The very first Mental Health Matters on Phoenix FM Podcast is available here now. Within the podcast is music, a play, a poem and an extremely moving account from Amy Young about her life and how she copes with her illness.

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Our guests for this podcast were Isla Barton and Tina Stewart from The Loose Screws Amateur Dramatic Society and Amy Young, a Youth Ambassador from Healthwatch Essex.

Scott Amy Isla and Tina

The Loose Screws Amateur Dramatic Society meet on Thursdays between 11.30 and 2.30pm at Chalvedon Community Centre in Pitsea. You can contact them by email loosescrewsamdram@hotmail.co.uk or on Twitter @lsdrama and also on Facebook here.

Healthwatch is the new independent consumer champion created to gather and represent the views of the public. Healthwatch will play a role at both national and local level and will make sure that the views of the public and people who use services are taken into account. The Healthwatch Essex website is here. Follow them on Twitter @HWEssex or on Facebook here. Telephone 01376 572829

A big thank you to all our guests and contributors who helped make our first effort such a success.

Produced by Scott W

Assistant Producers Wayne Banks, Sam Brooker and Isla Barton

Presented by Bob Simpson and Scott W

Edited by Bob Simpson

We’ll be back next month for more Mental Health Matters on Phoenix FM. Follow us on Twitter @MHMpodcast or join our Facebook group here

 We would love to get your feedback or any suggestions for the podcast. You can email us here – mhmatters@outlook.com