Mental Health In Lockdown And Beyond.

[sheffbag]

17 hours ago, barnie41 said:

One for the guys out there. Andy's Man Club meet on a Monday evening for 2 hours. Men getting together to talk about what's bothering them .... sharing troubles and helping each other.

 

Totally free - no referral needed - no paperwork either.

 

We meet in a safe space, with confidentiality and no judgement at the heart of what we do.

 

Over 18's only, we have guys in from a range of backgrounds 

 

E mail: info@andysmanclub.co.uk for more details and access to our groups.

 

#ITSOKAYTOTALK 👌

Massive shout out in support of AMC, its been a great help and some good friends made there

[tzijlstra]

6 hours ago, sheffbag said:

Massive shout out in support of AMC, its been a great help and some good friends made there

Agreed! 

 

Also (although it is difficult to meet currently for obvious reasons) the UK Men's Sheds https://menssheds.org.uk/find-a-shed/ is awesome, a few of my friends have really benefited from joining a shed in their area. 

[Vaati]

First post has been updated with what has currently been posted!

 

- there are also some links in here as well!

Edited November 2, 2020 by Groose

[Anna B]

Thanks Groose. 

[catmiss]

On 01/11/2020 at 11:42, Anna B said:

Whether it's anxiety about lockdown, health, loneliness, jobs or money, there are a lot of very worried people out there, and mental health is taking a real pounding. This thread is for them. Let's do what we can to help each other through it. Positivity, Reassurance and Compannionship required please not politics.  



Helpful Links / Support:

 

The Samaritans (Confidential Phone or Email) - https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Andy's Man Club - Post #3

Help for older people and Telephone friendship service;  'Silverline.' 0800 4 70 80 90 or thesilverline.org.uk Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

Give Us a Shout (24/7 Text Service if you are struggling / in crisis) - Text: 85258 or https://giveusashout.org/

 

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UK Men's Sheds https://menssheds.org.uk/find-a-shed/

 

Also some links in - https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/topic/471994-covid19-sheffield-help-thread-read-first-post-before-commenting-please/#comments

 

Thanks Anna, how do we contact the Mods?

[Longcol]

3 minutes ago, catmiss said:

Thanks Anna, how do we contact the Mods?

As far as I know;

 

https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/support/

[Vaati]

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Edited November 3, 2020 by Groose