On Thursday 02nd February, The Engineering College celebrated ‘Time to Talk’ day, raising awareness of some common Mental Health issues.

One in four of us will experience a mental health problem every year.

But too many people with mental health problems are made to feel worthless or isolated. The way you act towards someone with a mental illness can change their life: by opening up to mental health you can make a real difference.

This Thursday, we’re ‘painting’ the building green with posters and info-graphics to raise awareness of these problems and the stigma behind Mental Health! Mental Health covers problems like anxiety, bipolar, depression, OCD, schizophrenia and eating disorders.

Accessing Support

Support is available via the Time to Change website.

If you require urgent support, please call

Samaritans
Telephone: 116 123 (24 hours a day, free to call)
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org

Mind Infoline
Telephone: 0300 123 3393 (9am-6pm Monday to Friday)
Email: info@mind.org.uk
Web site: www.mind.org.uk/help/advice_lines

Rethink Mental Illness Advice Line
Telephone: 0300 5000 927   (10am-2pm Monday to Friday)
Email: info@rethink.org
Website: http://www.rethink.org/about-us/our-mental-health-advice

Saneline
Telephone: 0300 304 7000 (6pm-11pm)
Website: www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline

ChildLine
Telephone: 0800 1111
Email: http://www.childline.org.uk/Talk/Pages/Email.aspx
Website: www.childline.org.uk