Fighting mental health inequalities with Daniel and Vanessa

10/23/22 • 28 min

Originally broadcast on Phoenix FM 24 October 2022.

Georgia from Healthy Minds chats to two guests about the relationship between inequalities and mental health.

On this show, our guests openly share their lived experiences to shed light on the way that people and communities can respond to mental health inequalities.

Daniel Hood is a Community Health & Wellbeing Worker at Healthy Minds, with lived experience of mental health challenges.

Vanessa Raimundo is co-founder of community organisation Mums on a Mission, whose mission is to support families to break free from the vicious cycle of generational poverty, empowering and nurturing families, by building confidence and promoting resilience.

Find out more about Mums on a Mission here: https://www.facebook.com/mumsonamissionltd

Content warning: Discussion of suicide, domestic abuse and alcohol/substance misuse.

Originally broadcast on Phoenix FM 24 October 2022.

Georgia from Healthy Minds chats to two guests about the relationship between inequalities and mental health.

On this show, our guests openly share their lived experiences to shed light on the way that people and communities can respond to mental health inequalities.

Daniel Hood is a Community Health & Wellbeing Worker at Healthy Minds, with lived experience of mental health challenges.

Find out more about Mums on a Mission here: https://www.facebook.com/mumsonamissionltd

Content warning: Discussion of suicide, domestic abuse and alcohol/substance misuse.

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Suicide prevention with guest Stuart Davies

Originally broadcast on 5 December 2022.

Kiah from Healthy Minds speaks to one of our very own Safespace workers, Stuart Davies, about the important topic of suicide prevention.

Safespace is Healthy Minds' service for people in distress in Calderdale to access one-to-one support, providing a listening ear when someone is in need.

We understand that the topic of suicide can be difficult for some to listen to and with that in mind we have included some support below.

Samaritans free to call any time of day, any day of the year: 116 123
Safespace: Open Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm and Monday to Sunday 6:30pm-10:30pm
Call us on 01422 345154, Text us on 07388 990227, Message us on Facebook (@SafespaceCalderdale), Or email [email protected]

For those who are bereaved by suicide: https://wyhsbs.org.uk/

General information and support:
https://suicidepreventionwestyorkshire.co.uk/
https://stayingwellhub.com/
https://www.healthymindscalderdale.co.uk/