Mental Health Awareness Week Resources Page

10 – 16 May 2021

Nature and the Environment

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week

National Resources

MIND https://www.mind.org.uk for lots of resources including helpline (see below)
RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS https://www.rethink.org for a focus on severe mental illness and support for carers, helpline available (see below)
MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/ has an emphasis on prevention

Coronavirus and Mental Health

Helplines and sources of help

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/
Urgent advice Telephone 111
Emergencies Telephone 999
Samaritans: Telephone 116 123 (available 24 hours a day, every day)
MIND: Telephone 0300 123 3393 or Text 86463
Rethink: 0808 801 0525
Family Lives: Telephone 0808 800 2222

Local Mental Health Resources

EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH CARE 24 hours
St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, NW1 0PE telephone 0203 317 6333

TAVISTOCK CENTRE https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk
120 Belsize Lane, NW3 5BA offer a wide range of services to children, adolescents and adults, some you can self refer to, others via your GP.

BRANDON CENTRE https://brandon-centre.org.uk free counselling and therapy for 12 to 24 year olds, their parents and carers. Self referrals accepted.

CAMDEN RECOVERY COLLEGE www.candi.nhs.uk/recoverycollege
Provides free courses for anyone over 18 to aid in recovery from mental illness. Courses and workshops are online at the moment, including 2 sessions on ‘Green Prescription: Growing Plants’

RESOURCES FOR LINKING TO NATURE AND GROWING

CASTLEHAVEN Get Fit, Get Active Get Growing
Sessions every Wednesday from 10.30 to 2.30. https://www.castlehaven.org.uk/whats-on/event/1459/

CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS GREEN GYM Sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays doing gardening and conservation of green spaces, no experience necessary. Their website also gives info about Adelaide Road Nature Reserve (closed at the moment because of HS2) https://www.tcv.org.uk/london/green-gym-london/camden-green-gym

LONDON PERMACULTURE NETWORK Lots of events and courses plus gardening opportunities at our local Cecil Sharp House https://www.londonpermaculture.com

LONDON WILDLIFE TRUST https://www.wildlondon.org.uk Volunteering opportunities, Camley Street Nature Reserve is still closed but should open this summer.

CAPITAL GROWTH https://www.capitalgrowth.org the network for growing food in London – lots of courses and information.

TRANSITION PRIMROSE HILL Local green group which promotes growing, for example with seed and seedling swaps, email transitionprimrosehill@gmail.com to receive the newsletter

ADELAIDE ROAD COMMUNITY GARDEN A tranquil space with small allotments, bee hives and a pond, you can join the waiting list and help with the communal spaces – email ma.chambers@virgin.net