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Debt and Mental Health Resources
Welcome to the debt and mental health resources home page, which provides access to a range of information and guidance resources to support people with debt and mental health problems. Please note that we will be adding further resources as these become available.
Please click on the relevant links below to download individual documents.
Money Advice Liaison Group Debt and Mental Health Evidence Form
The Royal College of Psychiatrists, commissioned by the Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) and funded by the Money Advice Trust (MAT), has developed a standard Debt and Mental Heath Evidence Form (DMHEF) to support the MALG Mental Health Awareness Guidelines. The purpose of the DMHEF is to assist advisers and creditors in requesting relevant and proportionate information from health/social care practitioners about the impact that a consumer’s mental health problems might have on their ability to repay debt.
 Click here to download the Debt and Mental Health Evidence Form
Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG) Mental Health Awareness GuidelinesThese voluntary guidelines are designed to encourage good practice by creditor agencies, debt collection agencies and money/debt advisers in relation to working with people with debt and mental health problems, in order to ensure that proportionate and sensitive approaches are adopted, for the mutual benefit of customer and creditor.
Download a copy of the Guidelines. (870kb)
Final demandThis is a guide to help health and social care workers support people with debt and mental health problems. Final Demand was coordinated by the Royal College of Psychiatrists with the input of a range of other organisations.
 Download a copy of Final Demand. (815kb)
Glossary: Mental HeathThis explanation of relevant terms was produced by the North East London Mental Health Trust and the East London and The City Mental Health Trust.
Download a copy of the Glossary. (179kb)
List of relevant mental health websitesThis list was produced by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Download a copy of the list of websites (36kb)
Debt and mental health briefing for health professionalsThe Money Advice Trust, in partnership with the Department of Health, Mind, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, has published a briefing note on the relationship between debt and mental ill-health for distribution to health professionals across the UK, with an emphasis on General Practitioners. A primary aim of the briefing is to encourage better identification of debt problems, supported by appropriate signposting to debt advice services.
Download a copy of the briefing note(260kb)
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