12 Jan

Mental Health Support Leaflets for Mums

A new set of mental health leaflets offer support for mums, their families, and the teams that care for them. The eight leaflets cover a broad range of topics including postnatal depression, postpartum psychosis and perinatal OCD, and the use of lithium and antipsychotics in pregnancy and breastfeeding. They offer advice and signpost to promote…

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01 Dec

Supporting people in crisis report

Dear all As you are aware over the last year, HWNT have been working on a project exploring people’s experiences of mental health crisis support. Supporting people in crisis is a detailed research report into people’s experiences of mental health crisis support in North Tyneside. We have heard from 215 service users, carers and staff…

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08 Nov

Weekend Friends

Weekend Friends is our peer support group that meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturday each month for people who find weekends difficult.  It’s a friendly group, please do drop by for a cuppa and a chat!  They now meet from 11am to 1pm at Costa Coffee, Wallsend High Street, NE28 8JA. Download flyer here….

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16 May

Mental Health Support Leaflet

Dear all People have told us that they find it difficult to know where to go for support with their mental health needs. To help people easily access the support they need, we have published a short guide of support groups and services in North Tyneside that support people’s mental health. This guide was developed…

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16 Dec

Kosmos

Kosmos launched at World Mental Health Day 2017. This is a collaborative project between peer groups around North Tyneside borough, Launchpad North Tyneside and local artist Helen Smith. Download a copy here. Please do spread far and wide!  We’re still working on getting it out there so people can learn from the messages participants felt…

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06 May

ASCA North East Mental Health – Video Information

Please find our online video here. Find up to date. current & trending news around the issues that are important and requested by our clients here. Our mailing address is: ASCA NORTH EAST The Poplars, Heaton Methodist Church No7 Simonside Terrace,Heaton Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE6 5JX United Kingdom Our telephone: 01912092887

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28 Apr

Mind’s new strategy ‘Building on Change’

Over the last four years we’ve seen some really big changes in mental health. Public attitudes are improving and mental health is high on the political agenda. Download Mind’s new strategy ‘Building on Change’   We’ve helped millions more people have access to advice, support, information and services. We’ve made good progress, but because of…

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