Happy Sunday!

Time to Talk Day will take place on the 1st February! This is a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. At Talk For Health, we believe in creating spaces for open and honest conversations, so we can continue to break stigmas surrounding mental health.

Here are some ideas on how you can get involved: Check in with a friend, use social media platforms to spread awareness using #TimetoTalk, host a coffee and chat in your community centre or join our on-going wellbeing groups (more info below).

 

Warmest wishes,

Anika & the Talk for Health Team

Upcoming Talk For Health Events
Full programme: Fri 23rd Feb – 15th March (4 days, Online)
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Taster Session: Wed 7th Feb (Online)
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Feb Special: Different ways of understanding mental ill-health and treatment, Wed 14th Feb (Online)
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FREE T4H SPECIAL – Different ways of understanding mental ill-health and treatment

Dr Iain Jordan, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of Clerkenwell Health

The session will look at the dominant model of mental ill-health – the medical diagnostic model – and discuss the advantages of such a model and what the alternatives might be.

In this session we will explore the many different ways of thinking about mental ill-health and what different models are being researched and developed around the world.

The second half of the Special will give you a chance to experience some of our key learning areas of Talk for Health.
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Here are this week’s groups: 
Cafés
Click the link to sign up on Eventbrite. These are available to T4H graduates as well as anyone who has completed a T4H taster or Special.
Breath & Share Café 
Sat, 3rd Feb 14:00 – 16:00 Online Event – Sign up here
FREE Taster Sessions

Wednesday, 7th February 14:00 – 16:00 (Online)Taster sessions help people to find out if Talk for Health is right for them.
Tasters give you the chance to experience some of the four key learning areas of our full programme: open and truthful talking, empathic listening, basic counselling skills and how to set up an ongoing wellbeing group.

And yes, it’s all FREE. Here are upcoming taster sessions:

Wednesday 7th February 2-4pm (ONLINE): Sign up here

Thursday 29th February 6-8pm (ONLINE): Sign up here
FREE ONLINE Peer-to-peer Counselling Programme

Starting on the 23rd February, Online Event

On the Full Talk for Health Peer Counselling Programme, you will deepen your knowledge and skills as well as have space to practise the four key learning areas of Talk for Health: open and truthful talking, empathic listening, basic counselling skills and how to set up an ongoing wellbeing group.

The full times and dates for this programme are:

Friday 23 February 2024 (10:30 – 16:30)
Friday 1 March 2024 (10:30 – 16:30)
Friday 8 March 2024 (10:30 – 16:30)
Friday 15 March 2024 (10:30 – 16:30)
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Save Our Service!
We need your support to help raise £15,000 to keep our services free! We have launched a fundraising Crowdfunder page. Any donation amount big or small is appreciated – Thank you!
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Don’t forget about our online referral form!

If you are a Health & Social Care professional, you can refer clients directly to any of our services.

Please fill out our online referral form (Click here – you may wish to bookmark this to use again in the future!), or email info@talkforhealth.co.uk for a Word-based referral form.

Participants can also self-refer to our Tasters, Programmes and groups by using the links in this newsletter or by contacting Talk for Health on 020 3409 3201 or info@talkforhealth.co.uk. Anyone can join!