Small Actions to Make Big Changes What is Stress Awareness Month? Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures of our modern stress epidemic. Despite this running, for 32 years we have got a long way to go. According to the Mental health […]
Beat the January Blues We are half way though January and fast approaching Blue Monday. The third Monday in January is sometimes referred to as ‘the most difficult day of the year’ but this is a myth. We know there’s no such thing as ‘Blue Monday’ – we all have our good days and our […]
Beat the January Blues R.E.D JAUNARY is a movement helping to raise awareness and support for mental health, through the power of exercise.In partnership with the charity Mind it also encourages people to raise money for the charity as well as raising the awareness of mental health issues and promote the positive impact that exercise […]
World Mental Health Day activities for the workplace World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for all of us to raise awareness of mental health issues and reduce the social stigma it can have. The day provides an opportunity for you and your organisation to add to the wider conversation that will be occurring on […]
Is the Pandemic Taking its Toll on Offshore Workers’ Mental Health? A new report commissioned International SOS Foundation warns the coronavirus is taking a “significant” toll on the mental health of offshore workers in the oil & gas industry. Remote working has had an impact on employees’ mental health before the pandemic. With the dangerous, […]
Self-harm in over-65s ‘needs post-pandemic focus’ A leading expert has said that more needs to be done in raising awareness and providing the right support to older adults in preventing them from developing mental ill health. With data coming through a variety of organisations. Self-harm particularly among the over-65s is rising because of the increased […]
What is Mental Health Awareness Week? Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event when there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. The Mental Health Foundation started the event 21 years ago. Each year the Foundation continues to set the theme, organise and host the Week This year, the theme for the […]
The three key causes for concern for 2020 were feelings of disconnection, uncertainty, and a worrying loss of control. Therefore this years theme for Stress Awareness Month is: Regain Connection Certainty Controll What is Stress Awareness Month? Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes […]
How is mental health being affected by the pandemic? There was a marked increase in anxiety at the beginning of lockdown. Between 20 and 30 March 2020 almost half (49.6%) of people reported high anxiety and average anxiety scores were 5.2 out of 10, a marked increase from 3.0 in the last quarter of 2019.-ONS […]
Time to Talk Day 2021 Time to Talk Day 2021 takes place on Thursday 4 February – join us to start conversations about mental health and help end the stigma. Time to Talk day is organised by Time to Change a growing social movement working to change the way we all think and act about […]
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