Published on: 6th October 2015
Budding photographers are being asked to send in pictures of what makes them happy, as part of a competition for our celebrations for World Mental Health Day next month.
A family day of celebrations has been organised by Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 10th October, to mark the global event, which will culminate in a display of photographs at a Lincoln venue.
The Trust event, has the theme of ‘Living well in our communities’, and we're asking residents in Lincolnshire to submit a photo which best depicts their view of what makes them happy and helps them look after their mental wellbeing.
Everyone who submits a photo will be entered into a random prize draw, with a first prize of £100 worth of shopping vouchers. Second and third place will also receive vouchers.
The Trust has teamed up with county-based Cultural Solutions UK, an independent arts and cultural development organisation, to host the event, which will feature music and creative writing workshops, visual arts, and a performance by Marvellous Me! – an innovative theatre production commissioned by Enable East and delivered by Invisible Arts, addressing mental health issues for under 11s.
World Mental Health Day is now a yearly event and aims to challenge stigma and raise awareness of mental health problems on a global scale.
Trust Chair, Paul Devlin, said 10th October is an important day for the Trust as a whole to celebrate.
World Mental Health Day is all about raising awareness of what can be done to ensure that people with mental health problems can live well in their communities as much as possible. It’s a great opportunity for our staff and patients to come together and recognise the important work that goes on day in, day out, not just across Lincolnshire, but throughout the world to help people get the most out of their lives. Please do get involved. Send us a picture of what makes you happy, as we want to feature as many as possible as part of the display. We want to show the variety of ways people look after their own mental wellbeing.
The event kicks off at 10:00 on 10th October at the Alive (New Life) Centre, 22 Newland, Lincoln, LN1 1XD and all are welcome to attend.
Please send your entry, one photograph per person, along with your contact details to communicationslpft@lpft.nhs.uk. You can also tweet us @LPFTNHS
The extended deadline for entries is 9.00 Monday 12th October.
Please note: By submitting your photograph entry, any people identified give consent for it to be displayed at the event on 10th October, and for it to be used in any further publicity generated by the event.
