HEALTH AND WELLBEING - Mells Parish Council

Mindline now has a live chat function – Its not 24 hours but will let you know when it is open and closed.

Open Mental health have launched their website. Here is a link. Please share, add to directories and circulate Somerset’s Mental Health Alliance – Open Mental Health.
At the heart of our approach to suicide prevention is the belief that suicide is everybody’s business and we all can have a part to play in suicide prevention. After the last two years we know there has been a rising concern regarding suicide and we hope these courses will help build competence and confidence in addressing these concerns. Please follow the link here for full details Every Life Matters – Somerset Events | Eventbrite. New course dates for June onwards will be going up soon so please keep checking the site.
The national website Every Mind Matters is continually updating and adding new sections. There is an excellent section on coronavirus and wellbeing. Please share, add to websites and encourage people to use as a self-care option.
Get Connected for Mental Health Awareness Week 9-15^th May Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 – Mental Health UK (mentalhealth-uk.org). The official theme is loneliness. Public Health will be promoting the week and if interested in getting involved, have activities already planned, please register interest at Public Health Training PublicHealthTraining@somerset.gov.uk
Action for Happiness continues to release the monthly calendars. This month is Active April. Active April | Action for Happiness
R;pple is a new free interactive tool designed to present a visual prompt when a person searches for harmful keywords or phrases relating to the topic of self-harm or suicides. It will intercept and provide the person with ideas for help and support. Please have a look at the website and download the tool. Somerset Library service have installed onto all public facing computers. R;pple Suicide Prevention (ripplesuicideprevention.com)