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Making sense of mental health problems
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Additional support
Experiencing mental health problems, or supporting someone who is can be hard to manage alone. Contacting your GP is a common starting point, if you are feeling mentally unwell - but also think about consulting a trained therapist, friends and family, charities, community and work support, and student services. Additionally, below is a list of useful resources and helplines:
- Mind's information and support pages
- Call the Samaritans on 116 123, for free or look at the other ways of contacting them.
- The NHS Mental health - live well pages
- The NHS overcoming addiction pages
This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage.
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Wellbeing and mental health collection
Read now to access more details of Wellbeing and mental health collectionThe mental health and wellbeing collection (Wales) provides a hub of free, bilingual resources that aim to promote positive wellbeing and support good mental health.
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Gordon MacKay - 28 November 2017 9:18am
I have explored several routes offered and found this a geninely stimulating an thought provoking immersive experience.
On one point though I think the presented narrative was at odds with behaviours required, I think by law, of bar staff. It was clear Owain had 'had enough to drink' from his unwarranted abusive and threatening behaviour to a member of the public. The onus on the person behind the bar is to refuse further alcohol. Any further violence ocassioned by drink would reflect badly on the server and establishment but more importantly, might actively engender further risk to the public?
Mathijs Lucassen - 17 April 2018 1:44pm
Great to hear that you found this interactive thought-provoking. One would hope that bar staff would refuse to serve Owain, and that is certainly one of the options presented. Unfortunately, people (including bar staff) can make mistakes, in their attempts to help others.