debt and mental health

I spoke at a conference a couple of weeks ago on the subject of how mental health and debt are connected. People with mental health problems of all kinds are more likely to have debts, and these debts can cause them terrific stress and anxiety. There are some real professional challenges both for mental health workers and for debt workers. There is a need for inter-professional collaboration, so that debt does not remain as a peripheral issue for those people working in mental health. The wheel does not have to be reinvented here, as there are really good assessment and communication tools already developed and pioneered and available. contact me through the blog and I'll send you the details. Mental health workers don't need to do much to make a big difference to peoples lives regarding debt and money - they just need to find out why and how.