Organisations use empty Chesterfield shop unit to offer help during Mental Health Awareness Week
The organisations will be based in the old Yeomans shop - opposite Poundland in the Pavements Shopping Cenetre - between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
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Hide AdPeople are being encouraged to drop in and have a chat with staff, get advice and find out more about the mental health support services on offer locally and nationally.
Orgnisations taking part are:
Derbyshire County Council
Chesterfield Borough Council
Live Life Better Derbyshire
Chesterfield FC Community Trust
Derbyshire Voluntary Action
Cruse
Samaritans
First Steps
Co-op Funeralcare
Men+Talk
Jason Cotton founded the Men+Talk group, which offers confidential mental health support to men in the local area.
He will be holding one-to-one talking sessions in the pop-up shop on Monday and Thursday.
Jason said: "Creating a safe and trusted, non-clinical environment is important.
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Hide Ad"Creating a connection that's open, honest and confidential is key to Mental Health success.
"We don’t just sit and listen, we get men to talk."
Councillor Carol Hart, the county council's cabinet member for health and communities, said: "Good mental health is vital for us all.
"We want to work towards creating an environment where mental health becomes everyone's business.
"Being able to talk about how we are feeling is an important step in the right direction.
"We would encourage people to come along and find out more about the support that is on offer."