Bolton marks Mental Health Awareness Week – Bolton Council

The theme of this yr’s Psychological Well being Consciousness Week (13-19 Could) is being lively.

Conserving transferring may help enhance our psychological well being and wellbeing, and even brief brisk walks can enhance our shallowness, and scale back stress and anxiousness.

Bolton Council and its companions supply assist all year long, and as a part of Psychological Well being Consciousness Week are highlighting the vary of assist out there to Bolton residents.

The assist out there to residents in Bolton consists of:

Train additionally helps clear your thoughts from any unfavorable ideas you might have, and it helps you’re feeling fitter and stronger.

Cllr Sean Fielding, Government Cupboard Member for Adults, Well being and Wellbeing at Bolton Council stated:

“Common train is the proper medication for a extra optimistic and wholesome frame of mind.

“Your physique’s ‘really feel good’ chemical substances, endorphins and serotonin, are launched throughout train which boosts your temper.

“Train additionally helps clear your thoughts from any unfavorable ideas you might have, and it helps you’re feeling fitter and stronger.

“A brisk stroll could also be all you want, and it’s free, however there are many different methods to maintain lively with one thing to swimsuit all tastes and talents so try the Let’s Maintain Bolton Shifting web site and see what’s finest for you.”

Cllr Emily Mort, Bolton Council’s Psychological Well being Champion, added:

“Most individuals wrestle at instances with life’s challenges, so it’s vital to maintain lively and speak to folks because it helps shield our psychological well being and wellbeing.

“Whether or not it’s a brief time period trauma or a long-term well being situation there’s a great deal of totally different assist in Bolton.

“In case you are significantly involved about your personal or any individual else’s psychological well being, please ask for assist from the NHS Psychological Well being Disaster Line at 0800 953 0285, or the Samaritans on  116 123 or SMS: Textual content SHOUT to 85258.”