Community Support Network South London (CSN) was formed in 1993, by a group of mental health service users in Lambeth, South London.

In 1996, it obtained funding for an advocate, who worked 28 hours a week at the local psychiatric hospitals. Now it provides in-patient, community and forensic advocacy services. Advocacy exists to empower and enable service users to have more say in their treatment and care and to exercise their rights.

CSN’s funding requires that we work solely with those with a diagnosis or pre-diagnosis of mental illness. For further information about the different services, please contact the relevant workers.

We are delighted to inform you that in January 2021, CSN was awarded the Quality Performance Mark (QPM) for Advocacy.  CSN is currently in the process of re-applying for this award which involves an extensive assessment process, so hope to be in a position to advise you that we have been re-awarded the QPM in a few months’ time, as the QPM is only awarded for 3 years at a time.

Members, including Management Committee members sought

CSN is a membership organization and is keen to involve community members, particularly those with experience of mental health problems/distress and those from black and minority ethnic communities and women on its Management Committee. If you are interested, either in becoming a member of CSN, or in joining the Committee, please contact Cherry Pedler in the first instance who will be happy to assist.

Lambeth & Southwark MIND provides a directory of services for those suffering from mental health problems and others, such as carers and professionals click the link on the left to visit Lambeth & Southwark Mind Online.

Complaints or Concerns

In the event of any concerns or complaints, please contact Cherry Pedler, Manager, by telephoning her on: 020 7274 4490 or 07950 412905, or by email at: cpedler@csnsl.org.uk. If it is about her, or you want to take your complaint to a higher level; please write to: CSN Chair, Management Committee, 336 Brixton Road, LONDON SW9 7AA, and mark the envelope confidential and urgent.

Annual Report and Accounts:

Our annual report and accounts are to be found on the Publicity & Info section of this website.

Publicity Leaflets:

Publicity leaflets about our services are to be found under the Publicity & Info section of this website.

Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy is found under the Publicity & Info section of this website