#Hello my name is Martyn 💙💚

Proud husband, dad, brother son.Mental health nurse senior lecturer at Kingston University and St Georges Medical School RMN RT BSc MSc. GOYG Views are my own

[UEFA Champions League @ChampionsLeague]

Arsenal beat Real Madrid to reach the semi-finals 💪

#UCL

[Steve B @75ThunderRoad]

#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

Mental health related absence from school:
Authorised or Unauthorised?
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[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

Please re-Tweet to raise awareness: When people with #dementia forget, we can help them remember.

(image: @tonyhusband1) #Alzheimers #kindness

[Mind @MindCharity]

We’re concerned that people with mental health problems could be pushed to have conversations about work when they’re most unwell. 🧵1/7

[Samaritans @samaritans]

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay tomorrow and we want you to know that whatever you’re going through right now, we see you and we’re here for you. 💚

Talk to us on 116 123 📱

[Mind @MindCharity]

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍 Take that first step to getting help.

Save and share this post and help us make sure there’s no mind left behind.

You could also try 👇

@PAPYRUS_Charity Hopeline: 0800 068 4141

Text SHOUT 85258 @GiveUsAShout

@samaritans @theCALMzone @TheMixUK

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Graham Thorpe, England cricketer, with beautiful daughters, loving wife, family and friends.

Took his own life.

Too many men in particular, at a time when information is plentiful, charities on standby, text, phone and email services ready, are deciding to end their lives.

Many reading this, like me will have hit very close to where Graham got but stopped short, just. It's a desperate, confusing and frightening experience mixed with a matter of factness that at the time feels sobering, you feel you're thinking and acting clearly but you're not.

Graham's wife took the decision to tell the world of how Graham both lived and sadly died, in the hope that if you or someone you know are struggling you'll grab one of the branches set out below and contact someone who can and will help.

When someone takes their life, there's a trail of pain, questions and few answers, but many of us know that anxiety and depression gets so bad that life simply doesn't feel worth living. In my case I was lucky, very lucky. I ran, and ran some more until clouds lifted, the anxiety moved away and I could think straight. Looking back I've been seconds away from death several times, so reading about Graham is incredibly confronting, upsetting and sobering as I'm sure it is for many.

I didn't know Graham but his story is all too familiar. Anxiety and depression for men, particularly men, hides invisible as the forced machismo creates a mask, a shield. You laugh, you crack a joke, you "look" ok and you carry on. But then one day as if you were preparing a meal, you take stock, prepare your deed and,

You take your life.

Leaving others with a lifetime of pain.

You don't mean to, it's the last thing you want, but it's the unintended consequences of a decision made, nonetheless.

If you're reading this, and can relate to any of the above, firstly have 5 minutes to think of Graham, his children and his wife, they need all the love and support that can be sent their way.

Then, if you're anxious, depressed, really struggling, ease know that my email is open to sound off, that charities such as the Samaritans are there 24/7, SANE charity phone line is open from 4pm to 10pm daily, MIND have drop in centres nationally and emergence services will always help on 999 or NHS 111.

To Graham and his family, you're on my mind and the mind of many, and to those struggling, you're a second away from help even in your darkest hour.

Protect life. Yours.

Stand up. Speak out.

[Kingston University @KingstonUni]

Our #Clearing hotline is already open with knowledgeable hotliners standing by to help. 🙌

You can get in touch by calling 0800 0483 334 from the UK or [phone] internationally. 🌐 📲

Check out a list of #KingstonUni courses in clearing 👇

https://t.co/Vp6xMTAGaf

[Kingston University @KingstonUni]

“Be in no doubt, international students are welcome in the UK”

Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP spoke about the valuable contribution international students make our universities and country in a speech at the Embassy Education Conference 🇬🇧
https://t.co/TRdrFp8wSt

[#Hello my name is Martyn 💙💚 @martyn_keen]

What a fantastic achievement and great group of compassionate people, lovely to meet so many of you today. I wish each of you the best of luck for the future, our health is in good hands. Take care all.

[Kingston University @KingstonUni]

Over 300 final year BSc and MSc #KingstonUni nursing students finished their course today 🎉

Congratulations and good luck to all of our new nurses 💙

Also a special thank you to the companies that contributed to the students goodie bags. 👏

[Kingston University @KingstonUni]

Over 300 final year BSc and MSc #KingstonUni nursing students finished their course today 🎉

Congratulations and good luck to all of our new nurses 💙

Also a special thank you to the companies that contributed to the students goodie bags. 👏

[Mind @MindCharity]

Sending our love to all of you on #FathersDay – especially to those struggling on a day that can be tough for all sorts of reasons 💙

Thank you to @FightThroughMH for the lovely illustration.

[louis appleby @ProfLAppleby]

The suicide rate rose in England in 2023 & the likeliest cause is the economic downturn, the cost of living crisis.

Why is that & what does it mean for prevention?

Short 🧵 & TW

[louis appleby @ProfLAppleby]

New suicide figures for the final 3m of 2023 are published by @ONS today, giving us rates for last year as a whole.

It is not good news.

The suicide rate rose 6% from 2022, the first substantial rise since 2018.

The rate was 11.1 per 100,000 people, highest figure since 1999.

[#Hello my name is Martyn 💙💚 @martyn_keen]

Fantastic picture, was a steward on block Y for 7 years before Highbury closed. Happy memories

[The Classified Football Results @JAGresults]

🎙️Today's football results read by the recreated voice of the legendary James Alexander Gordon. A bit late today, apologies.

[Farm Safety Foundation @yellowwelliesuk]

We carried out a social experiment at the @RoyalWelshShow Winter Fair.

Please watch and share.

Mental health needs more sunlight, more honesty and more conversations #MindYourHead

[#Hello my name is Martyn 💙💚 @martyn_keen]

Good work from Norwich City here. Watch this, it may make you think more about men’s mental health.
#WorldMentalHealthDay

[Norwich City FC @NorwichCityFC]

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁.

Check in on those around you.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

WHAT A WIN ❤️