October is

October is 

Mental Health Month 

Your guide to Mental Health Month at the Trust

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is leading 

on celebrations for World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October 

with a host of activities throughout the month of October! 

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme is dignity, and through our 

programme of events our aim is to challenge stigma and discrimination 

and raise awareness of mental health issues. 

We have over 50 events across our sites in south west London, including: 

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Celebrating Black History Month with poetry, music and storytelling in our Springfield 

University Hospital and Tolworth Hospital canteens 

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A World Mental Health Day Balloon Release event on 9 October at Springfield 

University Hospital with workshops in mindfulness and journaling 

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Open days at Springfield University Hospital and Kingston All Saints Church on 

10 October 

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Sutton Uplift Mental Health event on 13 October at Sutton Asda with interactive 

activities around the five ways to wellbeing 

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Pop Up Libraries 

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The Heart of Mindfulness Conference 

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Recovery College courses for staff and patients, their carers and families 

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Free staff welfare therapies and mindfulness drop in sessions 

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Plant and cake sales 

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Annual Heal Our Broken Village Conference on 28 October 

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Information stalls at Clapham Junction station with Trust staff talking about 

mental health 

#Uplifting 

Image 

Digital photography 

competition 2015 

What makes you smile? 

We have also launched a digital photography 

competition - #upliftingimage – where local primary 

schools, staff and members of the public can send 

in an image that makes them smile or uplifts their 

mood. Closing date for entries is 10 October. 

More details are available on our website.

Thurs 1 Oct 

Trust Event: Recovery College course 

at Vestry Hall in Mitcham: 

Understanding a Diagnosis of Psychosis 

& Schizophrenia Thursday 

Open to 

patients, family 

and carers and 

staff: 1 Session 

For more details 

call: 020 3513 

5818 or email: 

recoverycollege 

@swlstgtr.nhs.uk 

1.30pm to 4.30pm 


at King Charles Centre Tolworth: 

Coping with Stress 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




10am to 12.30pm 


at Wallington Library: Introduction to 

Recovery 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




1pm to 4pm 

Fri 2 Oct 


at the Recovery College in 

Wandsworth: Toolkits & Routines for 

Recovery 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




10am to 1pm 

Sat 3 Oct 


at King Charles Centre, Tolworth: 

Returning to Work & Study 

(no session 30th Oct) 

External Event: ‘Love and Loss – Why 

Grief Matters’. Special screening of 

‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’ and speakers to 

include two eminent psychoanalysts, 

Ronald Britton and David Bell, Giles 

Fraser, priest and journalist, and the 

actor Juliet Stevenson. 

Open to 



staff: 8 sessions 


call: 020 3513 




This is an 

external event - 

To book call 

0207 284 6558 

or see details 

and tickets 

online: 

www.cpulovean 

dloss.eventbrite. 

co.uk 

10am to 12.30pm 

9am to 6pm 

Institute of Child 

Health, 30 Guilford 

Street, London WC1N 

1EH

Sun 4 Oct 

Mon 5 Oct 

Tues 6 Oct 

External Event in Richmond: Full of 

Life Week 4-10 th October Full of Life 

Week. Richmond Council celebrates the 

contribution older residents bring to the 

borough. On Sunday they are holding an 

Afternoon Tea - Ritz Style 


Life Week 4-10 th October: Events include 

Digital Champions, Circular Walk in 

Bushy Park, ‘Get Connected’ Technology 

Event 

Trust Event at Springfield and 

Tolworth: Black History Month at 

Tolworth and Springfield: as part of Black 

History Month there will be exhibition at 

Tolworth Hospital canteen and 

Springfield University Hospital canteen 

with poetry, storytelling, and music. 


external event 

– Places are 

limited. To book 

call 020 8892 

4772. or see 

details online: 

www.barchester. 

com 



see details 

online: 

www.richmond.g 

ov.uk/full_of_life 

Open to all – in 

the Springfield 

and Tolworth 

canteen 

2pm to 4pm 

Lynde House Care 

Home, 

28 Cambridge Park, 

TW1 2JB 

12 to 2pm 

Wed 7 Oct 


at Recovery College, Wandsworth: 

Pursuing your Dreams & Ambitions 


Life Week 4-10th October: Love Later 

Life, AGE UK Richmond invites you to 

enjoy a day of free events, activities and 

advice. 

Open to 



staff: 3 Session. 


call: 020 3513 






see details 

online and 

register in 

advance: 

www.ageukrich 

mond.org.uk 

10 to 1pm 

11am to 4pm 



Hopes & Fears 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




1.15pm to 4pm 

Thurs 8 Oct 

External Event: Wimbledon BookFest 

2015: Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice 

talks about Alzheimer's 

External event 

– starts at 

7.45pm 

Book at: 

www.WimbledonBook 

fest.org 


Life Week 4-10th October: Mayor’s Tea 

with a Twist 



see details 

online and 


advance: 

www.richmond.g 

ov.uk/mayor 

2.30 to 4.30 pm


at Wallington Library: Taking Back 

Control 

Open to 



staff: 8 

Sessions. For 

more details 

call: 020 3513 




1.30pm to 4.30pm 



Introduction to Relaxation & Mediation 


Open to 



staff: 6 

Sessions. For 

more details 

call: 020 3513 




10.30am to 12.30pm 

Fri 9 Oct 



Learning to be Assertive 

Trust Event at Springfield: Recovery 

College Balloon Release and workshops 

–celebrating World Mental Health Day by 

releasing balloons with messages of 

hope and inspiration designed to help 

stamp out stigma and discrimination. 

Also includes Taster sessions on 

journaling and mindfulness, a Buffet 

lunch and the Share Garden will be with 

us too! 

Open to 



staff: 8 

Sessions. For 

more details 

call: 020 3513 




Open to all - for 

more 

information 

contact the 

Recovery 

College on: 020 

3513 5818 / 



10am to 1pm 

10am to 2pm 


Life Week 4-10th October: Digital 

Champions 



see details 

online and 


advance: 

www.rhp.org.uk 

10am to 1pm 



Wandsworth: Dealing with Setbacks & 

Crisis 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




10am to1pm

External event in Sutton: World Mental 

Health Day Wellbeing Day. Sutton 

Mental Health Foundation are organising 

a well-being day, with Yoga, Relaxation, 

Drama, Head Massage, Reflexology and 

a Nail Spa. LiveWell Sutton and Merton 

will be providing mini health checks. 

External and Trust Event: Jubilee 

Health Centre, East - World Mental 

Health Day Celebration 2015 - 

Meet the teams including the Sutton 

Uplift team, have a physical health check 

and attend a ‘mindfulness/5 ways to 

wellbeing’ session from 11.30am to 12pm 

(limited spaces available) 


external event 

– email Sutton 

Mental Health 

Foundation for 

more details: 

admin@smhf.or 

g.uk 

Open to all 

venue - Jubilee 

Health Centre, 

East, 6 Stanley 

Park Road 

Wallington 

Surrey, SM6 

OEX 

10am to 3pm 

11am to 2pm 

Sat 10 Oct 

World Mental Health Day 

Open day at Springfield University Hospital in the main canteen between 11 to 2pm 

with information stalls, fun activities and snacks! 

Open day in Kingston at the All Saints Church in 

Kingston upon Thames 

KT1 1JP between 11am to 3pm 

with information stalls, fun activities and snacks! 

Kingston MIND will also be holding their annual Art & Music Festival at the church with artworks, 

drama and music by individuals with mental health issues. 

Tue 13 Oct Trust Event at Clapham Junction: 

Pharmacy Services stall at Clapham 

Junction Station to speak to people about 

mental health and mental health 

medicines 

Open to all 7 to10am 








Open to all - just 

come along to 

Springfield and 

Tolworth 

canteen! 

12 to 2pm 

Trust and partners event in Sutton: 

Sutton Uplift will be holding their World 

Mental Health Month event at Asda, on 

the high street in Sutton. The theme is 5 

ways to Wellbeing with fun, interactive 

activities. 


at Vestry Hall, Mitcham: Taking Back 

Control 

Open to all – for 

more 

information 

email: 

Alexandra.Roge 

r@swlstgtr.nhs.uk 

Open to 



staff: 8 Sessions 


call: 020 3513 



@swlstg-tr.nhs. 

12 to 6pm 

1.30pm to 4.30pm

Wed 14 Oct 

External Awards Event: Positive 

Practice in Mental Health Awards 

Ceremony in Newcastle. SWLSTG are 

nominated for 2 awards: Older People’s 

Mental Health (Behaviour and 

Communication Support Service Team) 

and Innovation in Mental Health and 

Primary Care( Mothers like Me). 

Location: The Hilton Hotel, Bottle Bank, 

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE8 2AR 


external event: 

For tickets 

please contact 

Positive Practice 

in Mental Health 

through their 

website. 

6.30pm to 11.30pm 

Thu 15 Oct 



Journaling for Self Development 


External Event: Miles Rinaldi 

presentation at ‘What makes a good 

crisis plan?’ at the Improving Mental 

Health Crisis Care Conference. Hallam 

Conference Centre, London 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 





external event. 

For tickets 

please call: 

01932 429933 

1.30pm to 3.30pm 

10 am to 5pm 

Fri 16 Oct 

Trust Event at Clapham Junction: 

Pharmacy Services stall at Clapham 

Junction Station to speak to people about 

mental health and mental health 

medicines 



Wandsworth: Staying Connected 

Open to all 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




07 to10am 

10am to 1pm 

Mon 19 Oct 


at Vestry Hall, Mitcham: Money 

Management 

Trust Event at Springfield: The Heart of 

Mindfulness Conference 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 





and tickets 

please contact: 

Jale.Cilasun@s 

wlstg-tr.nhs.uk 

1.30pm to 4.30pm 

09.30am - 4.30pm


at Vestry Hall, Mitcham: Living with a 

Diagnosis of Psychosis & Schizophrenia 

Open to 



staff: 7 

Sessions. For 

more details 

call: 020 3513 




1.30pm to 4.30pm 

Tue 20 Oct 








Open to all - just 

come along to 

Springfield and 

Tolworth 

canteen! 

12 to 2pm 

Wed 21 Oct 

External Event: DIDLAW Mental Health 

Disabilities at Work 2015 Conference, 

London, Microsoft UK, Cardinal Place, 

80-100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 

5JL 



For tickets 

please call: 020 

7099 7508 

08.30 to 5.30pm 

Fri 23 Oct 

Trust Event at Springfield: Sale of 

Indoor Plants at bargain prices! 

Cheer up your homes and offices! 

Improve your environment and mental 

health! Grown by our gardeners in the 

Deaf Community and Forensic Services. 

Trust Event at Springfield: 

#UpliftingImage digital photography 

Competition prize giving. Springfield 

University Hospital Conference Rooms A 

& B. Please email Alia.carter@swlstgtr.nhs.uk 

for details. 

Open to all - 

come along to 

the Springfield 

canteen 

12 to 2pm 

2 to 4pm 

Mon 26 Oct 


at Vestry Hall, Mitcham: Coping with 

Stress 

Trust Event in Tooting: Wandsworth 

IAPT information stall at St George’s 

Hospital 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




Open to all 

1.30pm to 4.30pm 

10am - to 4pm 

at St George’s 

Hospital Blackshaw 

Road 

Tooting 

SW17 0QT 

Tue 27 Oct 








Open to all 

12 to 2pm



Wandsworth: Understanding Self Harm 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




1.30pm to 4.30pm 

Wed 28 Oct 



Wandsworth: Introduction to Relaxation 

& Mediation 

Trust Event: Annual Healing Our Broken 

Village Conference 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




Open to all. For 

more 

information and 

to register 

please visit: 

https://hobv7.ev 

entbrite.com 

10am to 1pm 

New Testament 

Assembly Church 

Beechcroft Road 

Tooting 2.30-7pm 

Thurs 29 

Oct 

Fri 30 Oct 



Introduction to Mindfulness 

Trust Event at Stratford- Deaf Black 

History Event - Deaf BAME social group 

in partnership with the BDA 

presents...DEAF BLACK HISTORY 

EVENT with Kevin Buckle SWLSGT 

Community Support Worker, Deaf 

Community Team 


at Vestry Hall, Mitcham: Creating 

Confidence & Motivation 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 






Stratford East 

Picturehouse, 

Stratford Centre, 

Salway Road. 

London E15 

1BX Contact 

888filmclub@g 

mail.com for 

details and 

tickets 

Open to 





call: 020 3513 




10am to 12pm 

5:00pm to 11:00pm 

1.30pm to 4.30pm

October is 

Mental Health Month 

Your guide to Mental Health Month at the Trust 

For more information contact us: 

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, 

Springfield University Hospital, 61 Glenburnie Road, London SW17 7DJ 

Telephone: 020 3513 5000 

Website: www.swlstg-tr.nhs.uk 

Email: Communications@swlstg-tr.nhs.uk 

Copyright © 2015 South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust 

Published by: Communications Department 

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