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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oliver Pritchard-Jones

Mental health charity ‘sorry’ for banning job applicants who receive psychological support

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A mental health charity has “sincerely” apologised after one of its job adverts barred applicants who were receiving any kind of psychological support from applying.

In the specification section for a peer support worker role, Mental Health Matters said anyone who had “direct engagement with mental health/other secondary support services” or had done in the past two years was ineligible.

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