Sefton residents are invited to 'find their balance' with Access Sefton this World Mental Health Day 2017 (October 10).

Held at Hugh Baird College's L20 Centre, this free event will feature stands from a range of local wellbeing organisations, along with activities and workshops people can get involved with, including crafts, mindfulness, hand and shoulder massage, and more.

Health and wellbeing organisations will be at hand to offer information and advice to anybody who needs it. There will also be lots of opportunities to win great prizes in a free to enter wellbeing treasure hunt, including EFC tickets, signed LFC memorabilia and vouchers for local stores and restaurants.

The event will take place on 10 October from 10am to 3pm.

For more information follow @AccessSefton on Twitter.

Access Sefton is funded by NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Southport and Formby CCG, and is provided by Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Insight Healthcare.

Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week.

The overall number of people with mental health problems has not changed significantly in recent years, but worries about things like money, jobs and benefits can make it harder for people to cope. In Sefton there many activities and services that happen in the community every week, that you might not even know about, which could improve your mental health and help make life a little easier.

So, from World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September) to World Mental Health Day (10th October) we are going to spread the word about local services and activities available to people in Sefton. Look out for the hashtag #SeftonInMind and join in by telling us about good local services and activities that have helped you.