23 May 2023

  • Mayor of Brent Cllr Orleen Hylton makes her first official public engagement with CNWL
  • Over 100 Brent residents turned out for CNWL’s Health Inequalities Team’s anxiety awareness event for Mental Health Awareness Week
  • There were 20 different stalls providing information on mental health services and even giving massages and mindfulness exercises

Mayor of Brent, Cllr Orleen Hylton’s first official outing as mayor - her mayoral ceremony was only the night before - was opening CNWL’s Brent Health Inequalities’ anxiety event.

The Mayor hosted the first hour of the event and welcomed the 100 Brent residents in attendance.

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There were 20 exhibition stalls showcasing information on NHS and voluntary mental health services for adults, young people and older adults.

Mindfulness; yoga and head, neck and shoulder massages were on offer to showcase the different ways to alleviate anxiety. 

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Cllr Ketan Sheth joined to show his support and the team talked to him about their plans to host another event for World Mental Health Day in October.

Leading the event was Jenny Lanyero, Head of CNWL’s Health Inequalities Team, she said:

“Everyone came together with the shared goal of raising awareness of anxiety and to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week. Residents talked openly about mental health and the challenges residents are facing post Covid-19 and in light of the rising cost of living. They’ve been so pleased that we are actively working to support them and gave great feedback.”

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After the event, organisations in attendance were able to network and exchange details for future collaborations and ensure Brent residents are signposted to the best possible place to get support.

Here is some of the feedback from attendees on the day:

‘’It was really a wonderful event, well planned and executed, well done Jenny! We need more of these initiatives in the borough to bring service providers together into a similar space.”

‘’So nice to meet you today and to see just how much work is being done to highlight mental health issues and support those struggling with them and also social issues. Such inspiring people.

" This is one of the best events I've attended in a long time"

"Very informative, I enjoyed the talk regarding Anxiety"

"Enjoyed meeting Kind, like-minded people"

"Fantastic conversations about services to serve people's needs"

"Well organised event, it should happen every year"

"Various organisations, workshops & resources well represented"

"The Yoga, anxiety exercises and the massage were excellent"

"It was lovely to see the mayor and other councillors"