World Mental Health Day is on the 10th of October.
From the 7th to the 13th of October, twenty organisations in locations across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are hosting events to mark World Mental Health Day on the 10th of October.
This year, Leicestershire residents are being asked to have conversations with school friends, family and friends, and colleagues about how they are feeling with the ‘RU OK’ campaign?
Tanya Hibbert, Director of Mental Health at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, said: “World Mental Health Day is a fantastic opportunity to highlight some of the great work that we and our partners are doing together across all parts of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We would like to encourage everyone to get involved in any of the many events running on the day. Even if you can’t get to an event, we would urge people to take part by making the time to ask their employees, colleagues, friends and members of their family ‘RU OK?’ and to encourage open conversations.”
Listen to Aime Carroll, the Neighbourhood Mental Health Lead at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, here:
Rachna Vyas, Chief Operating Officer at the Integrated Care Board, added: “The local NHS winter campaign this year is once again encouraging people to ‘Get in The Know’ about the local health and community support that’s out there for them and this covers both mental and physical health. It is fantastic that so many of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Cafes that we have recently opened are taking part in the day as these are a new place for people to drop in and get support when they feel in crisis.”
Listen to Sarah Jones, the Neighbourhood Mental Health Lead in Charnwood, here:
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