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We aim to be the friendliest place on the web to meet and discuss anything related to mental health. This includes mental health problems such anxiety and panic attacks, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia, as well as friendships and relationships and everyday life issues. We also welcome discussion and debate of mental health issues and policy. Whether you are experiencing psychological distress, are a friend, partner or relative of someone who is experiencing mental health issues, or if you work in the mental health field - you are most welcome here  ! Please explore the website site, see below for our latest news and have fun on the message board! The Mental Health Forum is run on a non-commercial basis by a team of dedicated volunteers to whom we are greatly indebted to for their time, dedication, knowledge and experience. |
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The Mental Health Forum is developing a network of local online mental health forums that enable members to have the opportunity to make contact with other local people. These local forums bring together local people involved with mental health issues whether one experiences or has experienced mental health issues, is a friend, relative, parent or carer of someone who has, or is a worker in the mental health field (from support worker to service manager and from nurses to psychologists and psychiatrists) as well as anyone who has an interest in mental health issues.
These local forums enable opportunities locally for:
i) mutual support to develop;
ii) sharing of information and resources;
iii) the advertising and holding of events;
iv) generally promoting togetherness in the local mental health community,
v) campaigning on mental health issues including challenging stigma and misconceptions. They are moderated by local volunteer moderators. They include people who experience mental and/or emotional distress, friends, partners or relatives of someone who is experiencing mental health issues, and people who work in the mental health field. The responsibilities of the local moderators are to check the messages the messages that are posted in the local online forum, to give information to the local Mental Health Forum about the different organisations, services and events for people with mental health difficulties in your local area, develop partnerships with local organisations and to publicise the local mental health forum. It is important to compliment what is already happening in an area, rather than duplicate what is happening. If you are interested in being involved in running one in your area (i.e. town, city or borough) please contact us using the link below. Contact the Mental Health Forum |
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The Mental Health Forum is a community! Do you have ideas on things we can do? Please share them! We really encourage people to get involved in all aspects of our community. At the moment we are looking for people who can help us develop our website, write articles, keep the mental health news section up to date. If you are interested in being part of our team please contact us. Everything we do is on a voluntary basis! If there are any mental health websites which you found useful and would like to share, let us know! To contact us please use the link below. Contact the Mental Health Forum |
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The Mental Health Forum has grown out of the 1 in 4 Forum, which was started by the Mental Health Foundation in the UK in April 2003 and is now run by Radish Online Limited, a non-profit social enterprise. The 1 in 4 Forum earned a reputation of being a high-quality forum where members could get mutual support while also considering mental health policy and service development issues. It is a tradition that continues with the Mental Health Forum. Here at the Mental Health Forum we aim to build a high-quality community where members can get mutual support, and discuss mental health policy and service development issues. This forum serves people experiencing mental health issues, their friends or relatives, and people working in the mental health field (from support worker to service manager and from nurses to psychologists and psychiatrists). The Mental Health Forum is run on a non-commercial basis by a team of dedicated volunteers to whom we are greatly indebted to for their time, dedication, knowledge and experience. A big thank you to you all. |
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