Tomorrow, October 10th is World Mental Health Day - an opportunity to talk about mental health, tackle stigma and generally bring the whole issue out of the scary closet which it seems to inhabit most of the time.
There's lots of things going on round the country - check your local paper - but I'm pleased to see that the day does seem to be gathering some momentum in the UK. There appears to be far more going on this year than in previous years - a testament to the various anti-stigma campaigns going on and perhaps slowly changing attitudes?
Anyway, here are the highlights:
Anti-stigma campaign Time to Change has had a series of events on all week as part of its Get Moving week - you can find out if there's anything in your area by checking out their interactive map.
For those of you living in the Big Smoke there is Get Moving and Dance a festival of dance in Regent's Park on Saturday afternoon.
The BBC's excellent Headroom campaign is running games, karaoke, drumming, laughter yoga (never heard of it - but it sounds good) and other fun stuff at six locations around the UK.
There are a number of events taking place across Wales.
And the Royal College of Psychiatrists has produced a set of get well cards (see example, left) to send to people suffering from mental illness. Research has found, rather sadly but not surprisingly, that people admitted to hospital with mental health problems receive far fewer cards than those with physical health problems. Getting a card might even aid recovery - if you know there's someone out there who cares.
Anyway, here are the highlights:
Anti-stigma campaign Time to Change has had a series of events on all week as part of its Get Moving week - you can find out if there's anything in your area by checking out their interactive map.
For those of you living in the Big Smoke there is Get Moving and Dance a festival of dance in Regent's Park on Saturday afternoon.
The BBC's excellent Headroom campaign is running games, karaoke, drumming, laughter yoga (never heard of it - but it sounds good) and other fun stuff at six locations around the UK.
There are a number of events taking place across Wales.
And the Royal College of Psychiatrists has produced a set of get well cards (see example, left) to send to people suffering from mental illness. Research has found, rather sadly but not surprisingly, that people admitted to hospital with mental health problems receive far fewer cards than those with physical health problems. Getting a card might even aid recovery - if you know there's someone out there who cares. 
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