Paying attention to wellbeing was the aim of our recent staff development day. Wellbeing at work was the focus of National Work Life Week and the partners of Sefton’s wellbeing collaborative came together for an afternoon of activities and work updates. Mobile Craft 4 U, a Southport-based social enterprise, got everyone thinking outside the box with their craft workshop and Sam Avery from The Comedy … Continue reading Staff work on their wellbeing

Mental resilience is not something that people either have or do not – resilience is learnable and teachable and as we learn we increase the range of strategies available to us when things get difficult. Sefton Council is working with the charity YoungMinds to improve mental resilience in schools.  28 schools have joined a training session to support schools to improve the mental resilience of … Continue reading Mental resilience in schools

Southport residents, local organisations and health service users are welcome to drop-in see the latest design visuals for the town’s new mental health hospital prior to construction starting this autumn. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and its construction partners will be sharing the visuals and design boards at a public event on October 11 (9am to 7pm) at Mersey Care’s new Life Rooms Southport, situated … Continue reading Roadshow reveals new hospital

The Plaza Cinema in Waterloo is showing its next Dementia Friendly Film Screening on Thursday 19 October. The community cinema is showing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the film that established Marilyn Monroe’s name and her career in Hollywood, with doors opening at 1.30pm and the film starting at 2pm. Christine Physick from the Plaza says: “As always, we will take a short break for refreshments, included … Continue reading Dementia friendly film screening

The men of Sefton are being encouraged to step in if they think their friend is acting differently than usual. This comes as research released by Time to Change, the campaign run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, shows that most men would be comfortable supporting a friend with a mental health problem – but there are still barriers for some. In Your Corner is … Continue reading It’s time to change our views about men’s mental health