IAMH - Housing Support Services

Inverclyde Association for Mental Health (IAMH) is an independent charity registered in Scotland. We promote the mental health and wellbeing of people and their communities; providing care and services for people with mental health issues residing within the Inverclyde area. We do this by providing different services, including: Housing Support Services – currently assisting individuals living in their own homes by helping with issues such as safety and security, budgeting, domestic and life skills and setting up new tenancies etc. The service aims to assist people in developing skills and abilities which will lead to an improved quality of life and which will also help people work towards their personal aspirations. The service is tailored to each person's individual needs. Our staff provide support in areas such as: •Help in setting up a tenancy, (gas/electricity/telephone connection etc) •Help/advice on safety and security •Developing domestic/budgeting/life skills •General motivational and emotional support •Support in dealing with correspondence •Support in dealing with social/leisure activities •Support in making/keeping appointments •Support to access other services