World Mental Health Day 10 October
It's time to prioritise mental health in the workplace
World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 October. This year’s theme is workplace mental health.
The theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations, and communities.
Talking Therapies staff in community venues
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) will be at 13 locations on World Mental Health Day promoting its Talking Therapies Service for anxiety and depression.
On the 10th October Talking Therapies staff will be visiting venues in Coventry providing information on the free service that they provide to local people:
- Coventry Transport Museum (10am-2pm) Millennium Place, Hales St, Coventry, CV1 1JD
- Harmony Family Hub (10am-12pm) Clifton Street, Coventry, CV1 5GR
- Coventry Rail Station (12-6pm) Station Square, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2GT
Talking Therapies will also be in the community supporting staff from local organisations at University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire and University of Warwick, Warwick Business School.
Do not suffer in silence with your mental health. Local support is available for those who are struggling.
Please remember, if you need urgent mental health support, you should call 111 and select the mental health option.
- Coventry and Warwickshire Mental Wellbeing Line call 0800 616 171, free 24/7 and confidential helpline if you are feeling low, anxious, or stressed; having a difficult time coping; need someone to talk to find the right service.
- The Samaritans call 116 123
- NHS Talking Therapies
- Dimension of Health and Wellbeing Tool offers immediate tailored self-help support and signposting to local services
For children and young people
- Coventry and Warwickshire RISE (Children and young people’s mental health service) Freephone 08081 966798 (select Option 2) - 24/7 service
- YoungMinds Crisis Messenger: text YM to 85258
- Kooth.com is available to 11 to 25 year olds across Coventry and Warwickshire, providing an anonymous online counselling service.
- Chat Health is a free service that enables 11–18-year-olds across Coventry and Warwickshire to send confidential SMS text messages to School Nurses who will provide impartial advice and support.
- For Warwickshire, text 07507 331 525
- For Coventry, text 07507 331 949
