Mental Health Workers and Service Users Unite to Save Barnet’s Network Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mental Health Workers and Service Users Unite to Save Barnet’s Network Service

We are calling on Barnet Council to protect a lifeline mental health support service—the Network—currently under threat of closure.

The Network provides short-term, therapeutic support and wellbeing workshops to adults experiencing mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Operating from Finchley, the service has offered vital support to vulnerable residents while they await access to NHS Talking Therapies.

If this service is withdrawn, many people will be left without support at a time when demand for mental health care is surging. We are deeply concerned that the closure will lead to increased isolation, greater pressure on overstretched NHS services, and worsening mental health outcomes for some of Barnet’s most at-risk residents.

We urge all mental health professionals, service users, carers, and local residents to stand up and defend this essential service. Your voice can make the difference.

Have your say before the consultation closes on 14 July 2025.

🔗 Respond to the consultation: www.engage.barnet.gov.uk/the-network

📧 Email: CAHConsultation@barnet.gov.uk

Together, let’s show Barnet Council that mental health support matters—and the Network must stay.

 

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Contact details: Barnet UNISON on 0208 359 2088 or email: contactus@barnetunison.org.uk