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Permalink Reply by Maria Elizabeth Prior on December 23, 2017 at 3:53

As a long term sufferer of extreme mental health I am delighted about your Project.  I have suffered from severe OCD for over 20 years.  Sadly, mental health illnesses are still not recognised and treated with the same respect that physical illnesses are by some authorities.   That is, for example, it is not accepted by the City of London Housing Department, as I know in my experience, which clearly is against the Equality Act, which is unlawful.  Sadly, they refuse to understand and know how to properly treat people with mental illnesses, and even those with physical illnesses, such as I have experienced from them, as my partner is elderly and suffers from dementia.  Unbelievably, a few months ago, 2 housing officers, one of whom was banned from a Judge from having any contact with me, after months of bullying, and having made a false allegation of assault against me, which was shown to be untrue, wrote a statement, making a 'medical' assessment of my partner, when neither were medically qualified to do so.  They claimed he was in his 70's, when he is 85 years old, and said her was 'able to manage his own affairs', when in fact he suffers from dementia, and is unable to be left on his own.  I think you do need to address the absolute ignorance the City Housing Department shows to their disabled residents, be it physical or mental health.  Please feel free to contact me. 

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