We are a collective on a mission to highlight mental health issues based on our own experiences with a want to help others. We have all experienced varying degrees and aspects of mental health issues and discovered a common bond with a want to express ourselves in our own way.

The Respite Room is a safe space to discuss issues surrounding panic disorder, anxiety and depression. It will start as a site, podcast and blog. We don’t want it to be clinical or stuffy, but open, honest, vibrant, calming, approachable and helpful.

We are not experts, we don't have qualifications in the mental health field and we are not doctors. What we are is people that have experienced these things on mild to extreme levels. We have lived through these experiences and continue to battle with them.

We want to aim to give the best advice possible and are looking to complete Scotland's Mental Health First Aid course. We have 4 core members and it will cost £65 per person. We are therefore looking for a total of £260.

What we will learn on the course:

How to apply the 5 steps of SMHFA
How to respond if you believe someone is at risk of suicide.
How to give immediate help until professional help is available.
What to say and do in a crisis
The importance of good listening skills
Practice listening and responding
Understanding recovery from mental health problems
Understanding the connection between mental health problems and alcohol and drugs
Understanding the connection between mental health problems and discrimination
Self help information

The aims of SMHFA are:

To preserve life.
To provide help to prevent the mental health problem or crisis developing into a more serious state.
To promote the recovery of good mental health.
To provide comfort to a person experiencing distress.
To promote understanding of mental health issues.

Thank you for reading,

Respite Room xx

https://www.therespiteroom.com
http://www.smhfa.com