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[Content note; grief] The end of August saw Grief Awareness Day. A film has been produced to mark the occasion, and features @HarbourBristol - a bereavement support organisation based in Bristol. Click below to watch the film’s trailer. bit.ly/3jD5LDP

.@BristolOPF have published the second of their 'Life Under Lockdown' research reports. Click here to download and read the report: bit.ly/38DEivv LifeUnderLockdown2 _ResearchFindings_FINAL_YP.pdf

[Content note; suicide] Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. @samaritans are supporting the campaign this year by encouraging people to share things that help them feel hopeful when they’re going through a difficult time. What makes you feel hopeful?

.@MindlineTrans is a confidential emotional, mental health support helpline and signposting service. The service welcomes callers from across the UK, and is now operating Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8pm and midnight - call them on 0300 330 5468.

.@kooth_plc have got in touch about their work making their services more inclusive. They have launched a survey asking men aged between 26-45 from ethnic minority backgrounds about their experiences of mental health support. Click here: bit.ly/3j6H4y6

One of our members has got in touch to let us know about a consultation happening at the moment, about the government's health and disability green paper. Click here to read the background documents and respond to the consultation: bit.ly/38ELTKk

A lot of IMHN’s work involves supporting people with lived experience of mental health getting involved in co-production of services. A member of IMHN has sent in a video exploring co-production, presented by David Crepaz-Keay. Click here to watch: bit.ly/3jFWoTO

Last year, SLaM (South London and Maudsley) Recovery College started sharing free online courses and webinars about mental health. These sessions, and recordings of previous webinars, remain available at their website - bit.ly/37euXKs.

[Content note; suicide] Next week, #WorldSuicidePreventionDay takes place on Friday 10 September. This year’s theme is ‘creating hope through action.’ Read more at @IASPinfo’s website: bit.ly/3BDRrB5

[Content note; suicide] June's West of England #SuicidePrevention Summit saw the launch of the Suicide Prevention Initiative – calling for 10,000 people to complete @Zer0Suicide's free online training so more people can play a part in saving lives. bit.ly/3hREBH5

.@kooth_plc have got in touch about their work making their services more inclusive. They have launched a survey asking men aged between 26-45 from ethnic minority backgrounds about their experiences of mental health support. Click here: bit.ly/3j6H4y6

[Content note; suicide] .@Zer0Suicide’s free online training shows how to have a direct and honest conversation about suicide with friends and family. The training takes 20 minutes – complete it today by clicking here: bit.ly/3hREBH5

Our mental health lived experience representatives are currently working on the Community Mental Health Programme in the South West. This short video (from @NHSEngland) explains the aim of this transformation of community mental health services. bit.ly/3zrbLF0

Do you live in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire? Have you called an NHS #mentalhealth telephone line? Did you feel supported? Share your experience - complete our survey today. bit.ly/3zV3LwX

Last week, the government published their response to a consultation that ran earlier this year about reforms to the Mental Health Act. IMHN responded to this consultation, with our response developed by our members. Read the government's response here: bit.ly/3dx0uKQ

[Content note; suicide] Join people across the South West taking training that may help save a life. Read more about a local drive to train people in suicide awareness, announced at the West of England #SuicidePrevention Summit last month. bit.ly/3vwT3sV @Zer0Suicide

Do you live in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire? Have you called an NHS telephone line for #mentalhealth support? Share your experience! Complete our new survey today: bit.ly/3zV3LwX

[Content note; suicide] Last month, we hosted the West of England #SuicidePrevention Summit. This online conference welcomed over a hundred people to hear about local and national initiatives. Click here to view materials from the event: bit.ly/3dSgbvZ

Our peer support team run virtual peer support sessions. IMHN's weekly OCD support session returns this Tuesday at 7pm. If you would like to attend the session, click below to sign up. bit.ly/3x3d9MF

IMHN’s LGBTQ+ Mental Health Steering Group announce new listening events! Following sessions in April, these events will look at how the LGBTQ+ community has responded to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and more. Book on now! bit.ly/3xOMovO