The Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are proposing increasing Community Mental Health services in Leeds and there is a Refugee and Asylum Seeker element. Fill the survey by clicking this link Please give your opinion on: how might mainstream services attract more Refugees and Asylum Seekers Whether you think the current Mental Health services providing […]
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Free tablets with data available to gift to Unpaid Carers accessing Leeds Community Healthcare services – 14 TABLETS STILL AVAILABLE
As part of Leeds Community Healthcare (LCH) charitable funds, Leeds Community Healthcare have a small number of digital devices with data available to enable the digital inclusion of unpaid carers in Leeds. The digital inclusion project is designed for unpaid carers who either access LCH services for themselves or care for someone who accesses LCH […]
Mental Health Support for BAME and Muslim Women, from Give a Gift
Give a Gift are offering support to BAME women to improve their health and mental wellbeing with one to one and group sessions. The sessions are held at ‘Give A Gift’, Roundhay Road Resource Centre. Social and Wellbeing Group Muslim Women’s Support Group Please refer, share, and bring to the attention of women who may […]
LMP Zoom Catch Up Tuesday 27th July 2021 12:30-13:45
So much has happened since we last met in June – with Hilary Benn answering questions from LMP Members. This time, we hope we’ll be joined by reps from Asylum Help, Mears Housing and Migration Yorkshire – so they’ll be on first. In addition, we anticipate members will want talk about The end of Lockdown, […]
Resource of the Week: My Bright Kite’s resources for young people
My Bright Kite is a specialist not-for-profit organisation working to improve the wellbeing and inclusion of young refugees. Nola – from MBK – is off on Maternity Leave right now (according to the website) but in her absence, My Bright Kite have published a whole heap of resources. “Access our free children in migration and […]
LMP Blog performance October 2019 – June 2021
It seems like only yesterday when we published a puff piece about the reach and impact of the LMP Blog. Turns out, the last one was in September 2019, so we’ve a bit of catching up to do. TL;DR The popularity of the LMP Blog continues to increase, and users are looking at more content […]
Leeds Uni to lead resesarch into Covid-19 and its impact on people from black and other racialised backgrounds
via Lucy at NACCOM Beginning this month, the 18-month project will explore how emergency COVID-19 powers are disproportionately impacting people from BAME backgrounds and how the pandemic is affecting care and caring, as well as mental and physical health and wellbeing across all ages. Using their findings, the team will make recommendations to policymakers on […]
Entitlements to NHS services for migrants in England – Video resources
This animation, produced by NHS England, explains the entitlements to NHS services and to vaccination for migrants in England and is aimed at healthcare professionals who support migrants in their practice. Be sure to forward it on to folks you know 0:00 Introduction to Entitlements for Migrants 1:43 Section 2- Karman’s Story (case study provided […]
LMP Chat on Tuesday 29th June 2021 – Meet the Politicians
Asylum Matters and LMP have invited all our local MPs to join LMP at 12:30 on Tuesday 29th June 2021, to have a chinwag about Leeds, Migration, Parliament – and to answer your questions. What can MPs do to help migrants living in Leeds? Can they have any impact on legislation? Can they stop things from happening […]
Leeds Public Health Resource Centre (PHRC) would like to hear your views…
The Leeds Public Health Resource Centre (PHRC) supports anyone with a responsibility for or interest in improving health and wellbeing in Leeds, including students and volunteers. If that sounds like you and you have a few minutes to spare, the PHRC would like to hear your views on what we currently offer plus some ideas […]
Generation AWS re/Start Programme for young people looking for a career in tech – Free & Guaranteed Interview
Just two weeks to go until the Leeds AWS re/Start Taster Day on the 22nd June! Applications are open – NOW This free, 12 week programme is open to NEET young people 18-29 looking to launch a career in tech and cloud computing. There’s no entry requirements, we just look for a passion for tech […]
Message from Mears regarding communication with new arrivals – w/c 7th June 2021
Following the recent trend of seeing groups of Vietnamese service users leave hotels shortly after arrival, I would like to share with you some information regarding what is currently on going in order to discourage this from happening and to then identify these people if it does. A working group has been set up to […]