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It's easy to think that mental health issues don't concern us but in fact a quarter of us will have problems with our mental wellbeing at some time in our lives.
The links below provide information to some of the local services and organisations in Sheffield and elsewhere.
Sheffield Well Being Festival 26 July 2012
Sheffield Mental Health Week is pleased to announce our Wellbeing Festival will this year be held on Fargate. From 10am on 26 July you will be treated to a variety of stalls, activities and even stilt walkers all coming together in celebration of wellbeing and to let people know about the range of services the city has to offer those with mental health conditions and their carers.
The focus of the day will be on emphasising the steps we can each take to promote and look after our own mental wellbeing, including physical activity,so we will also be offering a variety of taster sessions throughout the day.
If you have a service or health message to promote and would like to explore getting involed in the festival please contact our co-ordinator at: mentalhealthweek@sheffieldmind.co.uk
Mental Health in the Workplace: Skills for Line Managers
Line managers play an important role in helping employees to do their job effectively. This course aims to improve Managers' skills and confidence to identify mental health problems early, and to know what practical steps to take. This one day interactive course is aimed at Managers from any sector, and is offered free.
Course dates for 2012 are below, along with an application form to save, complete and return by e mail to HRconnect@capita.co.uk
When completing the form please follow the guidance also attached below.
1 June 2012
25 July 2012
6 September 2012
all at Brockwood Park Training Centre.
External Application for Training Form (32kb)
Guidence - Completing The Application Form (15kb)
Mental Health First Aid training
Mental health problems are common. However, people often have little understanding of mental health or mental health problems, although they are aware of the associated stigma. Some people may lack the insight to realise that they need help or that help is available, or if they come across someone who is suffering with a mental health problem they may not know how to respond. Mental Health First Aid training can help.
Go to Mental Health First Aid training
Instructions not included
Because life doesn’t come with instructions, the NHS in Sheffield have teamed up with Exposed magazine to put real life problems to the health professionals, readers of the magazine who have been through them before and Exposed writers.
Go to Instructions not included
iapt - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Our aim is to provide psychological treatments, sometimes called talking treatments, to help people who are stressed, be that feeling low in mood (depressed) or very nervous (anxiety).
Self-help leaflets
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust have produced a range of self-help leaflets covering topics such as depression, panic, sleep problems and stress.
The leaflets are available from the Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust website.
Useful websites and resources
Depression in adults: quick reference guide - NICE (978kb pdf, opens in a new window)
Mental health information and advice on NHS Choices
NHS Direct mental health symptom checker
Staying Mentally Healthy Following Redundancy (832kb pdf, opens in a new window)
Time to change - let's end mental health discrimination
Mental healthcare - Online support for families and friends of people with psychosis
Perinatal Mental Health Service
A specialist mental health service for women with mental health problems who are thinking of becoming pregnant, are already pregnant or have given birth in the last 12 months.
Sheffield Strategy for Mental Health and Well-Being
Sheffield Strategy for Mental Health and Well-Being (1.32mb pdf, opens in a new window)
Sheffield Mental Health Partnership Board Priorities for 2010/11 (174kb pdf, opens in a new window)
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