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Featured news item: Mental health support across the Black Country during the Christmas and New Year period
Published on: 23 December 2025Christmas and New Year can be difficult for some people. If you are struggling with your mental health, or are worried about someone else, support is available. This page lists mental health helplines and services across the Black Country that are open during the festive period. A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a physical emergency. You will not be wasting anyone’s time.
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Call for speakers: 21st Annual Suicide Prevention Symposium returns this September
Published on: 28 July 2025The 21st annual Suicide Prevention Symposium will take place on Friday 12 September 2025 at The Beeches, Wolverhampton, with the option to join remotely via MS Teams. Running from 9.30am to 2pm, this hybrid event brings together professionals, researchers, and those with lived experience to share evidence, reflections, and innovation in suicide prevention. Registration opens from 9am.
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Trust delivers Fire Safety CPD event to regional fire service
Published on: 21 July 2025Our Fire Safety team delivered a two-day CPD event for West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) last week. Fire Safety Inspectors were invited to Edward Street Hospital on 15 and 16 July, where the training aimed to support their ability to audit mental health hospitals across the region.