Developed in partnership with the NHS, the Money in Mind tool sets out a range of questions a mental health professional can ask to explore any issues a service user might be experiencing about money.
Depending on the nature of those issues, there is also then a range of national services, tools and resources that can be shared.
Money in Mind is a tool for mental health professionals across the public, private and voluntary sector, in both health and social care.
We know that:
As mental health and money are often inextricably linked, this tool allows you to confidently explore any money issues that may be impacting on your patient’s recovery and signpost them to trusted sources of support for that specific money issue. Ultimately improving their financial wellbeing as well as their mental wellbeing.
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) worked with the following organisations to develop and test the tool:
It was independently evaluated by Involve North East. Based on the findings of that evaluation, MaPS updated the tool.
Download the guidance document, and the questions and signposting for the country you work in (e.g. England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland).
The tool is already populated with services and resources that operate nationally, but if there are local money guidance services that you are aware of, the document can be edited so you can add those in and have a comprehensive resource of both national and local money support services.