{"id":4695,"date":"2024-02-01T10:29:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.gmintegratedcare.org.uk\/mental-health\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:29:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T10:29:27","slug":"story-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.gmintegratedcare.org.uk\/mental-health\/whats-new\/story-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kofi Josephs&#039; Story of Hope (full length)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q9Lpvd6lWp8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kofi Josephs \u2013 professional basketball player, now model, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker &#8211; has teamed up with NHS Greater Manchester in a powerful new video, which uses his experience to destigmatise mental health.<\/p>\n<p>National Time to Talk Day run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness encourages conversations about mental health. 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