Rethink Mental Illness

✨️ I absolutely love it when people donate their creativity, to The Hub. Artwork, photography, handmade items, poetry, stories ~ we love them all. Not only do they add that special, magical sense of community and self-expression, but they also give hope to all who attend. A massive thank you to David Stocks for this beautiful tree that he made by hand, and to David, Kate Pritchard and all who attend the (Un)Spoken Word poetry groups, for sharing their thoughts on the hearts 💜 & Thank you for the beautiful canvas photograph, David 💜 Also, the amazing photographs behind ~ snapshots of Wolverhampton ~ gifted to us by the wonderful Julia Farrell 💜 We keep the walls of The Hub as a blank canvas ~ for artwork, poetry, creativity and exhibitions. Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss this further ✨️ Rethink Mental Illness WM Trains Limited Maria Jones Thomas Harty Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust City of Wolverhampton Council

💜 Today (Thursday) at The Hub 💜 We have yet another day filled with wonderful services, support and activities: ✨️ Compton Care ~ for support, information on their bereavement and other services/groups that they provide. Until 12pm. ✨️ Violet Project CIO ~ for support, information on the services that they provide and an art & crafts activity. Until 1:30pm. ✨️Global Diabetes Initiatives ~ free health screening checks, support and information on their services. Until 3pm. ✨️ The Haven Wolverhampton ~ for drop-in support, information on their services and an arts & crafts activity. Until 3:30pm. ✨️ SUIT (Service User Involvement Team) ~ the lifeline Cocaine Anonymous group will be here as usual, 7:30pm - 8:30pm. Please do pop in, have a cuppa, talk to someone, have health checks and/or enjoy a safe, creative space. Please share 💜 Rethink Mental Illness WM Trains Limited Dr Matilda Chongwa City of Wolverhampton Council Thomas Harty Jade Beddington Grace Corbett Laura Rogers Alana Juman Blincoe Howie Atkin

💜 Drop-in support. Groups. Events. Exhibitions. A safe space. Partnership working. 💜 Thank you to you all for being a part of it. Wolverhampton is buzzing with holistic support and passionate, caring people who make such a difference. I feel honoured to be a part of it and to know so many legends. Thank you also to all on the Wolverhampton Suicide Prevention Stakeholder Forum. ✨️ I also want to take this opportunity to give the real superstar of The Hub a shoutout. Maria Jones ~ who oversees bookings and who you will all have liaised with. As well as being an amazing mental health recovery worker at our Wolverhampton Sanctuary Hub, she also spends a lot of time at The Hub and has helped so many who have dropped in for support. ✨️ I couldn't do it without her 💜 ✨️ & a big thank you to my Rethink team, my train station counterparts Thomas Harty & Sam for working with us! & to Nicola Palin Stuart Bates Lisa Murray Carolyn Green and David Stocks for their continued support and promotion of all of our Rethink services, as well as their teams (I can't add everyone, it is becoming like a speech at the Oscars, but I am gratefor for/to you all) ✨️ Thank you also to the Mayor for supporting our MHAW, as well as all of the services involved. Not just this week, but every week 💜 Happy 1 year to The Hub! 🎊 Also, you will hear my dulcet tones during the news bulletins (which are broadcast every hour on the hour) on Greatest Hits Radio tomorrow, talking about 1 year of The Hub. https://lnkd.in/e4uC5DnW Craig Collingswood WM Trains Limited Rethink Mental Illness Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust City of Wolverhampton Council BBC News British Transport Police Dr Clare Dickens MBE FRSA

Yesterday.. Wow. 💜✨️ I wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, at our networking event. To my Rethink Mental Illness team for talking about our services and being there to help and support (as always) Maria Jones , Jo, Suzanne, Leanne and Harriet and to Mark Yates for coming out to support us/the event. To Thomas Harty for helping me with the event. To WM Trains and the Co-op for the donations. To the Recovery Near You and SUIT team for hosting a stall and being our partnership team for the day. To Craig Collingswood for coming and for supporting us and all of the services in attendance. To all of the wonderful service representatives for being there. To the people who wanted to learn more about services and seek support for coming along. To "my people", for supporting me. & To everyone who has shared the posts 💜 It was amazing, thank you 💜✨️ Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust City of Wolverhampton Council