Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week

Worthing's next Mental Health Awareness Week will be held during October 2019

Worthing's 4th Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week 2016

Monday 10 October – Saturday 15 October 2016

At Offington Park Methodist Church,
Broadwater Green
South Farm Road
BN14 7TN

http://www. worthingmentalhealthawarenessweek.org. uk
Monday (World Mental Health Day)
Information Stands 9: 30 - 8pm everyday

Mon 10 Oct Information Stands - all day
10am Launch - Mayor Sean McDonald
-
Major David Evans, Mayor’s Chaplain – lighting of the Peace Candle
Gardens and Health, Social Prescribing, Mindfulness, 'Green Gyms'
- Breathing Spaces with Mind and Memory Club Representatives
- Cllr Val Turner with Community Referrers
- Worthing Greenspaces Network
pm - Drumming Workshop - Dan Gilmore and Buddies Cafe
7pm -9pm Worthing Mental Health Carers Open Meeting with Catherine Amey

Tue 11 Oct Memory Box - informal opportunities to reminisce, resources from WSCC Library Service
9: 30 - 10: 30 Mental Health Act, Power of Attorney, Trust Funds - Will Power
10: 30 - 12: 30 Living with Guilt - Carers Support Emotional Wellbeing Team
2pm -3: 30 Living well with dementia – Worthing Town Cryers
4pm - 6pm Worthing Dementia Action Alliance - Open Meeting
7- 8 pm Dementia Friends Training - Worthing: A Dementia Friendly Town
Test-free training for all. Dementia friend badge awarded to all participants

Wed 12 Oct
11am Herbs and Food for Body and Mind - Andrea Hughes, medical herbalist
2pm Communal Growing and Social Cookery - We are Food Pioneers
3: 30pm Practical Healthy Eating Session - Adur and Worthing Wellbeing Hub

Thurs 13 Oct
10am Getting into paid work - Southdown Housing
11am Workshop: Maintaining Emotional Wellness - Capital Project Trust
12-2pm Self care: breathing and arm /hand massages - The Healing Touch
2-4pm - Art therapy: Carers Support Emotional Wellbeing Team
7pm - FILM NIGHT confirm film

Fri 14 Oct

10-12pm Diversity and Wellness - Eleanor Hope

7: 30pm Music Concert - Niels and his musical friends compered by Guild Care Trustee Percy Nowell
Free Admission - Retiring collection for MIND (Coastal West Sussex)

Sat 15 Oct

10am – noon Coffee Morning (in aid of Worthing Mental Health Awareness)

Final opportunity to look at Exhibitions and meet participants