World Mental Health Day will be marked in Watford this year with a series of special events.

Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which provides specialist services for mental health, social care and learning disabilities, and other charities will host activities ahead of the day, on Sunday, October 10.

On Friday, October 8, information for local businesses about employing people with a history of mental or emotional distress will be available from Herts Mind Network.

For more information, telephone Kerry Odell on 01923 805741.

Then on Sunday, October 10, a World Mental Health Day community road show will take place at the Harlequin Centre, with information and advice from community organisations.