Newer version available

There is a newer version of this publication available:
Mental Health and Benefits Handbook 1st edition - with new material

Authors and acknowledgements

The authors

Carri Swann is a welfare rights worker at CPAG

Mind information team

Acknowledgements

CPAG is proud to be collaborating with Mind on this project. Thanks to Naomi Jessop, Director of Business at CPAG, and Stephen Buckley, Head of Information at Mind, for making this possible.

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Massive thanks to Fusion21, Riverside and the Northwick Trust, whose funding has made it possible for this Handbook to be free online.

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The authors would like to extend special thanks to Tom Messere, author of the Big Book of Mental Health, for sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience. Thanks also to Atif from the Mind Legal Team, Harriet Chaplin, Moira Escreet, Carolyn George, Alison Gillies, Will Hadwen, Dan Norris, Simon Osborne, Allan Reynolds, Jon Shaw, Owen Stevens, Angela Toal, Gary Vaux, Emily Williams and Martin Williams for their invaluable contributions. Thanks to Jo Silcox for her brilliant insights shared on CPAG’s Benefits and Mental Health training course.

We would also like to thank Nicola Johnston for editing and managing the production of this Handbook, and to Philippa Bradnock for copy editing. Particular thanks must go to CPAG’s digital team.