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Comment by Charles Miller-Fik on December 15, 2012 at 22:42

Hello I'm an RMN - working in education (FE & HE) the prevelance of mental distress in our young people is a major concern - but often ignored - fortunately the college I work in has recognised it as something that requires support.

Comment by David Floyd on May 9, 2012 at 9:46

This event on Mental Health after the cuts may be of interest: http://oneinfourmh.eventbrite.co.uk/

Comment by Michelle Baharier on September 12, 2011 at 23:15

invation Arthur Smith is Celebrate world mental health day 15th October 2011 11.30am at the Mausdely SE5 http://ning.it/raflkT Thank you Michelle Status posted by Michelle Baharier

Comment by Kevin Friery on June 25, 2011 at 9:02

Hi people. I have just joined the group - I am Clinical Director of an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing organisation in the UK.  As an introduction, I thought I would invite you to look at my Mental Wellbeing site:    http://www.scoop.it/t/mental-wellbeing

Comment by David Floyd on May 3, 2011 at 16:44

We're putting on a conference on mental health, user leadership and communities. Details here: http://www.oneinfourmag.org/index.php/what-do-we-do-now-one-in-four...

Comment by Jonathan Jewell on April 24, 2011 at 13:45

oh, sorry, to declare my interests here - I am a trustee of WPF Therapy, and was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder for 10 years. That diagnosis was updated last year, as being a mixed personality disorder. I'm a paediatric nurse by background and I have done a lot of work with Relate. Both WPF Therapy and Relate have initiated some really interesting stuff around mental health in the workplace. 

 

I'd be really keen to help kickstart this - I'll pm you my mobile phone number, perhaps we could have a chat?

Comment by Jonathan Jewell on April 24, 2011 at 13:43

thanks Andy, it's really helpful. So what do we need to do to invigorate this forum?

Comment by Andy Gibson on April 23, 2011 at 11:40

Thanks Michelle. I started a discussion about mental health and the cutshere if people want to discuss this in more detail too.

As I said in more detail over here, talking about how we all need to be happier leads directly to articles like Madeleine Bunting's piece on the Action for Happiness launch last week. I think policymakers, campaigners and healthcare workers are much safer sticking to the firm ground of physical and mental regulation and wellness, rather than talking about how we should feel. The comments on that Guardian piece are particularly scathing.

I think the underlying aim of all this "happiness" campaigning is intended to be about looking after vulnerable people, about tackling the madness of a society in which carers struggle to pay the rent whilst bankers are buying a new house every year. Somehow, unintentionally, Action for Happiness have ended up on the wrong side of that line, which is a shame for everyone really.

Comment by Michelle Baharier on April 22, 2011 at 11:43

I AM DYSLEXIC PLEASE COPE

Hi Quite dististressed by peoples attention to action for happness:

the BIG SOCITY AND BENERFIT CUTS ARE ANYTHING BUT THAT:

At CA we have seen an increase in server anxity distress, admissions back into hosptatil and back to high end services:

Insulating people reiteration negative imagery cuts cause antiaxty at levels I I hAve not seen for years, just yesterday one of participants walked in with push chair and was so unwell and deverstated they had been PUT THIER BELONGINGS ON TO THE PUSH CHIAR AND WERE going down dustbins for food...........................................................CAN WE PLEASE GET ON TRACK  AND LOOK AT THE DECSTION AND THE MENTAL ILL HEALTH ALL THIS IS BOILING UP........................................AND AS for happniess

YES YOU REALLY MAKE PEOPLE HAAPY WHEN YOU MAKE THEM REDUNDENT TAKE AWAY THIER INCOME PROMTE NEGERTIVE STREOTYPES

PLUES WE ALREADY HAD THE FORESIGHT REPORT WHICH EXPLORED WHAT WE SRECIVE USERS KNEW THE 5 WAYS TO AHPPENESS...............................................TO STAY WELL WE NEED FUNDS TO RUN THINGS AND THAT WHAT TAX PAYS FOR????

Comment by Andy Gibson on April 9, 2011 at 20:02

Hi Jonathan - and a general "hello" to everyone out there in digital-land. This group has been *ahem* a bit quiet lately. Largely because I haven't had the time to put into energising it. I would rather like to know if there's an appetite for it though, it would be good to reinvigorate it as there's so much going on in this area now at a national and a local level.

 

Jonathan, I think there is a general question around what people mean when they say "Mental health", it tends to often be a rather medical and biological definition and implies illness. I suspect that in the current spending climate, emotional distress, personality issues and low-level stress and depression are only really considered in the context of the other problems they create - worklessness, family problems, crime, workplace issues etc. Is there anyone who is responsible for tackling the whole overarching/underlying problem?

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