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Minehead & Frome: learn all about the walkabouts
In Minehead and Frome, something special unfolded recently. Armed with smiles and leaflets, groups of Open Mental...
Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s said that people in Britain love talking about the weather, and from bus stops to supermarket queues, we do just...
Walkabout for World Mental Health Day Averts a Crisis
Bridgwater businesses were the target of an Open Mental Health campaign on the 10 October to mark World Mental Health...
The Somerset Women’s Centre
New Open Mental Health associate partner The Nelson Trust bring belief, hope and long term recovery to lives affected...
Introducing our Vice Chair Matt Stone
Hi, I’m Matt Stone, and I'm the new Lived Experience Vice Chair of Open Mental Health. I am qualified for this...
We’ve Got This | Case Study
We’ve Got This has been created to support young people to feel more positive about themselves by providing them with...
A Radical Rethink of Community Mental Health Services
Juliet Lyon CBE, Independent Chair of the Open Mental Health VCSE Alliance reflects on our first conference The Open...
Gladiators Wheelchair Rugby Team
Accessible Rugby Fitness in Taunton OMH partner SASP continue to tackle inequality in sport and physical...
Reflections on 2022
Beccy Wardle, Associate Director for ICB Partnerships at Rethink Mental Illness shares her reflections on a busy year...
The voluntary sector – the secret weapon for integrated care?
When we think about the voluntary sector and its role in healthcare, it can sometimes feel quite different to the NHS...
Living through COVID times – a collection of stories from people in Somerset
A new project to collect people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic launched in Somerset in November. The Somerset...
How thinking differently can support community mental health transformation
I'd like to tell you about Max*. Max has been in and out of secondary care mental health services over the years....