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• Healthy Start Food Vouchers

  Tue 08 Nov 2022 E.HARPER

  Despite being eligible, many families in Birmingham are not registering for their Healthy Start food vouchers, entitling them to £4.25 of free food per week. This means thousands of pounds each week worth of free food is not reaching families who need it.

   

  • To qualify for HS applicants must be 10+ weeks pregnant and/or have at least one child under 4 and be in receipt of benefits such as Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit. 
  • Healthy Start food vouchers can be exchanged for milk, infant formula, fruit, vegetables and pulses. 
  • For more information - Healthy Start Website - Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)
  • To find your local Healthy Start Vitamin collection site please use our postcode finder -  Healthy Start vitamin distribution sites | Birmingham City Council

   

  Public Health Team, Birmingham

• One Day Mental Health Webinar

  Wed 02 Nov 2022 E.HARPER

  "Understanding Your Prescription"

  One-Day Mental Health Webinar
  Thursday 10th November 2022

  We are passionate about raising awareness and removing the stigma associated with mental health. Therefore, to ensure our events are fully inclusive and available to everyone they are free to register & attend.

   

  Medication in Mental Health 2022 will take a closer look at some of the most commonly prescribed medications used to treat mental health. We will hear from our panel of mental health experts about how and why they are prescribed. We we will also hear from our guest speakers who bravely share their journey and lived experiences with medication for their mental health. So if you, a family member, friend or colleague is taking medication for their mental health and you want to be better informed and understand more about it, then join us and be part of the conversation. Learn more, understand your prescription better and take this opportunity to ask your questions in the Q&A sessions. We will be addressing the following topics - • Top 10 prescribed drugs • What do they treat • Side Effects • Duration • Alternative options • Take back control / Acceptance • Addiction • How to safely come off – or not • Lived Experiences

  BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE