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A social club for former psychiatric patients was held weekly at
Bishop Creighton House, run by Mental Health Social Workers and helped by
volunteers from Bishop Creighton House Patients are encouraged to arrange
their own programme of activities, and on occasion the clubs have a joint
entertainment.
Special Care Unit This Unit, which opened last year, has fulfilled a very
great need, and the 15 places have all been taken up. There was a waiting
list but this was absorbed due to varying factors, i.e. long-term placement
of 2 children, one death, and two removals from the London Borough
of Hammersmith.
At one point there was a rather rapid turnover of staff, but these
were replaced with temporary staff until it was possible to recruit permanent
staff. This was accomplished without too much delay and, by the
end of the year, there was a full complement of staff.
The Unit caters for children with severe physical and mental handicaps
and a few children with behavioural problems or emotional disturbance,
Vho it is hoped will eventually be suitable for transfer to the Junior
Training Centre.
Gifts of money and toys were received from the Hammersmith Society
for the Mentally-Handicapped.
The Hammersmith Round Table were most generous with gifts of toys and
play equipment - paddling pool, climbing frame, sand pit, swing, and
trampoline.
At Christmas, the staff of Mecca Ltd. gave a party for the children,
their parents, brothers and sisters and, at the end of a very enjoyable
afternoon. the organisers presented the Supervisor with a cheque for £50
to be used for the benefit of the children.
Expansion of the Mental Health Services (Hostel for the Mentally Ill)
Approval has been given for suitable premises to be converted into
a hostel for 8-10 residents and this work is now going ahead. This will
be the first Hostel for the Mentally III in the London Borough of Hammersmith
and, when completed, will fill a very great need.
Training Centre
Plans for an 80-place mixed Adult Training Centre have been approved
for a site in Goldhawk Road, and the first stages of clearing the site are
under way. The Centre will replace that at College Park, which is now
quite inadequate; and will enable us to provide accommodation for our
older boys who are at present attending a Training Centre outside the
Borough.
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