PHPNW15 Mental Health & Open Source

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1. Mental Health & Open Source Mike Bell - @mikebell_
2. Who am I? Mike Bell @mikebell_ on twitter mikebell_ on drupal.org mikebell on github
3. More about me Developer Husband to be Nice guy? Part of the UK Drupal community
4. Caveats Developer Doctor, Mental Health Professional
5. Backstory 16 years old - ME/CFS 12 years of silence Breakdown in 2014
6. Depression
7. Anxiety
8. Imposter Syndrome
9. Where's my docs? User guide No API documentation No coding style No stackoverflow
10. API curl -I http://brain.dev/states/fix
11. Management Current - Citalopram Previous - Propranolol Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
12. Taboo & stats 1 in 4 British adults can suffer from any one of a huge list of mental health illnesses 3 in 100 people suffer from Depression in the UK 5 people in 100 suffer from anxiety. 1.6 million people in contact with specialist mental health services in 2012/13 (The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report, 2001)
13. What's the personal cost?
14. Hard questions
15. What if I lose my job?
16. What if I lose my fiance?
17. What's the business cost?
18. The health part in mental health
19. Fitness for the brain
20. Realisation A difficult step
21. Seeking help Approximately one person in 28 was in contact with mental health services in 2013/14 http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB15990/mhb-1314-ann-rep.pdf
22. GP Great source of information “You come to the doctor for any issues with your body, a cold or a sprained ankle, your mind is part of your body so why wouldn’t you come to a doctor?”
23. Local mental health service Self or Doctor referral More information - http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/mental-health-services- explained/Pages/accessing%20services.aspx
24. Counselling - Traditional Talking to a professional Easier to talk to Freedom to express yourself
25. Counselling - CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Active type of therapy Changing the way you think
26. Mindfulness Living in the moment Responding not reacting Knowing your limits Being kind to yourself
27. Mindfulness - Reacting
28. Mindfulness - Finding the time
29. Planning ahead ❯❯❯❯❯❯❯❯❯❯❯❯❯❯
30. Question time!
31. Community You are awesome!
32. DrupalCon Barcelona Questions
33. If you could go back a few years in time and give yourself some advice regarding this topic, what would it be?
34. If there are people listening who think they might be having some of the same issues you've experienced, what is the first thing they should do?
35. Is there anything about participating in an open source community that is helpful to your situation?
36. Could Imposter syndrome be alleviated a bit by greater recognition of community based contributions? A kind of validation of how you're involved in the community?
37. What are some ways we can we support community members with mental health issues while still respecting their privacy? Megh Plunkett
38. Next steps
39. Questions? Image from http://talbotanimalclinic.com Reate me - https://joind.in/15449
40. Resources 2007 Mental Health Fundamental Facts http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/content/assets/PDF/publications/fundamental_fa view=Standard Breathworks Mindfullness http://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/ Accessing Mental Health Services http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/mental-health-services- explained/Pages/accessing%20services.aspx