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A CONVERSATION ABOUT HEALTH LITERACY & ADDICTION, WITH RICKY BHANDAL
Aside from his popular podcast, The Bhandwagon Podcast, Ricky Bhandal has been heavily involved in projects aiming to identify and summarise the physical health, mental health, lifestyle behaviour and wider determinants of health-related issues that affest specific communities both nationally and in Birmingham. In our conversation, Ricky gives us a brief insight of what the state of play is. Starting out as a drug addiction worker, Ricky built a bit of a niche for himself as one of the very few Asians working in the drug & alcohol system. His work eventually led him to creating The National Substance Misuse Conference highlighting barriers for all in the system.
FOLLOW RICKY ONLINE
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ranjitbhandal
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ranjitbhandal
The Bhandwagon Podcast (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/bhandwagon/
FOR SUPPORT ISSUES RELATED TO ALCOHOLISM OR DEPRESSION, SEE LINKS BELOW:
- www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk - AA is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued
sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the Fellowship for help.
- https://www.samaritans.org/ - Samaritans offer listening and support to people and communities in
times of need. They give people ways to cope and the skills to be there for others, as well as encourage, promote and celebrate those moments of connection between people that can save lives.
- https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mind is a mental health charity who provide advice and support to
empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve
services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
- https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/ - Drinkaware provides independent alcohol advice, information and tools to help people make better choices about their drinking.
- https://www.taraki.co.uk/ - Taraki work with Punjabi communities to improve access to mental
health awareness, education, social supports, and research through culturally safe activities to better care for themselves and one-another.
- https://sikhyourmind.com/ - Sikh Your Mind aims to increase awareness of mental health
difficulties in the Sikh community.
- https://asranow.ca/ - Asra Now is a Punjabi Alcohol Resource and acts as a starting point
for Punjabi families who struggle with alcohol use and are seeking help for themselves or a loved one.
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/londonwritingguy
WEBSITE: www.londonwritingguy.com
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/harjots
MUSIC: Music from Munah Boparai - www.instagram.com/munny_beats
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By Harjot SidhuAside from his popular podcast, The Bhandwagon Podcast, Ricky Bhandal has been heavily involved in projects aiming to identify and summarise the physical health, mental health, lifestyle behaviour and wider determinants of health-related issues that affest specific communities both nationally and in Birmingham. In our conversation, Ricky gives us a brief insight of what the state of play is. Starting out as a drug addiction worker, Ricky built a bit of a niche for himself as one of the very few Asians working in the drug & alcohol system. His work eventually led him to creating The National Substance Misuse Conference highlighting barriers for all in the system.
FOLLOW RICKY ONLINE
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ranjitbhandal
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ranjitbhandal
The Bhandwagon Podcast (Instagram) - https://www.instagram.com/bhandwagon/
FOR SUPPORT ISSUES RELATED TO ALCOHOLISM OR DEPRESSION, SEE LINKS BELOW:
- www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk - AA is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued
sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the Fellowship for help.
- https://www.samaritans.org/ - Samaritans offer listening and support to people and communities in
times of need. They give people ways to cope and the skills to be there for others, as well as encourage, promote and celebrate those moments of connection between people that can save lives.
- https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mind is a mental health charity who provide advice and support to
empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve
services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
- https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/ - Drinkaware provides independent alcohol advice, information and tools to help people make better choices about their drinking.
- https://www.taraki.co.uk/ - Taraki work with Punjabi communities to improve access to mental
health awareness, education, social supports, and research through culturally safe activities to better care for themselves and one-another.
- https://sikhyourmind.com/ - Sikh Your Mind aims to increase awareness of mental health
difficulties in the Sikh community.
- https://asranow.ca/ - Asra Now is a Punjabi Alcohol Resource and acts as a starting point
for Punjabi families who struggle with alcohol use and are seeking help for themselves or a loved one.
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/londonwritingguy
WEBSITE: www.londonwritingguy.com
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/harjots
MUSIC: Music from Munah Boparai - www.instagram.com/munny_beats