We’re very pleased to have teamed up with our good friends, the hugely talented Sad Ghost Club, to offer a new Sketchbook Club! This will take place at Inspiration Works and will provide a safe space for young people to get creative via sketchbooks! For more info, call us on 0808 808 9120, or if […]
OTR is delighted to have been shortlisted for a National Diversity Award in the Community Organisation category! We’re delighted to be heading to Liverpool in September for a swanky awards do as a shortlisted charity in the multi-strand Community Organisation category. Charities and role-models from across the UK will gather at the breathtaking Anglican Cathedral […]
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Fancy a kick-about this September? Inspired by the Euros? (Hang on – was anyone inspired by the Euros, really?) Anyway – this is going to be a lot of fun and we’re so grateful it’s supporting our work! Click the image to be taken to the donation page, and if you’re interested – please do […]
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Inspiration Works will be a creative studio space for young people aged 11-25 to access a mixture of creative therapies, workshops and creative groups. Off the Record’s experienced Art Therapist will oversee a team of volunteer studio assistants and art therapy trainees to ensure the studio operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 9am to […]
OTR’s Clinical Director, Dr. Niklas Serning, appeared on BCFM Radio today talking about the work we do. Listen to the full clip at this link – it’s the 17:00 17/05/2016 show at approx. 39 mins in. Here are some key lines we’ve pulled out from Niklas’ interview. [on why young people come to OTR] “We […]
SATURDAY: Part Six of our Stand Together, Stick Together #MHAW16 campaign: “Mental illness is not a fashion statement”. Written by Mentality… Is mental illness becoming trendy? Recently, new depictions of those with mental illness is being shown on the TV as eccentric geniuses; desirably quirky, cute and vulnerable characters or that their mental illness is a trendy […]
FRIDAY: Part Five of our Stand Together, Stick Together #MHAW16 campaign: “Has mental illness gone viral?” Written by Mentality… There are two ways to view this question: Can you catch a mental illness? Has social media created a platform where it is much easier to talk about mental health and is this a good thing? Often during workshops, Mentality are […]
THURSDAY: Part Four of our Stand Together, Stick Together #MHAW16 campaign: “My mental health is not an adjective”. Written by Mentality… Increasingly we are using mental ill health terms more; often in everyday language. Is this because mental health stigma is being broken down or is it because we are now recycling mental health myths in new ways? “I’m […]
WEDNESDAY: Part Three of our Stand Together, Stick Together #MHAW16 campaign: “There is nothing romantic about suicide”. Written by Mentality… Is social media breaking down mental health stigma or romanticizing illnesses? The romanticization of the act of suicide has a long history, including in literature dating back to the eighteenth century (for example, Romeo and Juliet). More […]
TUESDAY: Part Two of our Stand Together, Stick Together #MHAW16 campaign: “Everyone has mental health”. Written by Mentality… Are we still connecting mental health with illness such as depression, OCD and anxiety disorder? People often believe that the phrase “mental health’’ means having a mental illness. However, this is not the case – in fact, everyone has […]