Looking After Your Mental Health During the Coronavirus Outbreak
We find ourselves in difficult and unprecedented times. We are having to adjust quickly whilst being bombarded with negative and anxiety inducing news. Whilst it is important to stay informed about what’s going on outside of our homes, it can feel overwhelming and...
The Presence of a Therapy Dog in Eating Disorder Recovery
The Presence of a Therapy Dog in Eating Disorder Recovery Written by: Kay Pey Recovering from an eating disorder is something that is challenging and complex and often involves many steps that help a person heal mentally, physically, emotionally, and...
Finding Your Brave
Finding your Brave This week 3-9th February is Children’s mental health awareness week 2020. Set up by children’s mental health charity Place2Be, the week shines a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. This year’s theme is Find your...
Beating The January Blues In Your Workplace
Beating the January Blues in your workplace Written By: Lauren Taylor, BSc Hons, MSc The days are short and dark, we have to readjust to routine after the Christmas break and it feels like a long month ahead. These are some of the most quoted reasons for the ‘January...
The Number Of Children Admitted To A&E With Mental Health Problems Jumps 330 %
The mental health crisis in the UK continues as the Number of children admitted to A&E with mental health problems jumps 330 per cent over past decade according to a report published by the Independent yesterday. People are being made to wait longer for help and...
UK’s Working-Class Men Are Hiding Their Mental Health Issues
New research has been released today by Public First and commissioned by Kindred Group, Tackling The Stigma: using the power of sport to support men’s mental health. The study has reported over 4 million working-class men are suffering in silence with their mental...
Looking After Employee Emotional Wellbeing This Christmas
Christmas can be an incredibly difficult time for many people, this can present itself in many ways including having a huge effect on our mental health affecting us both at home and in the workplace. Stressors over the festive period can include increased financial...
International Stress Awareness Week – 2 Workplace Stress
It’s a well known fact that work related stress can either trigger new or aggravate existing Mental Health conditions. Statistics conveying the financial cost to business of mental ill health, are commonplace. So when the Centre for Mental Health calculated in 2017...
International Stress Awareness Week – 1, What is stress?
This week 4-9th November is National Stress Awareness week. The word stress is a familiar word in our vocabulary but what actually is stress and how does it affect you? What is stress? Stress affects each and every of us, all in different ways - it is a completely...
