My name is Tracey Hackett and I am the Rural Outreach Worker for
the
South Staffordshire Network for Mental Health. We are a small charity, based
in Lichfield
which supports individuals in the districts of South Staffordshire who have
personal experience of mental distress; by enabling involvement, giving
active representation and providing a campaigning voice.
My role in the charity is firstly to make grass roots contacts with people
in rural areas, promote our work and services and secondly gather feedback
from people in these communities about their experience of local mental
health services and any other issues that affect their well-being/quality of
life in their locality.
Further information about us can be found at our website;
http://www.ssnmentalhealth.btck.co.uk
A
big part of my work currently is promoting a
thought provoking talk, written by one of our volunteers with experience of
mental illness called
'Mental Illness - Fighting Fear and Stigma Together'. This
lasts around half an hour with 30 minutes after allowing for questions/
discussion/scenarios. We can tailor the talk to suit your needs and
are very keen to spread awareness on the stigma that mental health has
within communities. Please get in touch if you'd like to arrange a
talk or get further information. Call 01543 301139 or email me at
tracey.hackett@ssnmentalhealth.co.uk.