The theme of 2018's Mental Health Awareness Week is stress, and how to reduce it. Maybe you need a helping hand managing your mental health at work – or perhaps it is your job to take care of staff? Read on for details of organisations who can help - some of them local to Camden.

Mind, the national mental health charity, has published How to be mentally healthy at work, with practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support. And from Legal & General's Not a Red Card campaign, Addressing Your Own Mental Wellbeing has tips on how to open up about how you are feeling at work.

For employers there’s Rethink's Mental Health in the Workplace Employers' Toolkit; Mind's Taking care of your staff and its guide to Mentally Healthy Workplaces; and Help your Team from Legal & General.

How about some mental health 'first aid'? If you live, work, study or volunteer in either the borough of Camden or Islington, free training courses are available, also from Rethink. 

Maybe you are in work but are living with a mental health problem?

Jobs in Mind - for those in Camden, 25 and under, there's employment support and advice if you are struggling with work-related issues caused by stress, anxiety or mental health problems

Camden’s Listening and Counselling Centre includes sessions for men only, who may be experiencing work-based problems.

Perhaps you know someone who is seeking work and needs a helping hand?

Recovery College - for those wishing to get back into education or employment, with health and wellbeing-related workshops

Hillside Clubhouse - rehabilitate people with mental health problems by supporting them into employment, work placements, training and education

Highgate Day Centre - for Camden residents with mental health conditions. Provides workshops and activities

Women Like Us Camden - affordable career workshops, free face-to-face support for those on very low incomes, free online resources

Through volunteering you can improve self-confidence, meet new people and learn a skill. Here are some of the organisations in Camden that you might wish to contact, or why not explore volunteering in Camden

Volunteer Centre Camden - for online searches, news of Volunteer Fairs and one-to-one advice

Voluntary Action Camden - supporting, developing and promoting voluntary and community activity

Healthy Minds Academy – use your skills to help others' wellbeing and mental health

Camden Green Gym – volunteering in Camden’s tiny hidden nature areas and grand spaces like Regent's Park

Portugal Prints - helping people into volunteering, mainstream courses and paid work

St Pancras and Somers Town Living Centre – support, from physical to mental health, career-advancing volunteering, professional training and more

And for those times when life's problems affect day to day mental health... 

We all have times when life’s problems affect our mental health. www.mentalhealthcamden.co.uk lists more than 100 support groups, many run by local people, where you can socialise, meet others from your neighbourhood, or perhaps learn a new skill or get fit. Why not explore the website using the search box to find what’s right for you.  Funded by NHS Camden Clinical Commissioning Group