Hillingdon Mind – Local Association for Mental Health.

Appropriate Adults to attend local police stations. Volunteers are needed to support vulnerable people in Uxbridge and Heathrow police stations.

Are you:- Committed? Enthusiastic? Reliable? Willing to be on call, possibly during unsocial hours? Prepared to undertake training this Spring?
Hillingdon Mind is looking for Volunteers to act as Appropriate Adults to attend police stations to safeguard the rights and welfare of vulnerable people, such as those with mental health or learning difficulties and is seeking to recruit people from the local community and particularly would welcome volunteers from minority communities.
This is an excellent opportunity for local people to make a constructive contribution to their community by supporting vulnerable people at a time of crisis in their lives.
When anyone is arrested for an offence and brought to a police station, it can be a very bewildering experience. It can be all the more frightening and confusing if they have a mental health problem or a learning disability, which is why the presence of an appropriate adult at the police station is so important. Ongoing support, training and travel expenses are provided.

For further information contact Pat Withers the Appropriate Adult Project Worker for Hillingdon Mind.
Tel (01895) 271559; or mobile 07799 176444;
fax (01895) 811355
Aston House, Redford Way, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1SZ.

www.hillingdonmind.co.uk. E-mail: mind@hillingdonmind.co.uk Hillingdon Mind is affiliated to National Mind. Registered in England and Wales – Company No. 3009554. Registered Charity No. 1045701