#RUN AND TALK
Burnden Road Runners are now one of a network of volunteer clubs in England Athletics affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups promoting mental wellbeing through running and supporting the aims of #RunAndTalk.
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Burnden members got together for World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10th October to say why they run, hear the story's below.
Burnden Road Runners are pleased to be taking part in the England Athletics #runandtalk campaign.
We love running and we want to share the benefits of it with others, so come along and try our training sessions, we launched the club as being officially affiliated with England Athletics runandtalk on Monday 23rd September 2019.
The aim is to get people talking about mental health, sharing their experiences and removing stigma. Also to provide support and guidance to raise awareness of mental health problems. Supporting people experiencing mental health problems to be physically active through running, whether that is to support them in starting, returning to or continuing to run.
Hub of Hope - Mental Health Support Network provided by Chasing the Stigma.
Chasing the Stigma (CTS) has launched the Hub of Hope - a national mental health database, bringing help and support together in one place, with a focus on grassroots organisations.
Click here to discover your local support organisations
Burnden Road Runners are pleased to have Carolyn, Anne, Karen, Lee, Richard and Lawrence as appointed Mental Health Champions.
You can contact a member of the runandtalk team here at Burnden by emailingThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
So what do Mental Health Champions do?
Support - support Burnden Road Runners with an action plan
Engage - link with local mental health organisations
Tweet - using the #runandtalk
Share - share on social media using the #runandtalk
Talk - start conversations about mental health
Advocate - provide information and guidance about mental health
Volunteer - volunteer in wider mental health activity.