Time to Talk

Thursday 7 February 2019 was Time to Talk Day – a day when everyone is encouraged to have a conversations about mental health. At Coping Through Football, we know that it benefits all of us to talk about mental health. And when one in four of us experience a mental health problem in any given year it’s important that we start the conversation.

This year the focus was on finding the right ingredients for a mental health conversation. Whether that’s your trainers and running buddy or during your cool down with your team mates, we’re encouraging everyone to talk. Time to Talk Day is run by Time to Change to help spread the word that anywhere can be the right place to talk about mental health.

On 7th February we invited Mark Weston of Waltham Forest’s Talking Therapies service to talk to the group after the football session about their free NHS service that can help with a range of problems, such as depression, anxiety, stress and bereavement. For further information about their service you can visit their website or call 0300 555 1271.