Mental Health Day
By Jill Dando News Today (Thursday 10 October) marks World Mental Health Day 2024, a date dedicated to raising awareness and promoting mental well-being globally. This day serves as a vital reminder of the importance of mental health and the need to foster supportive communities where individuals can seek help
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News In an unprecedented move, two CEOs of mental health charities have been named as the first-ever mental health-trained editors of a national and global newspaper, the Good News Post. This groundbreaking initiative comes at a time when mental health challenges and loneliness are skyrocketing, exacerbated by
Young Minds uk
By Mental Health Correspondent * M&S reaches £2m fundraising milestone ahead of this year’s Hello Yellow campaign * Hello Yellow marks World Mental Health Day on 10th October, encourages wearing yellow to support young people’s mental health * M&S x YoungMinds ambassador Rochelle Humes launches Buddy Bench
americs
By America Correspondent California has become the first state in America to ban food colourings linked to behavioural issues. The state’s governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that bans the use of red dye No. 40 and five other chemicals from use in foods served at
Charity
Next year brings the 10-year anniversary of In Charley's Memory, mental health charity helping thousands of people. To celebrate they will be hosting a ball at the Winter Gardens in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Everyone in the office is looking forward to celebrating all of our hard work over the
health
By Adam Hunter, Jill Dando News Correspondent In a heartwarming celebration at the Winter Gardens, Broadway Lodge, Weston Super Mare, Somerser one of the UK's leading addiction treatment centres, marked its 50th anniversary. The charity, founded in 1974, has been at the forefront of addiction recovery, proudly treating
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News From Captaining the Chelsea football team to playing for England in the World Cup, Millie is no stranger to pressure. She plays as a defender for Chelsea and has represented England on numerous occasions including as part of the Lioness squad during the historic EURO 2022
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News There's a good reason that therapy dogs for kids are so widely accepted across the globe. It's because, time and time again, research has shown that children benefit from interactions with pets when stressed. Now, a study reveals that dogs are good
Charity
By Jill Dando News A mental health charity formed in memory of Burnham-On-Sea teenager Charley Marks in Somerset says it is helping record numbers of local young people as it marks the sad tenth anniversary of his death this week. In Charley’s Memory was formed as a mental health
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News, Mental Health Correspondent Justin Walker, Support, Time and Recovery (STR) worker at Greater Manchester Mental Health, has won the best Experimental Film Award at the WILDsound Film Festival in the United States. Justin submitted his short film, Auditory, in June and shortly after received the exciting
News
By Health Correspondent, Jill Dando News These days in the UK, America and other western nations, health has become big business. So if you want some good news on healthy life and aging, a pop to visit the 16,000 residents of a tribe in the Amazon rainforest may be
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent, Jill Dando News Wellspring Counselling is wanting community feedback after a staggering rise in the demand for their services. The North Somerset based organisation near Bristol, England is seeing overwhelming demand due to social factors including the cost-of-living crisis, lengthy NHS wait times, and the high
News
By Health Correspondent, Jill Dando News The late health journalist Michael Mosely did some tremendous work on giving hope for those living with diabetes. Now a major study has found that the radical NHS “soups and shakes” programme is also producing brilliant results. The study shows that the scheme is
Good News Tonic
By Mental Health Reporter, Jill Dando News Many parts of the UK have enjoyed good summer sunshine in recent weeks As we all know rain will soon be on the way but for those of us who are sun lovers, it’s not all bad news. Walking on a rainy
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News STORY FROM Winston Churchill had his own battles with mental health and would often take to painting to relax. Now a new study show that doing creative things can boost your mood. The new study from researchers in the UK, published in Frontiers in Public Health,
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News Wellspring Counselling is to host a "Celebrating Women Together" Awards Night. In response to the growing demand for mental health services in north Somerset, near Bristol, Wellspring Counselling is hosting a special fundraising event. The event will take place I’m 21st of September