Tag: depression
Bonfire Night Preparations
While many will enjoy the Bonfire Night celebrations tonight, the sights, smells and sounds may revive traumatic and frightening memories for some people. Central North West London NHS Trust (CNWL) have published guidelines for those impacted or affected by Grenfell on how to prepare for this evening’s fireworks displays which can be found here.
November Peer Support Calendar
Welcome to the November Peer Support Calendar We have a wide range of activities and groups on offer this month for our members. Highlights include a trip to Winter Wonderland and a weekend visit to Kensington Palace. All our groups are underpinned by the Five Ways to Wellbeing: Active, Connect, Give, Learn and Notice. New […]
Every Mind Matters Platform
Good mental health and well-being is crucial. It means we’re able to lead happy and healthy lives. Yet it’s possible that any one of us can be affected by poor mental health and well-being at any point. We’re supporting Every Mind Matters, a new mental health platform launched by Public Health England in partnership with […]
Anxiety and Depression Support Group
Our Peer Support programme includes a structured Anxiety and Depression support group that aims to bring people together who can share their experiences, of anxiety, depression and other aspects of mental health difficulties that affect wellbeing. Self-help groups provide our members with the opportunity to help and support each other as equals, exchange ideas and […]
Autumn 2019 Magazine
Welcome to our Autumn 2019 Magazine! We all experience times when we’re struggling or not coping as we might like, or where our circumstances and life events make things extremely difficult and challenging. It’s part of life, and it’s OK to not be OK. We understand that searching for mental health support may not […]
How Counselling Helps with Grief
Grief often comes in ebbs and flows but it can be particularly painful around Christmas time. After experiencing grief for many years, Grace spoke to one of our counsellors from the Talking Therapies service. Georgina encouraged her to reach out to and accept support from loved ones when coping with the impacts of a […]
World Mental Health Day
Mental health problems can affect anyone, any day of the year. However, World Mental Health Day is a great day to start looking after your own wellbeing. You can do this by accessing some of the free mental health support available to you. Community Living Well offers a different kind of mental health […]
World Mental Health Day Event
The Volunteer Centre Kensington and Chelsea are inviting local residents and wellbeing organisations to come together for a World Mental Health Day event at The Curve Community Centre, 10 Bard Road, Notting Hill, W10 6TH on October 10th from 4-6pm. Mental health problems can affect anyone, any day of the year, but 10 […]
Talking Therapies and Community Living Services exceeding targets
CNWL’s Talking Therapies Service and the Community Living Well Service have helped over 26,000 patients to enter treatment over the last year, with 145,000 appointments offered on the phone or face-to-face. Many more patients have received digital therapy with telephone support offering an accessible way of receiving support and advice. The service has consistently exceeded […]
What is Peer Support?
Peer support is when people use their own experiences to help each other. It can support you if you want to: feel less isolated increase your confidence get or give support and talk to others who understand your mental health problems through a shared experience be more knowledgeable about your mental health Peer Support […]
