Coventry celebrates World Mental Health Day
The Mind Charity Truck parked at Ironmonger Row, Coventry for World Mental Health Day.
This year’s World Mental Health Day is being proudly promoted in Coventry, especially in the city centre. The various events are taking place in the whole city to help raise awareness of mental health.
The Mind Charity parked their truck in Ironmonger Row, where people struggling with mental health issues can talk with the charity workers and specialists. Mrs Debbie Lee, the Mind Charity Representative said: “We are here today to talk, so if there is anyone suffering from mental health problem you can come in to talk with us. We are here to give them (people struggling with mental health issues) advice and to put them in the right direction.”
Unfortunately, there are many people who struggle with mental health issues and do not want to talk about their problems. What can we do if we know the person who has mental health issues but do not want to overcome those problems? Mrs Lee gave us the answer: “The best way we can do in those situations is to encourage them to go and see the GP. The GP will listen to them put them in the right direction. It is also important to let them know they are not alone by telling ‘you know I will support you, I will be there for you’ because we can actually go and force them to see the specialist”.
According to the Mind Charity representative, sometimes people having mental health issues do not even realize they have a problem. That is why celebrating World Mental Health Day is to important – is raises awareness of mental health issues and helps people who seek for help to find the appropriate one.
Coventry University Student Union organised a Wellbeing & Mental Health Day at the Hub, where students could find out something more about wellbeing in general. There were also various institutions available such as It Takes Balls To Talk Community and Papyrus Charity. It Takes Balls To Talk is a campaign ran by local community which uses sporting themes to encourage people to talk about they feel. They are mainly focused on men’s mental health.
The Papyrus Charity’s biggest aim is a prevention of young suicide. The charity provides a helpline service called HOPELINEUK, where they help children and young adults who are experiencing thoughts of suicide. The Papyrus Charity representative, Melanie Griffin, had a small chat with me earlier:
Remember, that World Mental Health Day is not the only day in the year when you can talk with people about mental health issues. If you do struggle with some problems and would like to talk with specialists, there are various institutions in Coventry where you can seek for help for free. Coventry University provides various services for CU Students at the Health & Wellbeing Centre. People of all age can visit the Mind Charity where specialists and charity workers would put them in the right direction.
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