Santa dropped in to give Wearsiders tips on staying happy and healthy this Christmas.
Sunderland's Happiness and Wellbeing Network hosted a festive event at the city's Museum and Winter Gardens to highlight the services on offer to boost mental health.
H&W Network meeting 27th November Ocean Road Community Association
The Happiness and Wellbeing Network Meeting held on 27th November at Ocean Road Community Association saw a mixture of people engaging in workshops about the five a day for good mental health. There was plenty of chat with ideas flying around and a lot of laughter.
People seemed very comfortable with each other and the five a day for good mental health were certainly around in abundance.
The feedback from everyone was very positive and there were quite a number of requests for more workshops.
As seeing is believing here are a few photographs from the day.
A new approach to mental health
Catherine Mackereth public health lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing for NHS South of Tyne and Wear, outlines NEW approaches to mental health problems that will come under scrutiny at a South Tyneside arts complex this weekend.
The work highlights that having strong social relationships, being physically active and being involved in learning are all important influences on wellbeing.
From this work, five simple and straightforward actions have been selected as vital behaviour in our daily lives to ensure personal wellbeing.
Mental Health & Wellbeing - special supplement
Shields Gazette 18 October 2009
Fifth in a series of Gazette guides featuring all you need to know about South tyneside major health issues.
Articles featured include:
Walking back to happiness - a charity walk around Herrington Park organised by Jackie Scott in aid of mental health support groups Headlight and TEAMS .