Mental Health and You

Today Wayne, our Armed Forces and Veterans Practitioner, is joined by Mike and Claire as they discuss leaving the armed forces and the effect it can have on a family, the struggles when you know you're leaving the Armed Force, the hardest adjustments, the effects on mental health as well as what Armed Forces Day means to them and the importance of coming together to celebrate Armed Forces Day as a community.  

This week we're joined by our Women's Network who share their experience of the menopause, how it's effected their mental health, what they've found works for them and more. 

This week we're joined by Particip8!, a participation group run by the Suffolk Children, Families and Young People service within The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust who discuss what self-esteem is, the effects school can have on self-esteem, the difficulty of comparison and expectations, social media and more.   Self-esteem and Believing in Yourself | Tips and Advice | YoungMindsLearn more about Particip8! here Get involved | Participation | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk)

Today we're joined by Kelly and Bernie who talk about the Lotus Unit, in particular the pathways in it, how Bernie as a peer support worker supports you, support groups and additional support the team provide, partnership working with local organisations, the teams referral process, the importance of reaching out and talking to people and more.  Learn more about the service here: Service details | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk)

This week we're joined by Hope, our Recovery College (RC) tutor, who shares some information on their upcoming summer timetable, what the Recovery College is and what inspired it, a bit about Hope's role in the RC, some of the new courses that are now available, including the living your best life course, and more. Listen to the previous episode, focused on how to joining the Recovery College here https://open.spotify.com/episode/21HSofmWKJRmA4boNr5iUJ?si=1TRL8ftjS4a3erchlcAqUwDiscovery College | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk)

Today, Wayne and experts by experience come together to discuss lessons learnt from previous events the group have attended, past experiences, the growth of the veteran support services and what they've learnt since its beginning. They discuss the next steps for the group, the importance of involving everyone, connecting to veterans and their families and more. Learn more about the national Op COURAGE service here Mental health support for veterans, service leavers and reservists - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

In this episode we’re joined by a range of staff from NSFT and service users who are sharing their lived experience to help our Safewards project.The episode focuses on the Safewards Quality Improvement (QI) project, in particular: what it is, the model of care and what it means, how it fits into safewards, Safewards intervention measures, why we’re implement safewards, the collaboratives approach and more. Get involved with QI by emailing: QIteam@nsft.nhs.uk Learn more about Model of Care by emailing: moc@nsft.nhs.uk Learn more about the national Safewards project here: safewards-len-bowers.pdf (england.nhs.uk) See how NSFT is implementing Safewards here: Safewards | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk) 

This week we're joined by Gemma and Steph who are both Peer Support Workers with Lived Experience of eating disorders. The pair discuss: eating disorder services provided at NSFT, their own personal experiences of eating disorders, their recovery, the importance of recognising progress in recovery, how they apply their lived experience to their role and more. Additional resources mentioned are: BEAT eating disorders - https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-information-and-support/get-help-for-myself/i-need-support-now/helplines/Eating Matters - https://eatingmatters.org.uk/