As a result of discussions at the recent relaunch of the Forum a number of members raised the issue of making High Streets feel safer and more welcoming. Pam and colleagues from the Forum are connecting with businesses in Norbury - an area where a member lives – to look at ways in which they can play a part in making the area feel safer and their businesses more welcoming. This will also link with the ongoing Love Norbury campaign to help raise awareness and ensure that initiatives are sustainable and mainstreamed.

This piece of work has been developed by our ABCD builder supporting the Mental Health Forum's asset based work. A key part of the Mental Health Forum’s work is to support the development of community driven activity designed to improve and increase emotional health and wellbeing in local neighbourhoods.

(by Pam Cumberbatch, ABCD builder, Mental Health Forum)