Francesca, Julie and Gaelle host this month’s special programme for World Mental Health Day taking place on Thursday 10th October.

This is also the first time the show is being produced by the Cornwall Mind radio wellbeing group from the CHBN studios at Treliske Hospital in Truro.

Francesca tells us about Makaton, the language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. She also explains about Safe Places.

Julie lets us know about the CHAMPs project ‘Screen It’ and you can see the video she mentions here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVjH116lYdQ

Gaelle explains about the importance of creativity in wellbeing.

Find out more at: https://mindfulreset.co.uk/

We also talk to Scarlett Moffatt, who is an ambassador for the Samaritans, about giving back to nurses and the NICU unit where she had her baby premature, on this World Mental Day.

Comedian and author of ‘Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem’ chats about social anxiety and forming friendships when we’re older.

Team GB Olympian Tom Bosworth explains how walking and getting out in the open air is good for our mental health as part of the nationwide Big Walk campaign.

Plus, Victoria catches up with Rhys Wynne-Jones, the mystery piano player from the Penzance Night Church and Alice Phoenix who put the project together.

“A Space to Speak Your Mind” is produced in collaboration with Cornwall Mind:

https://cornwallmind.org/peer-support-group/radio-show/

More support at: www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123

There is also a 24/7 NHS local urgent mental health response phone line.

Its free to access by anyone, any age on 0800 038 5300

Or call the new NHS Crisis Hotline by calling 111 and pressing Option 2. This gives you another way to access if you’re struggling with your Mental Health.

This is a special edition of ‘A Space to Speak Your Mind’ produced in association with Birmingham Mind for World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10th October.

www.birminghammind.org

On the programme Richard speaks to Rachel about services that Birmingham Mind provide, Amelia and Charmian talk about their work as Volunteers on the Birmingham Mind helpline.

Ronald explains what it means to be a Peer Support Worker; and Daniel tells us what it is like to be a resident at Rookery Gardens, a unique service in partnership with Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, where residents live on site within NHS of grounds, in independent houses located next to main hospital building.

Richard also talks to Scarlett Moffatt, who is an ambassador for the Samaritans, about giving back to nurses and the NICU unit where she had her baby premature, on this World Mental Day.

Comedian and author of ‘Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem’ chats about social anxiety and forming friendships when we’re older.

Team GB Olympian Tom Bosworth explains how walking and getting out in the open air is good for our mental health as part of the nationwide Big Walk campaign.

“A Space to Speak Your Mind” is produced in collaboration with Cornwall Mind:

https://cornwallmind.org/peer-support-group/radio-show/

More support at: www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123

There is also a 24/7 NHS local urgent mental health response phone line.

Its free to access by anyone, any age on 0800 038 5300

Or call the new NHS Crisis Hotline by calling 111 and pressing Option 2. This gives you another way to access if you’re struggling with your Mental Health.

Victoria and Clare from the Cornwall Mind radio wellbeing group host this month’s programme.

We learn how Neurodiversity can have an impact on our mental health with Callum, and Clare Reynolds who is a Business Psychologist at Pearn Kandola talking to Victoria.

We’ll be hearing of calls to rethink smartphone use of under 18s this summer to improve mental health with Adam Ferguson, Global Head

of Insight, at HMD and Dr Sanjiv Nichani, a Senior Consultant Paediatrician and member of Health professionals for Safer Screens.

We’ll discover the link between debt and poor mental health with Kevin Mountford, Co-Founder of Savings Platform, Raisin

And Clare tells us how writing poetry can be good for your wellbeing

“A Space to Speak Your Mind” is produced in collaboration with Cornwall Mind:

https://cornwallmind.org/peer-support-group/radio-show/

More support at: www.samaritans.org/ or call 116 123

There is also a 24/7 NHS local urgent mental health response phone line.

Its free to access by anyone, any age on 0800 038 5300