Hear to Talk
Please note, this project came to an end on 31st March 2025. Some of the resources are still available for the community to access below!
‘Hear to Talk’ aims to raise awareness of Mental Health within the Croydon community, acknowledging that it is still a taboo topic.
The project aims to increase people's awareness of mental health risk factors and to support people to seek help without feeling isolated and to reduce the stigma attached to Mental Health.
Our aims and objectives:
Targeted out-reach work to raise awareness of mental health issues and risk factors amongst the Asian community, and to encourage and enable patients to recognise and present to existing interventions i.e. SLaM, Talking Therapies, Befriending Services.
Supporting individuals to consider lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of further or increasing mental health issues.
Asian residents with mental health, their families and carers may feel more comfortable speaking to our health champions in their own community setting and language, rather than presenting to their GP.
Our Services Available
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Culturally appropriate and friendly sessions with a qualified Counsellor.
As the project funding has come to an end, we are not accepting any new clients at the moment. -
Sessions with a Mental Health Champion to support you to manage your lifestyle to reduce the risk of mental health issues.
As the project funding has come to an end, we are not accepting any new clients at the moment.
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Learn skills to identify, understand & help someone who maybe experiencing a mental health issue.
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To raise awareness of mental health issues and risk factors amongst the Asian communities.
Please email: mentalhealth@arccltd.com
“Your mental health is just as important as your physical health”
Links to resources
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Croydon Talking Therapies service is an NHS service providing confidential short-term psychological therapies (or talking therapies) to those that are registered with a Croydon GP and that are over the age of 17. Croydon Talking Therapies service offers support for common mental health difficulties such as stress, excessive worry, feeling down or depressed, trouble sleeping, lacking motivation or coping with difficult life events. The service also offers specialist support if you’re finding it hard to cope with the impact of a long-term health conditions or wanting to get back to work. Croydon Talking Therapies service encourages those in the borough of Croydon to make contact via self-referral when they first notice they are starting to struggle. By accessing support early, the service can support you to develop the strategies you need to improve your wellbeing. Contact Croydon Talking Therapies service for more information.
Languages: The Croydon Talking Therapies website and online referral can be viewed in several languages which includes Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil and Urdu.
CLICK HERE: Talking Therapy Service in Croydon -
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Videos
CLICK HERE to check out our YouTube playlist on Mental Health
For further details about this project contact
Beena Ali
Mental Health Project Lead
beena.ali@arccltd.com
07471 094 011