Mental Health
Mental Health Promotion aims to promote positive mental health to individuals, families and communities.
In this section
Mental Health Improvement in County Durham and Darlington
Mental Health is "the emotional and spiritual resilience which enables us to enjoy life and survive pain, suffering and disappointment. It is a positive sense of wellbeing and an underlying belief in our in and others dignity and worth. It is influenced by our experience and our genetic inheritance." (World Health Organisation)
Go to: Mental Health Improvement in County Durham and Darlington
Time to Change - Let's End Mental Health Discrimination
Time to Change is England's most ambitious programme to end discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems.
Go to: Time to Change - Let's End Mental Health Discrimination
The Mental Health First Aid Course
Mental Health First Aid is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is obtained.
Social Support Groups
Mental Health Promotion supports three social support groups in the district where adults can meet to chat over a cup of tea or coffee, make new friends and learn new skills.
Stress and Coping
Stress is a physical and/or emotional reaction that happens when we believe that the pressures placed upon us are greater than our ability to cope with them. Stress is not always bad, for example it can help us to survive danger, perform well in an exam or interview or simply get things done. The build up of stress, without the chance to recover, can however lead to many adverse physical and emotional reactions, can damage relationships with friends and family and can have a negative effect on the way we think and feel about ourselves and others.
Teen Stress
Easington Mental Health Promotion works with partners including teachers, Connexions staff and school nurses to deliver a range of teen stress activities to young people throughout the district.
Counselling Service for Young People in Derwentside
Derwentside Young People's Services provide a free and confidential counselling service for young people age 13-25 at the Phoenix Centre, Moorside Community College in Derwentside.