Foster Care Fortnight in Merton
Foster carers from across Merton will take part in the UK wide campaign, Foster Care Fortnight from 10th May. Foster Care Fortnight is an annual campaign coordinated by the charity, […]
Category Archives: Health and social care
Good news for Merton’s looked after children
Merton is stepping up a gear in its recruitment drive for adoptive families and foster carers, following the recent appointment of a dedicated Fostering and Adoption Publicity and Information officer, […]
New Interim Head of Community Care
Ann Daniels has been appointed Interim Head of Community Care at the London Borough of Merton, following the departure of Simon Williams, who takes up the post of Director of […]
Merton celebrates success of its young people in care
Merton hosted its own Oscars style awards ceremony on Friday 19th of March, but this time, the recipients of the awards were Merton’s young people in care. This is the […]
Embark on a Journey to a Dream
The Merton Children with Disabilities Team are holding an open day on Thursday 19th February, from 10am to 2pm, at the Chaucer Centre on Canterbury Road in Morden, aimed at […]
Free mental health courses
Merton Council’s Social Services department are running a number of free courses during February and March, designed for those working in the mental health field, or for those caring for […]
Cannabis Reclassified But Still Illegal
Cannabis will be reclassified from a Class B to a Class C drug from January 29th 2004. Whilst some may mistakenly believe that this means that cannabis will now be […]
Merton to join the Register
Nearly 1.5 million people across England depend on social care services. However, until 2003 there had been no register of England’s 1.2m strong social care workforce. Merton is delighted to […]
Drug use amongst young people – the facts
Merton Drug and Alcohol Action Team have this week launched a campaign to publicise the facts about substance misuse amongst young people in Merton. Posters have been put on bus […]
High Path Day Centre to become a resource for all
On Thursday 27 November, Rea Mattocks, Director of Housing and Social Services at Merton, will unveil a plaque, renaming the day centre on the High Path estate, which from Thursday […]