Hub Open Event

The Hub is a safe place to come and listen to our free talk where you can find out more about our services and how we can help you to stay mentally healthy and address any current mental health concerns. Our volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about our training events and services, you can also meet and mingle as you stay for tea, coffee, and biscuits!

The Stay Mentally Healthy free talk is run the first Wednesday of the month from 3.30-4pm. During the free talk we will share information on our training events, workshops, and services, how to apply for funding if required, and how to re-start and live a life beyond your mental health problems.

Places for the free talks are limited, we recommend booking in advance.

Our event speakers are Jacqueline Mary Phillips (Mary as she is known) a lived experienced author, inspirational speaker, and trainer and Dr Mariko Howard-Kishi advocate for the SEJ in education. During the event we will share:

• Our personal and professional experiences with mental health
• How we can help you to stay mentally healthy and address any current mental health concerns
• Evidence-based research on our training and services
• How to apply for funding for training and services
• Q & A's and your next steps

Mary (Founder of SMH) says:

"As a lived experienced trainer, I know how easy it is to keep falling back into depression, having suffered recurring bouts of depression over a 14 year period, diagnosed with complex PTSD, self-harm and recurring depression. I always felt that the next time I would spot the signs before depression took hold of me, but I never did, at least not until it was too late. 

I have now been depression free for over 27 years, having realised what I can do to stay mentally healthy, and as a result live to my full potential. I have for the past 27 years dedicated my life to sharing the skills needed to 'stay mentally healthy' in education, organisations, and with the general public, and more recently through the SMH Hub.  At the Hub you can join me (Jacqueline Mary Phillips) and Dr Mariko Howard-Kishi  (Head of Research and advocate of the SMH Programmes in education) to find out more about our training and services."