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Mental Health

Time to change

The County Durham and Darlington Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service called Talking Changes.  IAPT is a national programme which has seen significant investment in the provision of talking therapies for people with common mental health problems.  In County Durham and Darlington the service is provided by a joint venture partnership between Community Health Services, Mental Health Matters and the Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust.  The service is know as Talking Changes and accepts self-referral as well as referral from General Practitioners.  Further information can be found on its own website www.talkingchanges.org.uk  

Contact no: 01913333300.

 

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To help end mental health discrimination visit www.time-to-change.org.uk

There are people's real stories to read and videos to watch, you can do a myth-buster quiz, watch the TV ad, download and order free resources and find out how you can help someone you know.



'I have to compliment everyone on their pleasant persona and their expertise and knowledge. By the end of the 5 days, I did not feel as though I had been in a hospital ward and was very relaxed.'

Patient, Ward 16 Orthopaedics, University Hospital of North Durham