One of the things I find helpful about 4Winds is that that the staff treat you as a whole person and are willing to take time looking at any difficulties or issues which are causing problems which makes your mental health harder to manage.  A major problem for me was debt and money management.  I was really struggling on minimum benefits.  Over a period the staff helped me to resolve these issues.  I was referred to a specialist Benefits Advisor and a 4Winds worker spent considerable time helping me get all the evidence I needed from health professionals.  This resulted in me getting Personal Independence Payment which has made a huge difference to my living standards and daily coping skills.  Also through 4Winds I was introduced to Cardiff Credit Union and have become a member which is making it much easier to manage my money and save. My contact with the Credit Union has been very positive and they have offered mean opportunity for weekly voluntary work.