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How to start a conversation with someone living with a mental illness
Last updated: 06/02/2025
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UK putting on a 'brave face' when it comes to talking about mental health
1 min read |Last updated: 01/02/2024
New research released on Time to Talk Day reveals nearly two thirds of people surveyed in the UK (64%) say they put a brave face on to avoid talking about their mental health. The tactic of bottling up is highest amongst younger people – 69% of 16–24-year-olds and 72% of 25-34 year-olds surveyed report they put a brave face on compared to 28% of over...
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UK putting on a 'brave face' when it comes to talking about mental health
1 min read |Last updated: 01/02/2024
New research released on Time to Talk Day reveals nearly two thirds of people surveyed in the UK (64%) say they put a brave face on to avoid talking about their mental health. The tactic of bottling up is highest amongst younger people – 69% of 16–24-year-olds and 72% of 25-34 year-olds surveyed report they put a brave face on compared to 28% of over...
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Rethink Liverpool Peer Support Group
Services and Groups |Last updated: 05/11/2025
Our registered Group in Liverpool was established by people who had personal experiences of mental health and came together to challenge the stigma around mental health. Through our work with the Time to Change campaign, we realised that there wasn't a place for people to come together, share our knowledge of what support was available to each other, and give and receive mutual peer support. We established the Liverpool group to provide this opportunity, so the more knowledgeable members could share their stories and journeys through navigating the mental health system in Liverpool. We know that when people first come in contact with the mental health field, it can be confusing to know what support is available in the community and which is appropriate for your needs at that time. One of our aims is to provide clear information about what support you can access in the region. We also provide an opportunity to share their own stories about how mental health has affected them, providing a non-judgmental listening ear from people who have been through similar challenges. Coordinators Garrick and Jeanette have their personal experiences of mental health, and supporting other people with their own recovery journey of mental health. We strive to provide a safe and supportive environment where people can talk openly about mental health We currently provide information and signposting services at Liverpool Central Library on Thursday afternoons and Friday mornings. We have a desk on the first floor of the library (near the reference section) where people can come to speak with one of our volunteers, Garrick and Jeanette. We welcome opportunities to listen to your personal experiences of mental health (and people are free to share as little or as much as they like) and share our knowledge of what services are available in the Liverpool area that might be able to provide further support. We are also happy to share our own experiences and what's worked for us (in the knowledge that what's worked for us might not work for everyone). Our desk is located in a public section of the library, so other people may be sitting at a nearby table (especially during busy times). If you need a more confidential space to speak, please let us know before so we can see if we can arrange a more private area to speak (we might not be able to arrange this on the day).
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Coping with grief on mothers day and fathers day
Services and Groups |1 min read |Last updated: 11/11/2025
Coping with grief on Mother's Day and Father's Day Mother's and Father's Day can be really difficult days for mothers or fathers who have lost a child or for those who have lost their mothers or father. It can be difficult knowing that most other people are celebrating, whilst you are coping with painful feelings. It can feel like everywhere you look...
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Coping with grief on mothers day and fathers day
Services and Groups |1 min read |Last updated: 03/12/2025
Coping with grief on Mother's Day and Father's Day Mother's and Father's Day can be really difficult days for mothers or fathers who have lost a child or for those who have lost their mothers or father. It can be difficult knowing that most other people are celebrating, whilst you are coping with painful feelings. It can feel like everywhere you look...
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Coping with grief on mothers day and fathers day
Services and Groups |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Coping with grief on Mother's Day and Father's Day Mother's and Father's Day can be really difficult days for mothers or fathers who have lost a child or for those who have lost their mothers or father. It can be difficult knowing that most other people are celebrating, whilst you are coping with painful feelings. It can feel like everywhere you look...
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“You don’t have to be guided by the voices you hear” – Robert’s story
Last updated: 25/07/2025
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Remembering Ciara
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
A year ago today we held a huge fundraiser to mark the 10th anniversary of my little sister’s death. It was the year all my friends were turning 40 and there was much talk of these celebrations but I knew there was something more important to me & my family. My sister would have been 35 on April 1st 2016 however, she took her life on the 6th June...
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