Mental Health Chats with Clare Davis

Mental Health Chats: Sue Mulrenan – Suicide – Using the Right Language to Help?

What would you do if you saw someone trying to jump off a bridge to take their own life? What would you say?

Thank you, Sue Mulrenan, an Ambulance Emergency Care Assistant, for giving us first-hand advice about what to say and do. One piece of advice Sue gave is to realise that every person’s advice is very unique to them as an individual, and not to be frightened about using the word suicide. Engage with them and realise they would have been thinking about taking their own life for some time. Opening up conversations about suicide is important. Life is precious. We need to start talking about suicide, instead of thinking it is a taboo topic.

Watch Jonny Benjamin’s YouTube with Neil Laybourn.  Jonny has written a book called Stranger on the Bridge you may also be interested in reading.

Sue gave some very important UK phone numbers to help if you are considering suicide, or if you know someone who is. They are

 Samaritans 116 123, Papyrus for Young People 0800 068 4141, and Young minds Parents 0808 802 5544. There will be similar organisations in other countries.

Declan McGann, my next guest is a mental health nurse and has worked in Crisis Teams. He will be talking about how to support someone who has tried to take their life.

Let's open up chats and build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness. Please like, comment, share, and ask questions. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing #anxiety #depression #stress

Mental Health Chats: Tony Phipps – Suicide - Do you ‘Really’ Understand it?

Were you aware pre-Covid-19, the statistics for suicide is 15 a day in the UK and 9 a day in Australia? That is more than fatalities on the road. We need to talk about the taboo topic of suicide and not 'brush it under the carpet'. Listen in to this series to understand more.

What advice would you give someone who was thinking of taking their own life? What advice would you give the loved ones of those who have taken their life?

Thank you, Tony Phipps (HSSEQ), a former marine who has first-hand experience of suicide. I have listened to this interview a few times before publishing it. Every time I have felt emotional, as well as relieved that we have people like Tony who are willing to open up conversations about the taboo topic of suicide. Life is precious. We need to support people who have had first-hand experience of suicide.

Let's open up chats and build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness. Please like, comment, share, and ask questions. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing #anxiety #depression #stress #suicide #support

Were you aware that one in four 16 to 24-year olds experienced mental health concerns in the last 12 months? What is the impact of Covid-19? Will the teenager’s mental health deteriorate even more? What can we do to help?    

Thank you, Benny, for researching facts and statistics about mental health and young people. Jason Lincoln, Hannah Stainer, Ben Lovatt, and Peter Dundon have opened up our eyes on how we can help teenagers and young people with early intervention for mental health concerns in order to support them to have positive mental health.  A great source is Dr. Chatterjee who has a website, podcast, and books on how to feel better and live more.

Refer to https://drchatterjee.com/ Subscribe to Mental Health Chats. Tony Phipps is my next guest who will be opening up the topic of suicide.  Let's open up chats and build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness. Please like, comment, share, and ask questions. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing #anxiety #depression #stress #youngpeople #teenagers #suicide

How can we support our young people with the changes that have been going on during Covid-19? What concerns will they have around schooling, homeschooling, exam results, their future? How does it impact their life?  

Thank you to my guest, Ben Lovatt, a trainer for safeguarding in schools in the UK. Ben talks about how parents and carers of young people can become more aware of their concerns and how the changes could affect their lives.   

Subscribe to  Mental Health Chats. Benny is back next time to continue the topic of mental health and youth, emphasising some facts we need to be aware of.   Let's start the conversation and build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness. Please like, comment, share, and ask questions. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing #anxiety #depression #stress #youngpeople #teenagers

As parents, how do we spot the signs of mental health concerns of our teenagers and young people? Or, are they just being teenagers? 

Thank you to my guest, Hannah Stainer, a mental wellbeing coach for youth in the UK. Hannah talks about how parents and carers of young people can spot the signs of mental health concerns, as well as techniques of when and how to have conversations.   Hannah reiterated the point Jason Lincoln mentioned last time about the fact that teenagers and youth may feel more comfortable when talking to other people in their ‘village’ other than their parents.   

You may be interested in the book by Professor Steve Peters, The Chimp Paradox. He has also written a practical book with activities for children called My Hidden Chimp.  Hannah talks about the charity Mind, which has useful resources for mental health concerns. This is the website: www.mind.org.uk. The youth charity is called Young Minds: www.youngminds.org.uk.   

Subscribe to - Mental Health Chats. Ben Lovatt is an evidence-based trainer for safeguarding in schools and will continue the topic of mental health and youth next time.   Let's build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness. They are not alone. Please like, comment, share, and ask questions.

Parents, what challenges do you understand your teenagers and young people have that affects their Mental Health?   Thank you to my guest, Jason Lincoln, Head of St Albert's Residential College at University of New England in NSW Australia with over 300 resident students. Jason is going to talk about 3 mental health challenges that young people struggle with and what we can do, as parents to help them. 

 I’d like to shout out to my friends from Middle B at Albies (back in the last century) who will remember the fun we had with our cleaners, Jude and Rube: Denise Robinson, Carlie Corke, Kate Pigram, Caroline Stitt, Margot McGibbon.   

Subscribe today - Mental Health Chats. Hannah Stainer will be talking next time about, “Spotting the signs of mental ill-health in teenagers”.  Let's build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness. They are not alone. Please like, comment, share, and ask questions.

Thank you Margaret Powe, for asking about middle management, and asking if PTSD strikes when middle managers retire. Margaret said, “This may be because all they’ve known is many years of hard work, exercising to get them through, and not wanting to easily let go of the work side of their lives. They may even realise their work-life was traumatic!” 

 Benny and I found it difficult to find an article on Mental Health with regards to middle managers. Most of the articles we found were around middle managers helping their teams with their mental health. Here is one article written by Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK in April 2018:  https://www.cipd.co.uk/about/media/pr... You may notice in the article that middle management is only a small paragraph. This makes us wonder, are middle managers looking after everyone else and not being looked after themselves?  

Let's reach out to as many people as possible. We are hoping to build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness to realise they are not alone and we are here for them. You are welcome to like, comment, share and ask questions. Thanks for listening. #mentalhealth #albies #mentalhealthintheworkplace #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing #anxiety #depression #stress #middlemanagers

Have you ever wondered what the difference between anxiety and depression is?

Thank you Verity Suttor from Australia for asking the question.  You may like to refer to the following links: https://www.bupa.co.uk/newsroom/ourviews/2017/10/anxiety-depression

Robbie Williams – Very Powerful advice for a 15-Year-old girl.  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3126421674091234&external_log_id=dd9e8041-c84a-4bc5-9446-c10867d70285&q=robbie%20williams%20very%20powerful%20advice%20to%20a%2015%20year%20old%20girl&redirect=false

As Benny (Peter Dundon) said, phone apps don't replace a therapist, they support for prevention and recovery. The following are apps Benny researched: CALM – Apple App of the year 2017 (Joffrid Moffit uses this one), Headspace, Happify, Breath2Relax, PTSD Coach.

Google search Best APPs for Anxiety and Depression and find the one that suits your situation.  

Let's start talking about our mental health. Through Mental Health Chats I am hoping to build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness and realise they are not alone. You are welcome to like, comment, share, and ask questions. Thanks for listening. #mentalhealth #albies #mentalhealthintheworkplace #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing #anxiety #depression #stress #middlemanagers

Today I talk with Peter Dundon (aka Benny) on having emotional fitness to prevent mental health concerns. Benny was a mate of mine from university in Armidale, Australia and he was nominated by a friend to do the 25 push-ups for 25 days challenge to raise awareness for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), anxiety, and depression that drive people to complete suicide.   

You may like to refer to the following paper Benny found on "Prevention and early intervention for adults with mild to moderate depression".  https://www.beyondblue.org.au/%E2%80%A6/mild-moderate-depression-an%E2%80%A6

You also may like to refer to books written by Martin Seligman (an American psychologist who did research on happiness). Two titles are Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism.  We’d like to shout out to Margot McGibbon (nee Morrison) for being one of the most positive people we knew at Uni. 

Let's reach as many people as possible, and start to open up chats. I am hoping to build awareness for anyone suffering from mental illness to realise they are not alone and we are here for them. You are welcome to like, comment, and share.   Thanks for listening. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthintheworkplace #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing #21daychallenge #30daychallenge #meditation #coronacoaster #emotionalfitness

Our first Mental Health Chat for this channel. Here I talk with Peter Dundon (aka Benny) on Mental Health First Aid in the workplace.  Benny was a mate of mine from university in Austalia and he was nominated by a friend to do the 25 push-ups for 25 days challenge to raise awareness for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), anxiety, and depression that drive people to complete suicide.  Benny did such an amazing job in researching Mental Health when he did the challenge. As a result, we have discussed how to keep the conversation going to raise awareness of Mental Health concerns.  I will be chatting with Benny as well as others about different aspects of Mental Health  Let's reach as many people as possible. I am hoping to build awareness for anyone suffering from a mental illness to realise they are not alone and we are here for them. You are welcome to like, comment, and share. Thanks for listening. #mentalhealth #albies #mentalhealthintheworkplace #mentalhealthfirstaid #wellbeing