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By Mental Health Correspondent Brentford FC is installing a collection of benches in West London to encourage its community to open up about mental health. With the first installed in time for World Mental Health Day on Friday 10 October, the benches are being placed in parks local to the
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By Mental Health Correspondent Every year, World Mental Health Day (10th October) reminds us how important it is to care for our minds as much as we do our bodies. This year’s theme focuses on promoting awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging everyone to take small, meaningful steps to protect
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By Mental Health Correspondent The transformational power of listening has been highlighted in a new animation that captures the real voices and mental health experiences of a group of mums and mums-to-be. Drawing from the award-winning Ways to Wellness Maternal Mental Health Services prototype, the film has been co-created by
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By Mental Health Correspondent The Premier League and Samaritans have launched ‘Together Against Suicide’, a new initiative to support football fans affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts, helping raise awareness of the information and expertise available to those who need it most. The initiative launches on World Suicide Prevention Day
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By Jill Dando News Children as young as five to take part in worldwide good news movement launched from Weston-super-Mare A global youth campaign inspired by TV presenter Jill Dando has been launched from her hometown of Weston-super-Mare, aiming to empower one million young people worldwide as “reporters of hope”
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By Community Correspondent The number of new 18–25-year-olds choosing to join the National Trust grew 39% in the last year, the charity’s annual report, released today, has revealed. Young persons’ membership has experienced a surge over the last financial year (March 2024 – February 2025), with over 40,000
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By Business Editor A serial award-winning construction firm, founded by former professional rugby players with a passion for mental wellbeing, is expanding at pace across the Southwest of England – creating exciting new jobs and a blueprint for positive change in the construction industry. Despite being a relatively new company, Evolution
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By Health Correspondent This National Allotments Week (11–17 August), new findings from the National Allotment Society’s latest national survey reveal that allotments are quietly transforming lives across the UK — not just as spaces for growing food, but as powerful tools for improving wellbeing. The survey, which gathered responses
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By Mental Health Correspondent As thousands of students across the UK await their GCSEs, A-levels, or other qualification results, the pressure is on - and so is the stress. But according to Swindon based John Lewis, Professional Coach, NLP Master Practitioner and founder of JL Mindset Performance, that stress might
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By Jill Dando News A first-of-its-kind website offering free, evidence-based psychological support for people with visible differences and their families has been launched by researchers at UWE Bristol’s Centre for Appearance Research (CAR), in collaboration with national charities. The Visible Difference Support Hub provides a range of resources for
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By Mental Health Correspondent Founders of an award-winning Derbyshire consultancy have shared key findings on how to encourage more men and over-50s to get help for their mental health after working with the NHS on the issue. Matt Clutterham and Jenny Jarvis, founders of brand and human transformation company Q
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By Health Correspondent A new toolkit to support babies, children and young people in healthcare access high quality health play services was launched at UCLH last week with UCLH chief nurse Vanessa Sweeney welcoming visitors from NHS England and the play charity Starlight. Therapeutic play helps safeguard children against the
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By Mental Health Correspondent Weston-super-Mare will host a vital community conversation about men’s mental health on Thursday, 17 July, at The Optima Stadium, home of Weston-super-Mare AFC. Running from 5:30pm to 7:00pm (GMT+1), the event is part of a growing national effort to challenge stigma and
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By Mental Health Correspondent More than 2,300 students at the University of Warwick signed up to take time out this exam season with DeStresstival 2025 – a free, four-week programme of wellbeing activities designed to reduce stress and support mental health during a demanding time of year. Organised by Warwick
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By Jill Dando News Place2Be was honoured to join top Beano creatives in drawing up the shortlist for this year’s ‘Funniest Class’ competition. The competition is a celebration of children being empowered, funny and mischievous. This nationwide search for Britain’s funniest class saw a panel of Beano’s
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By Mental Health Correspondent Breathing happens around 20,000 times a day, but how many of those breaths are truly effective? According to recent research published by National Geographic, the way you breathe profoundly impacts your brain and body, influencing everything from heart health and mood to memory and sleep.