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Help improve the mental health support women get during pregnancy and after childbirth - Give your views
A small community research organisation are looking for local mums to take part in their research, they want to find out about mums experiences with mental health support services in Southwark.
10 July 2020
News
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New Southwark Family Council and Parent to Parent Peer Advocacy
Southwark Children’s Services is looking for parents and families to join the new Family Council and become peer advocates to support other parents.
4 July 2020
News
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Annual Report 2019/20
Find out more about our work and achievements over the year.
30 June 2020
Report
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‘Free Your Mind’ campaign will support mental wellbeing in South East London
A new campaign to support people living in South East London experiencing mental ill-health during the Covid-19 pandemic launched on Monday 22 June.
28 June 2020
News
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How are Southwark health services operating during the coronavirus outbreak?
Find out more here about the changes hospitals, doctors, and other health services are making to help delay and deal with the coronavirus outbreak, and how this might affect your care.
25 June 2020
Advice and Information
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What should you do about coronavirus?
Find out what to do if you or someone you live with has symptoms, all about self-isolating, shielding and social distancing, and how to protect yourself and others from coronavirus.
25 June 2020
Advice and Information
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Covid-19 Shielded Residents Booklet
The council have created a booklet with useful information for all shielded residents.
22 June 2020
Advice and Information
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Raising our voices to make carers visible in Southwark
It’s Carers Week 8-14 June and we want to Make Carers Visible (this year's theme) by sharing our recent research project, ‘The Impact of Caring on Unpaid Carers’. We also consider what's changed during Covid-19 and what's next in Southwark.
9 June 2020
Blog
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Healthwatch Southwark and Community Southwark is in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and stands against racism.
The murder of George Floyd has again sparked #BlackLivesMatter protests around the world and brought the inequalities faced by Black people to the forefront. 
8 June 2020
News
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What have local people been telling us about the coronavirus outbreak? (April-May 2020 update)
We have analysed our recent signposting and feedback calls and emails to give you a picture of what Southwark residents are telling us about the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
4 June 2020
News
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Dentists to start reopening from 8 June - but how have they been working during the pandemic?
NHS England has written to dental practices setting out the next steps for delivery of NHS dental services in England, as the NHS moves into the second phase of the Covid-19 response. Dentists can start reopening for all routine care from 8 June.
3 June 2020
News
Sign up banner - rethink mental illness
Young people can get paid, get heard, make a difference.
Rethink Mental Illness is a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. Their goal is to make sure that everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life. 
3 June 2020
News