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Hillingdon CNWL staff set to star on Radio 1

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30 November 2017

Hillingdon CNWL staff set to star on Radio 1

Members of staff from CNWL's Addictions service in Hillingdon (Arch) will be heard on BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat programme next week as part of the station's My Mind & Me season.

The forthcoming programme, which also involved staff from two other CNWL services - the Park Royal Mental Health Unit in Brent and the Eating Disorders Service for Children and Young People in Nightingale Place, Chelsea - aims to help people talk more openly about their mental health.

Our staff from Arch were asked about how we help support and treat people who use the service.

The programmes will air each service individually on December 4, 5 and 7 at 12.45pm and as part of the 5.45pm news, with clips of audio diaries from some of the station's listeners who themselves have mental health problems.

CNWL's Addiction, Recovery, Community, Hillingdon Service (Arch) will feature on Monday, December 4.

Among those interviewed for the piece was Lead Addictions Psychologist Dr Deepti Shah-Armon.

She said: "Many people turn to drink or drugs as a way of dealing with negative feelings, such as depression, stress, trauma or anxiety.

"We work with people at any stage of their alcohol or drug difficulties to provide a single point of access to assessment and treatment, for problems.

"We recognise the importance of providing treatment for both the substance misuse problem, as well as any associated emotional / mental health issues.

"I hope that listeners will gain an insight into these conditions through this programme and also understand our part in helping people make their first steps towards recovery."

CNWL Chief Executive Claire Murdoch said: "We want people to talk about mental health and not be scared to do so, and seek help when they have problems. Programmes like this help shine a light on our work and on mental health so do tune in and listen."

Newsbeat presenter Tina Daheley said: "I'm really proud of the work Newsbeat has done to make all the content around My Mind and Me. It's great that young people trusted us to help them share their experiences of living with mental health conditions. This will hopefully help normalise conversations around mental health."

A documentary featuring four Radio 1 listeners will be released on Monday, 4 December on BBC iPlayer, and there will be online articles and social content to support the above topics each day. In addition to this there will be a series of daily podcasts, the first of which will be released on Friday, 8 December, while Radio 4's PM show is set to pick up some of the content.

For more details:

Contact Senior Communications Officer Jeremy Dunning on 0203 214 5756 or emailjeremy.dunning@nhs.net

Editors' notes

Details about My Mind & Me are on this link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04qvqpy

Photos of Claire Murdoch are attached.

Photos of Tina Daheley are available via the BBC press office.

 

 

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