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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. -
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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 -
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Healthwatch is supporting a new campaign to help prevent suicide from Shine On -
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New service to treat mental health conditions now up and running -
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All talk and a lot of action! -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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”. -
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Second Step: New mental health support plan for Bristol students -
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Mental health is high on the agenda of both Healthwatch North Somerset and Healthwatch England. The picture locally is not a pretty one, and as an organisation, Healthwatch North Somerset has received details of a number of issues from the public. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch North Somerset has collected feedback detailing the experiences of users accessing Wellbeing Services and professionals supporting the service. -
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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. -
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Dr Paul Lelliott, the Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the CQC published a response to the independent review of the Mental Health Act -
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We want to hear about your experiences - whether having a baby had any effect on your mental health. -
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Evidence suggests there are five steps we can all take to improve our mental wellbeing. -
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Warrior’s of Wellbeing celebrate World Mental Health Day with dawn til dusk events -
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The Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England and Health Education England have recently commissioned a new report into improving children and young people’s mental health services. -
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Loneliness is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time, Theresa May said today as she launched the first cross-Government strategy to tackle it. -
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According to a recent study from the Office of National Statistics, young adults are more likely to feel lonely than older age groups. -
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People across North Somerset are being invited to boost their mental health by taking part in a series of events to mark World Mental Health Day. -
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Mental Health Europe launches a new resource for people experiencing mental health difficulties -
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The 'Good Childhood report' aims to look at modern society and that whilst most children enjoy childhood, a large number of young people are less happy now -
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Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self care across communities, families and generations. -
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Since 2016, 34,000 people have shared their views with Healthwatch about Mental Health. -
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The unit is a collaboration between University College London, Faculty of Brain Sciences and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families – bridging research and practice in child mental health -
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Would you like to have a say in how common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are treated in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset? -
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Second Step is running a new community mental health support service in North Somerset. -
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Mental health services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are to get an extra £3.9m investment in this financial year. -
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We joined in the fun at the Feel Good Festival May 19th 2018 – staff and volunteers spent the day engaged in the serious business of making sure your views and experiences are collected. -
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CASE STUDY - Parents views on how services offer support where their adult son or daughter has Mental Health (MH) issues & High Functioning Autism (HFA) or Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) -
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This report reminds us of the significant disadvantages faced by many people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) – with difficulties in gaining and keeping employment, in maintaining stable relationships and receiving a decent income. -
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‘Young Minds‘ is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the well being and mental health of children and young people. -
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People turned up in their masses at events across North Somerset to help celebrate a national awareness campaign, which brings people together by getting them to talk about their mental health, called ‘Time To Talk‘ day. -
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Applied suicide intervention skills training available. Arranged by North Somerset Council -
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The spending gap between NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers widened further last year, according to a new report from The King’s Fund, launched 16th January 2018. -
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Warriors of Wellbeing partnered a Poetry Slam and open mic poetry session at Loves Café in Weston super Mare. This was on the theme of mental health and wellbeing. -
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Five organised walks are taking place in Weston-super-Mare, Portishead, Nailsea, Clevedon and Long Ashton early in January as part of the Festival of Winter Walks, organised by the Ramblers. -
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This video is an introduction to the government paper on Children and Young people's Mental Health -
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The Warriors of Wellbeing Movement ran its first event in celebration of World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October 2017, with an afternoon and evening of activities across Clevedon. -
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Everyone with learning disabilities should have their mental health checked annually, NICE says, as fears thousands may be un-diagnosed -
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The Prime Minister, Theresa May has announced that there will be more help for schools and health services to deal with the “hidden injustice” of mental illness. -
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In light of the Coronavirus situation, North Somerset Wellbeing Service has re-designed the Service offer for the next three to six months. -
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Mental health, police and emergency services in Avon and Somerset have joined forces to ensure that those with mental health problems get the care they need in Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset -
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North Somerset’s Samaritans group has teamed up with a brewery in Wrington to create a poster campaign aimed at tackling mental health issues among men. -
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A new Avon and Wiltshire Partnership trust initiative called Emotional Intensity Disorder Awareness month will be launched this month. -
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The vice chair of the Mental Health Taskforce, Jacqui Dyer, explains why the Five Year Mental Health Plan report is so vital: -
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Time to Talk Day, on 4th February, is a national event organised by the mental health charity Time to Change. This is a campaign to end the stigma and discrimination people with mental health problems face in England. -
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This month our partner organisation, Addaction are starting a new venture with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership and Positive Step to assist those service users with dual diagnosis issues.