The Laughing Horse Free Festival, thanks to support from the Fringe Resilience Fund, will be running a mental health support programme for performers and anyone else working at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to help keep everyone who needs it mentally healthy this Fringe.

** AND THIS IS OPEN TO ANYBODY FROM ANY VENUE AT THE FRINGE **

 

Here’s what’s happening:

 

This has been produced, by Dave Chawner - our resident mental health expert and Fringe comedian, along with 'Hub of Hope' who we are teaming up with for some tips on how to keep mentally healthy during the Fringe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmuFpHro8J4

 

Hub of Hope (www.hubofhope.co.uk) is the UKs biggest mental health database, with information available via their website or app, and it uses the Geo-location on your device to show what mental health support is near you as well as national support. Including local, charity and NHS support as well as being able to contact them via the app,

 

A mental health training session online for Fringe performers with 'Chasing the Stigma' on July the 21st, at 1pm (UK time) - this is run on zoom and you can join in here:

Topic: AOH Training For Edinburgh Fringe Performers

Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84438147159...

Meeting ID: 844 3814 7159

Passcode: 161868

Or find your local phone number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbFZgESHea

There will also be a follow up post-Fringe session online, details to be confirmed nearer the time.

 

Please drop in for free mental health training and a space performers can drop in and have a chat during the Fringe - Every single Monday during the Fringe, 10.30am-11.30am in the Alcove room at Bar 50

All of this is open to anybody performing or working at the Fringe not just for Free Festival performers, so please spread the word if you know anybody who would find any of this helpful.