Mental Health and You

Trigger Warning - This podcast contains discussion around the subject of suicideThis week we're joined by members of the Children Families and Young People Participation Group who share their own experiences and how music has supported them through difficult times.Read more about the Mental Health Music Takeover here: Young people tune in to boost their mental health.Listen to the Mental Health Music Playlist: Mental Health Music Takeover Playlist - YouTube.

This week the Mental Health and You Podcast is joined by Kelly, Julie and Trevor who talk about the Think Families and Carers Listening into Action group at NSFT. They share how they got involved, what the groups achieved and what the next steps could be.Carers information can be found here Carers | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS.

Today the group share why they got involved in participation, what their experiences have been like and how you can get involved with Particip8! and participation.

Today we're joined by Julie our Chaplain and Helen who has been shadowing Julie over the last year. Helen shares a bit about what's stood out to her, why her faith is important to her and more.

This episode features a discussion about an innovative project in Norfolk and Waveney involving the local mental health system providing training and support to primary school staff to empower them to offer an early evidence-based intervention for children experiencing problems with anxiety. The project received funding from Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s Mental Health Implementation Network.

This week we're joined by women from across NSFT who share their lived experience and professional expertise of neurodiversity in women, sharing experiences of ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and Autism.

Today we're joined by Danny from the Recovery College who shares some more information about our new Autumn and Winter timetable. If you're interested in learning more about the Recovery College, please visit Recovery College | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk)

Today we're joined by Beth, Clinical Psychologist and service users, Grace and Simone, who discuss their experiences of leaving school and change in young people's lives. The group expand on experiences after school and share how changes after effected them during their life.

This week we're joined by staff who were a part of our Wedgwood Therapy garden project! The team discuss the journey of creating the garden, some of the benefits they've seen, what makes the garden different to a 'normal' unit and more.