Mental Health and Wellbeing Advocate Training

Thank you so much for taking part in our Mental Health and Wellbeing Advocate Training. Below are some resources, notes and support that can help you in your role.

Notes from the Training Session

The ALGEE Model

We use this as a simple five step approach for helping someone with their mental health. Check out this video explainer.

Tools and techniques

There are many techniques and tools which can help yours and others mental health. Here is a selection explained from the library of Space to Breathe on Youtube. There are more videos here.

Directory of Mental Health organisations

We’re grateful to Fatima for creating this list of Mental Health and Wellbeing organisations.

Directory

SAMPLE ARTICLES FOR PARISH MAGAZINES

We’re very grateful to Katrina who’s shared a number of articles she had published in her Parish Magazine. We suggest you use these as templates and to give you ideas of what you might write for your church community.

Managing stress
Self help guidelines for poor sleep
Intro to CBT
Introduction to CBT for anxiety
CBT for Anxiety
CBT for Worry 1
CBT for Worry 2
CBT for Low Mood

SAMPLE MENTAL HEALTH SERMON

We’re grateful to Catherine Duff for this sermon template.

Finding calm in the storm

Awareness of Mental health issues and conditions

We are grateful to our friends at Re:Think Mental Illness for these brilliant explainers of different mental health conditions and challenges. Use this as a guide to help you signpost people to further help.

Anxiety
Bipolar
Eating Disorders
Depression
Borderline Personality Disorder
Personality Disorders
Psychosis
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Other Conditions

Useful contacts

We are grateful to MIND for this excellent list of useful contacts. Why don’t you note down the ones you find helpful and then make a list of useful contacts in your area. Don’t be afraid to pick up the phone.

MIND - useful contacts

If in doubt we also strongly recommend the Samaritans who provide a wonderful service and are always ready and willing to talk to people. If you’re in any doubt, point people here. The number is 116123 and the website is here.