Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month 2012

October 2012 will be Suffolk's third ever Health and Wellbeing Month.

Have you got an event?

Suffolk Libraries, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and The Mind Sanctuary are working together to promote these events on behalf of partner organisations in Suffolk.

The month comprises a series of events dedicated to improving mental wellbeing, challenging stigma towards mental health and providing information on local services.

The focus of this year's Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month is depression, which ties in with the theme for World Mental Health Day on 10 October (Depression: A Global Crisis).

By registering your event with Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month you will:
- be included on the calendar of events on www.themindsanctuary.com
- recieve guidance for promoting your event including a template press release
- get advice and support through the organisation process
- be part of the biggest health and wellbeing event in Suffolk!

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* 1. Please enter your contact details below. These details are for the organisers to get in touch with you if necessary.

Your name

Email / Address

Phone number

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* 2. Please fill in your answers below.

What area of Suffolk are you based in? (Mid, Coastal, Waveney etc)

Who is organising the event? If you are representing an organisation please enter that here.

What date and time will the event be?

Where will the event be located? Is there a specific location?

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* 3. What is the title of your event? This should be something short and snappy to encourage people to get involved.

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* 4. Please provide a brief description of your event (100 word maximum).

What you write here will appear on the website event listings to encourage people to come along and should include what will happen, what the aim is, if you need to book and where to get more information.

Here is a good example from last year as guidance:

Reading for Relaxation and Pleasure
Come to the Fair Trade Coffee Shop and listen to readings that will amuse & entertain you. St John's Centre, Bury will be offering relaxation in main hall PLUS complimentary tickets worth £12 will be available for "Understanding & Working with Anger" by Helen McLean, a lecture demonstration the same evening. Call Mentis Tree: 01284 750096 for more info.

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* 5. Do people need to book in advance?

Yes

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* 6. Please enter contact details for members of the public if different from your own provided in question one. These details will appear next to your event on the website.

Contact name:

Telephone number:

Email address:

Website URL:

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* 7. The focus of this year's Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month is 'depression'.

How does your event address 'depression'? This may be either direct i.e. giving out information about a service that covers depression, or indirect i.e. it involves activity and exercise makes you feel good about yourself

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* 8. Do you have any service users/family carers involved in your event? If yes, in what way?

For more information about Suffolk Health and Wellbeing Month, please email david.grimmer@suffolk.gov.uk or helen.abbott@nsft.nhs.uk