World Mental Health Day 2022 - Prioritising your mental health and wellbeing
Feeling low can interfere with our lives, making it hard to think clearly or work, relax, study or sleep. Many of us will know when we’re upset but we may be unsure what we are feeling. Is it sadness, fear, loneliness, anger or something else? We don’t always know why we feel the way we do.
World Mental Health Day (10 October) is an opportunity to get people talking about mental health, how to look after our own mental health, and how important it is to talk about things and get help if you are struggling.
Many of us bottle things up and ignore our feelings. It can take a lot of courage to tell someone else how we’re feeling or if we are struggling. Many people experience mental health difficulties at some point in their lives. Just talking things through with a person we trust can help.
NHFT provide a range of support options available for adults in Northamptonshire who are experiencing mental health problems. These include:
- 24-hour mental health number - available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide confidential mental health support and advice. Call 0800 448 0828 to speak to a member of the team, any time of the day or night
- Crisis cafes - run by local Mind and NHFT available to provide support to anyone 18 or over who are finding themselves in a crisis or need support with their mental health. Simply drop in to receive support. For all locations, dates and times please visit: www.nhft.nhs.uk/crisis-cafe
- IAPT Talking Therapies offers support to those over the age of 17 and a half who experience common mental health problems which impact on their wellbeing, such as low mood, OCD, depression and anxiety. Click here to take the first step and complete the online form at: www.nhft.nhs.uk/iapt
- Child and Young People Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) supports children and young people up to the age of 18 in Northamptonshire, experiencing difficulties with their emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties. Click here for more information on CYPMHS. www.nhft.nhs.uk/cypmentalhealth
If you, or someone you know, needs urgent mental health support click here for information on the immediate support available. www.nhft.nhs.uk/help