1. Where can I go for support for my mental health as a parent?

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    We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need.

  2. Mental Health Services - where to go

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    Where to go over he Christmas period. Please see the below document for advice and information about who to contact if you need mental health services over Christmas 2019

  3. Campaign to prevent suicide

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    Healthwatch is supporting a new campaign to help prevent suicide from Shine On

  4. New service to treat Mental Health in North Somerset

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    New service to treat mental health conditions now up and running

  5. World cafe on Mental Health

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    All talk and a lot of action!

  6. New service provider promises innovate new approach

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    Plans to provide an “innovative and forward-thinking” psychological therapies service in North Somerset have taken a huge step forward with a new organisation running the service from the autumn.

  7. World Cafe - insights into mental health

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    Great to have a look at how services for young people with autism spectrum disorders and mental health conditions are working in the South West.

  8. The truth about Kooth

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    Grab your chance to come up with ideas for a pioneering online counselling service for young people, at a presentation evening in Cleeve.

  9. BBC - Is young people's mental health getting worse?

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    From the BBC - Poor mental health among children and young people has been described as an epidemic and an “escalating crisis”.

  10. Report - Understanding access to mental health support through school

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    The evaluation was carried out to explore the current situation for children and young people (CYP) seeking early intervention mental health help through their schools and colleges, and their access to other services outside school.

  11. Wellbeing service - feedback during change

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    Healthwatch North Somerset has collected feedback detailing the experiences of users accessing Wellbeing Services and professionals supporting the service.

  12. Younger people - Positive mental health day

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    Following initial discussions with Weston College, it was decided that we would work with the College to hold the event on the College Campus and involve students on the health and social care course in the event.

  13. Mental health anti-stigma event

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    On the 10th December 2015 Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust held a mental health anti-stigma event in the foyer of Weston General Hospital.

  14. Mentally ill patients unsupported

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    Mentally ill patients sent home unsupported, experts warn. Healthwatch England put in a Freedom of Information request and found psychiatric patients now spend six fewer days in hospital than in 2012-13.

  15. Mental Health support in North Somerset

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    The 1 in 4 Community Mental Health Recovery Centre has started new drop-in sessions following appeals from the public. The charity is also helping to set up a North Somerset Suicide Prevention Group to provide more help to people in crisis.

  16. Mental Health awareness day

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    A young people’s positive mental health day was held at the college in partnership with Healthwatch North Somerset on Monday.

  17. Deprivation of liberty safeguards

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    The Care Quality Commission has published its fifth annual monitoring report on the implementation of the deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS).

  18. CQC findings into mental health rights

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    A new report from the Care Quality Commission finds that one in five records of mental health patients lack evidence that their rights have been explained to them after being detained.

  19. Mental Health Act

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    A revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act 1983 provides guidance for professionals.