Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
Lots of things can lead to feelings of anxiety, including exam pressures, relationships, starting a new job (or losing one) or other big life events. We can also get anxious when it comes to things to do with money and not being able to meet our basic needs, like heating our home or buying food.
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems we can face. In a recent mental health survey we carried out around stress, anxiety and hopelessness over personal finances, a quarter of adults said they felt so anxious that it stopped them from doing the things they want to do some or all of the time. Six in ten adults feel this way, at least some of the time. On a positive note, anxiety can be made easier to manage.
Focusing on anxiety for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week will increase people's awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing information on the things that can help prevent it from becoming a problem.
Need support for your mental health?
- Local Mental Health Crisis line If you need urgent mental health support Call 0800 051 1508. Available 24/7, for all ages if you live in Halton, St. Helens, Warrington and Knowsley.
- Samaritans
- Mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- 15 Symptoms Of Depression And Anxiety | BetterHelp
- Looking after your mental health | Mental Health Foundation
- Self-care for mental health problems - Mind
- The NHS has a main webpage on mental health with information on urgent support and access to therapies
- Organisations such as Hub of Hope, Mind, Diversity and Ability, and Helplines Partnership have mental health service signposting pages that you may wish to use
- Self-injury Support have a list of UK support groups and other services providing support relating to self-injury
- Asylum Magazine have a list of resources giving practical support to help people cope with mental distress
- Rethink have a signposting page for local support groups, services, and telephone advisors.
You can find local and more national support information at the Halton Mental Health Information Point and Cost Of Living support pages:
