natal Depression and the Importance of Internal Communications.Podcasts also available on website.
LawCare to pilot new wellbeing app for lawyers
Published 22/05/2019
Mental health - it’s not just the clients we care about
Published 19/07/2018
Mental Health issues experiences by litigants in person was highlighted as one of the key issues facing the sector but following our Mental Health training in April it emerged that supporting staff and volunteers who engage with distressed people in emotive circumstances is just as important.
Potential areas of focus for the LIP Network
Published 08/05/2018
New ‘breathing space’ debt respite scheme for people experiencing a mental health crisis
Published 08/05/2018
Rachel Braverman introduces the work of Money and Mental Health, a charity committed to breaking the link between financial difficulty and mental health problems.
Update from workshop on working with distressed Litigants in Person
Published 08/05/2018
On 23rd April we arranged a free one day workshop on working with distressed Litigants in Person. Over 90 people registered to attend but unfortunately others were unable to join us as the event was oversubscribed. Given the high level of interest, we have provided an update on the workshop below together with next steps to ensure everyone in the LIP Network is informed about our work.
Supporting clients in vulnerable situations: new research opportunity
Published 26/03/2018
Nationwide survey of debt advisers looking to inform policy-making and develop new solutions
Update from the LIP Network Mental Health working party - January 2018
Published 19/01/2018
LiPSS and the Network have recently launched a working party on mental health and vulnerability. After an initial meeting in 2017, it became apparent that there is a desire in the sector for training relating to vulnerable clients and those with mental health issues. In particular, training relating to one-off client meetings (for example, meeting an LiP for the first time on the day of their court hearing).
