MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2017

Mental Health Awareness Week is a national campaign aimed at removing the stigma around mental health issues and encouraging people to talk about their problems. There are many aspects to this campaign and it's something that has affected me over the years. Obviously there is a huge social media push for people to open up, seek help and not hide away which can often make issues worsen. 

Channel four are doing their bit throughout the week and that will include the likes of guest celebrity continuity announcers, including Mind charity’s President Stephen Fry, who will take turns to take over Channel 4’s airwaves to mark Mental Health Awareness Week from Monday 8th May. High profile figures joining Stephen Fry in the Channel 4 continuity announcer takeover include Mind ambassadors Ruby Wax and mental health campaigner Alastair Campbell, along with former football manager Alan Pardew.

A host of other Mind ambassadors and celebrity supporters of the charity will join the week-long mic announcer take over. They include SB.TV founder Jamal Edwards MBE, Designated Survivor actor Natascha McElhone and former professional footballer Clarke Carlisle. They will tell their own personal stories or outline their support for Mental Health Awareness Week on Channel 4, E4 and More 4 and encourage viewers to join in the conversation on Twitter using #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.

Support is available too at the following site;
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week

If you are struggling with issues or know of someone who might help to have someone to talk too please consider that the best way to support them is to be their friend, listen and not ignore them whatever the situation. Everyone is different and we all have our own issues, sharing and supporting them is the way forward.