Time to Talk Day is taking place on 6 February. This day is designed to get people talking about their mental health and helps change lives, whether with friends, families, communities, or workplaces.
Time to Talk Day is run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and is all about opening up the conversation about mental health.
Ways you can get involved
What makes Time to Talk Day unique is the creative ways people start their conversations, such as creating fortune cookies, sharing poems and putting on comedy gigs all about our mental health.
There are more simple ways to get involved, such as starting a conversation when doing something active, like arranging a walk and talk event for the people in your local community. Also, giving people conversation cards to break the ice and help them start discussing mental health.
People can reach out to someone they have not spoken to in years or make cakes for a neighbour to get the conversation started, it is a chance to check in and normalise talking about mental health.
There are countless benefits to talking about mental health, such as reducing stigma around the topic and improving the understanding of mental health issues. Openly talking about your mental health can inspire others to do the same and destigmatize it, showing the person that it is okay to reach out and seek help when needed.
Creating an open and understanding community is the aim of Time to Talk Day and makes people with mental health problems feel seen and heard.
How we can help
One in four adults will suffer with a mental health problem through-out their lifetime, some of these will become long lasting illnesses.
At Synergy we work with specialists and a community lead team to build a care and support plan all tailored to work with mental health symptoms, the needs, wishes and lifestyle of each client we work with.
Our aim for all our clients is to maximise the quality of life and make the individual as independent as possible.
Get in touch with the expert team at Synergy to find out how we can best support your mental health, to keep your mental wellbeing healthy now and in the future.