mental health

Stokesley School students and staff share their Zen Garden plans with County Cllr Caroline Dickinson

Bid to improve mental health in communities gets go-ahead

Published 3 February 2020

The drive to tackle the growing problem of mental ill-health in the region and to reduce the number of suicides is moving forward with funding for projects that aim to reduce loneliness and social and emotional isolation.

Ben Dave and Richard Webb pictured at the end of Ben’s run of Yorkshire, August 2018.

Start your day with exercise to support World Mental Health Day

Published 2 October 2019

North Yorkshire County Council and North Yorkshire Sport have teamed up with a man who last year ran a complete lap of Yorkshire and are encouraging people to run (or walk) with them next Thursday, October 10, to mark World Mental Health Day.

School students undertaking wellbeing training

Pupils welcome wellbeing education

Published 23 July 2019

More primary school children in North Yorkshire than ever are being educated on taking care of their emotional health and wellbeing.

the supermobile library

Mobile library hosts wellbeing drop-in sessions

Published 27 June 2019

A charity that supports residents with mental or physical health issues across Ryedale is hosting wellbeing drop-in sessions on the County Council’s Supermobile library.

Pat and Dom

Increased support for children and young people at risk of self-harm

Published 26 June 2019

Increased support for children and young people who are at risk of self-harm and suicide is now available in North Yorkshire through the development of an interactive assessment tool.

wellbeing bag contents

Libraries offer ‘bags of wellbeing’ to boost mental health

Published 28 May 2019

Libraries across North Yorkshire are loaning bags of support in a bid to improve mental health and wellbeing.

one of the Whitby area shedders

Projects underway to support good mental health

Published 4 April 2019

Local organisations are celebrating winning grants for projects designed to promote good mental health and reduce the numbers of people taking their own lives.

Members of county council looked after children

North Yorkshire to pilot mental health support

Published 12 February 2019

A grant will be awarded for a pilot project to improve the way children and young people’s mental health needs are met as they enter care.

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Health watchdog to seek assurances on mental health services

Published 7 February 2019

The health watchdog in North Yorkshire is to meet councillors from Leeds City Council and the City of York Council on 15 February to quiz mental health commissioners and providers about plans for mental health services.

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Library holds drop-in session for Brew Monday

Published 10 January 2019

Northallerton library is to hold a community drop-in information session with the Samaritans, turning Blue Monday into Brew Monday.

posed picture of person with depression

Grants available for suicide prevention work

Published 7 January 2019

Local organisations committed to promoting good mental health and reducing the numbers of people taking their own lives are being encouraged to bid for funding to help them in their work.

United voices to improve mental health

Published 11 October 2018

Improving mental health and wellbeing for all will be the focus when about 30 organisations come together for the first meeting of Harrogate district’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Network on Wednesday, 17 October.

The focus this year is helping children and young people to look after their mental health

Mental health support is there for everyone

Published 4 October 2018

North Yorkshire is marking World Mental Health Day next week and celebrating many initiatives around the county to support people both young and old.

staff from health and adult services at the awards celebration

Celebrating excellence in North Yorkshire’s health and adult services

Published 4 October 2018

Staff members who go the extra mile to support older and disabled adults, people with mental health issues and the wider community in North Yorkshire have been publicly thanked and awarded.

people working on the allotment

Allotment is helping people recover mental health

Published 19 September 2018

Growing and tending vegetables and flowers on a purpose-designed allotment is helping people in the Selby area to recover their mental health.

Increased support for mental health and wellbeing

Published 20 July 2018

North Yorkshire County Council has awarded contracts following a consultation earlier this year which asked people what they thought of its plans for future investment in services designed to help people to look after and improve their mental health.

County Cllr Michael Harrison, North Yorkshire’s Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health Integration and County Cllr Caroline Dickinson, Executive Member for Public Health at the Mental Health Summit in Harrogate;

Summit puts mental health at top of agenda

Published 8 June 2018

People with mental health issues have joined leaders from the NHS, county and district councils, housing and the voluntary sector from across North Yorkshire for the first-ever Mental Health Summit.

Time to Talk Day is organised by Time to Change, the campaign to alter how we all think and act about mental health problems

We can talk about mental health

Published 23 January 2018

North Yorkshire County Council is backing a national campaign that encourages people to take the time to talk about mental health and wellbeing.

Become a champion and fight stigma of mental ill health

Published 15 January 2018

A project designed to help to tackle the stigma associated with mental ill health and encourage people to open up and talk about it is being funded by the County Council.

The Act keeps adults safe when they are unable to make some decisions without support

Making the Mental Capacity Act work

Published 12 December 2017

The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NYSAB) wants to talk to as many people as possible who have experience of the Mental Capacity Act.

Learners and guests at the presentation event for World Mental Health Day at Skipton Youth and Community Centre on 10 October.

Adult learners talk about the benefits of learning on mental health

Published 11 October 2017

Achievements of adult learners in the Skipton and Settle areas were recognised in a presentation on World Mental Health Day, Tuesday 10 October, at Skipton Youth and Community Centre.

Work can play a very important part in supporting and protecting mental health

Working hard to promote good mental health

Published 21 September 2017

This year’s World Mental Health Day onTuesday, 10 October will focus on raising awareness of the importance of good mental health at work – an initiative fully supported by North Yorkshire County Council.

The project enourages social contact between those with mental health issues and the general public

Project tackles mental health stigma

Published 26 July 2017

A project which aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental health has been commissioned.

Helping people to improve their mental health

New campaign to improve mental health

Published 17 July 2017

A campaign to help people to improve their mental health has been commissioned by North Yorkshire County Council.

Mental health first aid training in North Yorkshire.

Emergency volunteers get funding for mental health first aid training

Published 12 June 2017

North Yorkshire and York's Major Incident Response Team (MIRT), a volunteer group supporting victims of emergencies and currently working with local people affected by the Manchester bombing, has secured funding for mental health first aid training.

The County Council is tendering for a tailored, targeted campaign to help people improve their mental health, to prevent and manage mental ill health and to prevent suicide.

Targeted mental health campaign

Published 13 March 2017

The County Council is tendering for a tailored, targeted campaign to help people improve their mental health, to prevent and manage mental ill health and to prevent suicide.