Oadby & Wigston World Mental Health Day Event

World Mental Health Day is on the 10.10.24; in Oadby and Wigston your local Mental Health Lead (Eliza Deakins) has been working to organise a day full of activities.

When: 10.10.24 10-3pm

Where: The Menphys Hub, Bassett Street, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4PE. 

What to expect: Practical sessions and information stalls.

Practical sessions 10-2.30pm

  • 10am-10.50am Keep Your Cool: Coping Strategies to Build Your Resilience- Turning Point Mental Health Service (FREE ‘wellbeing toolkit’ provided- includes resources such as fidget toys and mindfulness tools)
  • 11am-11.50am Percussion Discussion (drumming group)- Vita Health Group
  • 12:30pm-1.20pm Healthy Workplaces- Public Health
  • 1.30pm-2.20pm- Mindful Movement and Self-Care- Buddhi to Buddhi (FREE Lush Cosmetics available)

Information stalls 1pm-3pm

Family Help
Age UK- Dementia Support Team and the Menopause Awareness Raising Service

Active Blaby and Oadby & Wigston
The Bridge
Turning Point Substance Use Service
Men of Hope
Perinatal and Maternal MH Teams

Elliott Hall
Menphys
The People’s Buddhi
Local Area Co-Ordinators
Voluntary Action Leicester
Real Purpose
Helping Hands
Healthy Workplaces

For more information contact Eliza Deakins on eliza.deakins1@nhs.net

Categories:
Connecting with others
Healthy lifestyle
Information and advice
Mental health
Social prescribing
Service access criteria:

Under 18s are unable to attend the practical sessions but can attend the information stalls- young children must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Additional needs catered for:
Wheelchair accessible
Learning difficulty friendly
Physical disability friendly
Dementia friendly
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