Podcast feedLicence2Skill: Patricia O'Malley on the new online portal for mental health
Licence2skill is a pilot project of meaningful engagement for people who suffer with mental health illness, specifically depression, anxiety and stress. The project will be a service people can use to help cope with mental health issues and manage conditions before reaching crisis point and as a tool to prevent mental health deterioration.
Patricia O’Malley, founder of The Regency Training Foundation, discusses the history of the initiative and the new online learning Portal.
Package by Violet Macdonald.
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What's on in Camden for the week beginning 5th March 2018
Free Childcare at Maiden Lane Pre-School for over 3s and two year olds who meet the criteria; Employability Skills & English Language at the Working Men’s College for Men & Women; Roundhouse best young spoken word artists are at Camden Market for Spoken Word on the Cobbles, on Sunday 11th; Latin American Dance Workshop with Elsa Perez , 4.15pm-5.15pm, Tuesday 13th March. Tickets £6. Call Elsa Perez on 020 8769 3619 for more information. Or just turn up on Tuesday.
Read by: Freddy Chick & Marian Larragy
Edited: Marian Larragy
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What's On in Camden, from 4th June, 2017
Book ahead now for Talawa Make, a FREE workshop on Saturday 10th June, at Camden People’s Theatre from Talawa Theatre;
The Jazz cafe on Sunday: Atlantic Orchestra Soul;
The Etcetera Theatre hosts Vixen Theatre’s new production Aeonian, by Vesna Hauschild, from 6th-11th June
‘The Man in Woman’s Shoes’ is back at the Tricycle Theatre following its US and Ireland tour.
Read by: Beverley, Freddy Chick; Joseph Hughes; Julia Ross, Lacky Ahmed and Marian Larragy;
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What’s behind depression?
Depression can affect anyone. In the UK, around 1 in 5 people experience depression or anxiety according to official figures (*). In Camden, about 28 000 people were described as suffering from depression in 2014-2015 (**). At least 1 in 10 of the borough’s population… Depression is all too common. Clinical psychologist at iCope, a psychological therapies service in Camden and Islington, Dr. Helen Page explains what the symptoms are and gives essential advices to help us cope with it.
(*UK Understanding Society: Household Longitidunal Studies, 2013/2014)
(**Camden Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, 2014/2015)
iCope is a NHS service that provides, among other things, talking therapies to people suffering from psychological problems such as anxiety and depression (which could be complemented, of course, by medication provided by GPs). The service is free. To access it, you need to be registered with a general practitioner and be over the age of 18.Tel. : 02033175600 (Camden), 03031231000 (Islington). Website : icope.nhs.uk
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Refusing to Implode Politely- Felix
Spoken Word Slam Poet Felix, who wraps words beautifully around the weird, the wonderful and the ordinary, talks with Zoe Stegosaurus about performance, about what its like identify as a poet, other poets he appreciates or is influenced by and the role of publishing versus performance
Felix’s performs:
If the Sky Were Orange
Ultimate Compression Tri-top Chestbinder Size Medium – A Love Story
An Apology to His Best Friend
To The People Who Count
Package by: Zoe Stegosaurus
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