Remembering to enjoy times with dementia sufferers
By Chloe Hall Conventional definitions Descriptions of dementia usually begin with a definition: it’s the […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
By Chloe Hall Mental Health Awareness Week begins on Monday 13th May. This year’s theme […]
Dementia Action Week
With Dementia people can feel less confident about performing everyday routines. They can seem lost even though they are in a familiar situation or environment. They can seem despondent and unusually anxious. They can also experience problems with expressing ideas and seem confused a good deal of the time. Their language can become impaired. They can display shifts in personality, perhaps appearing uncharacteristically aggressive or paranoid.
Lesbian Visibility Week and supporting Mental Health
Lesbian Visibility Week begins on Monday 22nd April. It was first held in 2020. Now in its fifth year, its message is as important as ever. The week is intended to celebrate progress made by, and for, members of the lesbian community.
Maternal Mental Health
I am really excited to be writing this blog post, not only because it is such an important topic which perhaps doesn’t get as much attention as it should, but also because it is extremely close to my heart. I am currently (as I am writing this) 33 weeks pregnant with my first child, and attempting to navigate the journey of pregnancy whilst working full time, and also looking towards becoming a first-time parent in just a few weeks’ time. Within this blog post, I’ll be exploring mental health within pregnancy, with a nod to my own experience of this, and advocating for why it is so important that we raise awareness around this topic.
World Autism Awareness Week
World Autism Awareness Week begins on April 2nd 2024. The broad aim of this year’s named week is to increase general understanding of people with autism and to promote support locally, nationally and globally.
Ramadan and mental health
Ramadan and mental health; Mahira is a young Muslim woman who leads a busy conventional lifestyle, working full time in a supermarket, while helping her mother to look after her younger siblings. Alongside religious observance and learning, for many people like Mahira, Ramadan provides an opportunity to enjoy changes to personal routines.
International Women’s Day
By Chloe Hall International Women’s Day is Friday 8th March, 2024. It celebrates the affirming […]
World Teen Mental Wellness Day
World Teen Mental Wellness Day is on Saturday March 2nd. In this blog there is some advice which you may find useful if a friend or relative is finding things difficult.
Self Harm Awareness
Friday 1st March 2024 is self harm awareness day. This blog describes some signs, causes, and suggests possible ways forward, if you suspect that a colleague, friend or relative is self-harming.
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