Mental Health Challenge

Our aim is to have a Mental Health Champion in every council! Has your council signed up? bit.ly/18xoQ2B

@markybt Hi Mark, yes we're moving the site to the Centre along with our Twitter page centreformentalhealth.org.uk/mental-health-…

If you have a diagnosis of severe mental illness and haven't had your vaccine yet, the @NHSEngland has advised that you are eligible for it. More details in this blog from @ClaireCNWL @NikkiKF england.nhs.uk/author/dr-nikk…

New @PHE_uk videos in collaboration with #EquallyWellUK to support people with severe mental illness (SMI) to get their #COVID19 #vaccine & advice for primary care staff who support people with SMI from @wendyburn @CoProNorfolk @dremmatiffin equallywell.co.uk/2021/04/08/cov…

As you reflect back on the past year, remember it's not too late to add your voice to our #AYearInOurLives project. We'll be closing submissions on 31 March. Find out more here and get involved: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/year-our-lives… #LockdownAnniversay #OneYearOfLockdown

As we mark #OneYearOfLockdown, we're sharing more #AYearInOurLives stories: people's experiences of living through the pandemic and how it's affected their mental health. Read these moving, honest pieces sharing the people's history of the pandemic: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/topics/year-ou…

Services across the UK told us that, on top of the usual challenges of the perinatal period, Covid-19 was having a huge impact on mothers' mental health. Mothers faced an increase in anxiety, and a dramatic drop in the amount of support available: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/m…

Improving young people’s mental health - what does a whole-household approach look like? Join a free @LGAcomms event next Monday where we'll be sharing our findings around targeted support for young people aged 14-25, families, parents and carers: lgaevents.local.gov.uk/lga/frontend/r…

Public Health England has developed new training on how to provide practical and emotional support to children and young people affected by emergencies or crisis situations. The training is for all those who work and support children and young people. Find out more👇

If you’re an adult living with a severe mental illness in England, you should now be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. We've just launched this #EquallyWellUK resource with key information equallywell.co.uk/resources/a-gu…

@CllrKMiddleton @CentreforMH Fantastic news!

And another ! Just spoke at Hadley & Leegomery Parish Council and they have elected a mental health rep to work with me as Mental health champion The support for this is fantastic! @CentreforMH @MH_challenge

You can view the full video here:  youtube.com/watch?v=DG7p2s…

This #TimeToTalkDay @dudleymbc has created a video of their councillors sharing stories on how they manage their mental health to open up conversations and break the stigma:  youtube.com/watch?v=6hNBmn…

and tonight at Madeley Town Council Cllr Carrie Mackenzie was voted in as ours! With this pandemic it is now more than ever very important that we are supporting and talking about mental health in our communities Feed 👇

As the @TelfordWrekin mental health champion with @CentreforMH I asked all Town and Parish councils if they would consider adding on to their agendas the possibility of having a mental health rep/champion as a role These are being passed one by one Feed👇

Tonight’s news has left many of us anxious and deeply worried about the coming days and weeks. If you need someone who will listen, please don’t hesitate to use the details below. You do not have to be alone.

We know things might be feeling harder in the wake of last night's news. Just a reminder that we've got lots of resources and info on supporting your wellbeing through the lockdown here: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus-re… #lockdown2021 #COVID19

If you are self-isolating due to a mental illness you are eligible for support from the @NHSVolResponder this includes delivery of your food shopping, medication and other essential supplies nhsvolunteerresponders.org.uk/services/eligi…

People with severe mental illness are often eligible for a free flu jab. We've just launched a new set of resources to enable more people to access theirs: equallywell.co.uk/resources/flu-… #EquallyWellUK

Really proud to be @TelfordWrekin Mental health champion with @CentreforMH @MH_challenge

Covid-19: Bereavement and Coronavirus Support. Please have a look at this wonderful resource from Somerset Council to support people who have been bereaved during COVID-19. It’s compassionate, empathic and practical #CouncilsCan healthysomerset.co.uk/covid-19/happy…