Debt and mental health - Mind survey needs your help

Caroline2CV

Terrific that Martin & MSE are behind you. Including the survey in this week's newsletter great idea.

Looking forward to the guide that you and Martin are collaborating on.

chrisfitch

Thanks Kiabby and Caroline 2CV for your input, it's great you've been able to participate - we're also very appreciative of the support that Martin and MSE have given to the research and look forward to further collaborative work in the near future.

Chris

JDPower

Done, hope it helps

stressed.mum

Have only just found this filled in survey as have had a lot of mental health problems last year

Hope it helps people in the future

mum2one

Done, I was diagnoised with post tramatic stress disorder and depression in 2002, I have gd days and bad days, I have gd and bad days with depression, but Im on so many tablets re back injury ( inc diazapam and anitriplyine), which among there uses as well as anti depressanst they assist in muscle relaxants that I only use prozac etc on bad ocassions, but from my credit card bills, etc over the yearsthey can be tracedbackto good and bad days.

But as I said b4 2008 is the year to get my act together.

As they say Rome wasnt built in a day and as I say once youve hit rock bottom, theres only 1 way you can go and thats up............the amount of times my bum hit rock bottom, theres a sent in the floor!! x

lexa34

As they say Rome wasnt built in a day and as I say once youve hit rock bottom, theres only 1 way you can go and thats up............the amount of times my bum hit rock bottom, theres a sent in the floor!! x[/quote]

That made me smile! Thanks. :T

I have just filled it out too. It was useful to go through the process of actually filling it out so I am doubly glad to have done it. I hope this work you are doing with Martin is well publicised as they are so many people with finacial difficulties who are depressed etc... and just dismiss it as part of what they see as their general rubbishness.:A

painted_lady

Great survey, look forward to the results.
Just filled it on

chrisfitch

jdpower, stressed.mum, mum2one, lexa34, and paintedlady - many, many thanks for keeping the momentum on this going.

with best wishes

chris fitch
(on behalf of the Mind research team)

chrisfitch

Dear all,

Just a quick reminder, that the Mind survey on debt and mental health closes on the 14th of January.

If you have experienced mental health issues/distress/problems in the last two years, and have also encountered debt or financial difficulties, then Mind want to hear from you.

To share your experiences with Mind you can undertake their online survey on the issue, or find out more at: http://www.mind.org.uk/debtpovertymh

The information from the survey will be used by Mind to develop a campaign in 2008 on issues relating to debt, poverty and people with experience of mental distress.

With best wishes and thanks for all the support you've given so far.

Chris Fitch
(on behalf of the Mind team)

moneydesperate_x

Ive just filled in the survey.
I got into debt due to a relationship breakup (shopping to make me feel better), then the stress of being in debt and not having the money to pay the bills each month sent me into depression.