Mental wellbeing

One in four adults and one in ten children experience mental illness during their lifetime. Improving your mental health and wellbeing is associated with a range of better outcomes such as:

• Improved physical health and life expectancy
• Better educational attainment
• Increased skills
• Reduced risk of suicide
• Improved employment rates
• Higher levels of social interaction

Use open discovery questions to make the most of conversations by recognising an opportunity to discuss health and wellbeing. This could be 'How are you?' or 'How are you finding everything at the moment?'

Acknowledge the response by using healthy conversation skills such as active listening, reflecting or showing empathy. This will allow for a joint understanding of the support a person needs.

Take appropriate action to either give information, signpost to a local service or refer them yourself. Remember that the solution must be person centered and they must want to change.

Across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland there are services in place to support those with their mental health.

Start a Conversation - www.startaconversation.co.uk is an online hub committed to supporting mental health and wellbeing within the community. Providing advice, guidance and information covering a range of topics and connecting you with local services.

Also available is the Suicide Prevention E - Learning. The E - Learning aims to increase awareness of suicide prevention and how you may play a role, as well as supply you with confidence of how to have healthy conversations about suicide. It can be accessed for free through the Start a Conversation website.

Perinatal Mental Health - Around 1 in 5 women will experience mental health problems during or after pregnancy and 70% will hide or underplay the severity of their illness.

The Perinatal Mental Health Service team in Leicestershire provides personalised and specialist care to people living in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland who have complex or severe mental health problems relating to pregnancy, childbirth and the first year following a child's birth.

Start a Conversation - www.startaconversation.co.uk/

Support for Leicester residents - Mental health (leicester.gov.uk)

5 ways to mental wellbeing - www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing

About mental health - www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/about/

Every Mind Matters - https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/

Live Well Leicester - Mental health – Live Well Leicester

Central Access Point (CAP) is a 24 hour helpline for those needing urgent support for their mental health, they can make onward referrals and provide support to people in crisis. - 0808 800 3302

Being outside enjoying nature, green space and blue space offers many benefits to our emotional and mental wellbeing. To find information on local parks, open spaces and cycling routes nearby please visit - https://www.active-together.org/myway

Health for Under 5's - https://healthforunder5s.co.uk/leicestershire/services/specialist-support/mums-mind-perinatal-mental-health-support-service/

Samaritans offer emotional support to people who are struggling with their mental health - Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen