City and NHS Talking Therapies team up to get people talking about mental health

As the new season gets under way, Bath City Football Club is proud to be partnering with NHS Bath and North East Somerset Talking Therapies to raise awareness of the free mental health support available across our community.

Around one in four people experience common mental health problems such as low mood and anxiety. To make that number visible, 1 in 4 seats at Cannon Clarke Stadium @ Twerton Park now carry a sticker promoting the service, each with a QR code that lets people refer themselves in seconds. Look around the stand on a matchday and you’ll get a sense of how many people around you might benefit from support.

Club Director David McDonagh said:

“Football clubs like Bath City are built on community, and community means looking out for each other. Partnering with the NHS Talking Therapies Service lets us put that into practice, using our platform to point people towards support that genuinely helps. A matchday at Cannon Clarke Stadium @ Twerton Park gives us a direct line to the people of Bath and surrounding area, and we’re using it to make sure that message lands: help is close by, it’s free, and there’s no shame in asking.”

The service supports people with a wide range of conditions, including depression, panic attacks, social anxiety, health anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).

Our thanks to Advantage Sponsorship for bringing the partnership together, and to the Talking Therapies team for working with us.

How to get support

NHS Bath and North East Somerset Talking Therapies is a free and confidential service provided by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. It supports people aged 16 and over who are registered with a GP in Bath and North East Somerset and are experiencing common mental health difficulties such as low mood and anxiety.

You can refer yourself online at awp.nhs.uk/talkingtherapies, by calling 01225 675150, or by scanning the QR code on any of the stickered seats at Twerton Park.

If you need urgent help, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option, or contact Samaritans any time on 116 123. In an emergency, call 999.