The SHARP Team, (Social Inclusion, Hope and Recovery Project) is a community base team in North London that caters for both in-patient and those in the community. Their intervention is based on: clients’ choice, integrated psychological, social inclusion support and healthy Living programmes including attending the gym, woman’s fitness and football. As a student of health and social care studies you have been asked as part of the placement requirement to give a presentation on the concept of health, illness and wellbeing to a team of nurses, Psychologist, recovered Service users, Police officers, Religious representatives and a Carer’s social support group. Amongst the guest, was a 55 year old gentle man from Jamaica diagnosed with a form of mental illness with (challenging behaviour needs) well known to the local police. He gave a testimony of how his life changed around by attending the centre. He also suffers from type 2 Diabetes, Non compliance with his medication, had poor relationship with his GP, poor exercise regime and poor eating habit. “Since I started attending the centre, he says “my health changed completely. My eating habit has changed. I have developed self confidence. My blood pressure is stabilised and I now enjoy going to the gym, exercising regularly. My relationship with my GP and the community has improved and my blood sugar level is within normal limits. I now sleep adequately without any medication and befriended people who I hang out with so I’m healthy and I thank my God that my Pastor, who lay hands on my head each time I go to church”.