Thursday 6 February was the first ever Time to Talk Day – 24 hours in which to start conversations about mental health, raise awareness and share the message that mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, neither is talking about it.
At Phoenix FM we had four groups in organised by Wayne Banks from the Essex Mental Health Community who came in and talked on specialist subjects:
On the Breakfast Show with Rob Jelly we spoke about Time to Change, Mental Health & Young People, and Volunteering
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Our guests were:
Paul Howard
Paul is a mental health service user. He works for a national medical charity and in his spare time volunteers for Essex Mental Health Community.
Emma O’Leary
Emma is a recent Neuroscience graduate who has volunteered as a Peer Support Volunteer for Mind in Brighton, and for an Essex based charity for those with various learning and physical disabilities.
Sarah Mitchell
Sarah is a mental health service user. She runs her own business and is a passionate campaigner for better mental health services.
Laura-May Written
Laura is a Time to Change champion, and Communications Manager at ECDP, which runs a work experience programme to help people back into employment.
Robin Steer
Robin has lived experience of mental ill health, and is an Ambassador for ECDP.
Daisy Simpson
Daisy is a mental health service user, and Young Involvement Volunteer for Time To Change
On Eat My Brunch with Michelle Ward we spoke about Art Therapy, Talking Therapy, Mindfulness and Physical Activity
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Our guests were:
Jane Ward
Jane is the Abbott at Brentwood Buddhist Centre, and offers the local community physical, mental, and spiritual happiness and wellbeing.
Nicky Smith
Nicky Smith is Leisure Services Manager at Brentwood Leisure Trust.
Shaun Petrie
Shaun is a Senior Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician and Art Therapist at Basildon Child and Family Consultation Service.
He is a member of the British Association of Art Therapists – https://www.baat.org.
Clare Gardiner
Claire is a Trainee Art Therapist currently working with Children and Adolescents with mental health difficulties.
Ann Carter
Ann is the head of service for Therapy for You, the talking therapy service located in GP surgeries and local community hubs.
Roger Black
On One 2 Three with Mike Jones, we spoke about Mental Health Challenge for Local Councils, and Peer Support
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Time To Talk 2014 – Mike Jones One 2 Three
Our guests were:
Wayne Banks
Wayne has bipolar affective disorder, and is a Time To Change Champion. He is looking for work and currently volunteers for Essex Mental Health Community.
Andrew Gordon
Andrew is Basildon District Councillor, nominated Mental Health Champion, and a lead officer for the South Essex Recovery College.
Ann Naylor
Ann is an Essex County Councillor, Chair of Health and Wellbeing Board, and nominated Mental Health Champion.
Jan Pound
Jan is a Brentwood Borough Councillor, Chair of Health and Community Boards, and nominated Mental Health Champion.
Andy Bell
Andy is deputy CEO for the Centre for Mental Health, and lead officer for the Mental Health Challenge for Local Councils.
On Drive with Bryan Powis we spoke about Adult Services, Mental Health in the Elderly, and Family Carers
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Our guests were:
Peter Ferrier
Peter has depression, and is a shadow director of Brentwood Community Print.
Audrey Clark
Audrey is a director of Brentwood Community Print, a social enterprise that provides mental health support, work experience and work skills training to people in recovery from mental illness.
Colin Wade
Colin is a mental health support worker for Brentwood Mind.
Karen Undrill
Karen is a professional counsellor from Essex Counselling at Home Organisation, or ECHO for short. ECHO specialises in visiting clients at home to provide individual or couple counselling to everyone aged 55 and over.
Louisa North
Louisa is a professional counsellor from Essex Counselling at Home Organisation, or ECHO for short. ECHO specialises in visiting clients at home to provide individual or couple counselling to everyone aged 55 and over.
Links to groups and organisations featured on Phoenix FM during #TimeToTalk Day:
Essex Mental Health Community: Twitter – Facebook – Email
ECDP (Essex Coalition of Disabled People): https://www.ecdp.org.uk/mentalhealth
Brentwood Buddhist Centre: https://www.brentwoodbuddhistcommunity.com/
Brentwood Leisure Trust: https://www.brentwood-centre.co.uk/
SEPT (South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust): https://www.sept.nhs.uk/Mental-Health.aspx
Therapy for You (NHS): https://www.therapyforyou.co.uk/
Essex County Council: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Basildon Borough Council: https://www.basildon.gov.uk/
Brentwood Borough Council: https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/
Mental Health Challenge for Local Councils: https://www.mentalhealthchallenge.org.uk/
Brentwood Community Print: https://www.brentwoodcommunityprint.org.uk/
Brentwood Mind: https://www.brentwoodmind.org.uk/
ECHO (Essex Counselling at Home Organisation): https://www.facebook.com/EchoCounsellingathome
Basildon & South Essex Disability Forum: https://basildondandsouthessexdisabilityequalityforum.btck.co.uk/
Links national mental health and relevant organisations:
Time To Change: https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/
Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/
Rethink: https://www.rethink.org/
Centre for Mental Health: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/
Sane: https://www.sane.org.uk/
Mental Health Foundation: https://mentalhealth.org.uk/
Young Minds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
Together UK: https://www.together-uk.org/
Depression Alliance: https://www.depressionalliance.org/
National Autistic Society: https://www.autism.org.uk/
Mencap: https://www.mencap.org.uk/
Alzheimer’s Society: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/
