It's time to talk...

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Time to Talk Day

This is a day that is designed to encourage people to discuss their mental health. Many of us may be struggling, whether that be publically or in private, and it's never been more important to be open with the people around us about what we're going through.
The goal is to end the stigma surrounding talking about your mental health, and make sure that people know that support is out there for them.

Rethink Mental Illness

This is an organisation set up over 50 years ago, dedicated to supporting people with their mental health and mental illness. People with experience of mental illness, and those who care for them, are at the heart of everything Rethink does. They shape the organisation's expert advice, information and training, and over 200 services.
Their vision is for "equality, rights, the fair treatment and maximum quality of life for all those affected by mental illness, their carers, family and friends. As one of the largest charitable providers of services for people living with mental illness, we are well placed to make a direct impact on the care people receive."
The help and support Rethink Mental Illness offers include:

• a phone advice service.
• online resources and information.
• support for carers.
• peer groups.
• mental health training.

It's time to talk

You can visit this thread from January about banishing winter blues, this thread about Movember to discuss men's mental health, and find information here from Scope about managing your mental health during the pandemic.

• Does society need to rethink mental health?
• Do you think the stigma around talking about your mental health has somewhat eased over the last year?
• Is everything okay with you at the moment?  

leeCal

I think there is a lot of talk about mental health these days but little has changed with respect to mental health services, they are still difficult to access. In my opinion unless services receive further and increased funding they will remain unable to cope with current needs let alone increased needs due to the lockdowns. 

Incidentally i was once signposted to Rethink who then signposted me to Mind who then signposted me to Rethink. It was a complete waste of time.

further, I had regular sessions with a clinical psychologist for two years which was absolutely useless. I was ‘lucky’ I was told to have this privilege but frankly I could have had a better outcome talking to a pet.