In the midst of all the busyness of A-Head London 2018 Mental Health Art Exhibition, here’s why it’s all worth it. I had a sneak preview of the exhibition, and I highly recommend it. To become pioneers in mental health awareness and treatment isn’t easy, but psychiatrists Calapai and Lo Giudice have done just that. Their […]
Addressing mental health issues starts with the words we speak. Recently, the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, reported over 250 words used by young people to stigmatise mental health. Choose your language carefully to help reduce stigma.
As the world moves to single-person homes and online-everything practices that ignore physical communities, more people are beginning to need mental health care. For many, this environment is increasingly anxious and lonely. One thing we can do to look after others around us is knowing how to care for their mental health needs, giving if […]
Everyone has mental health and normalising the conversation around mental health and mental ill-health is important for everyone. Small things, such as starting a conversation, can make a huge difference. No special skills are required, simply the willingness to listen openly.
Nick Skenderian and his team from the Trauma Resource Institute, have developed an innovative, globally applicable model for mental health disorders treatment. Here’s a sneak preview of their Marmalade Festival session on 10th April!
Adam Leipzig’s TEDx talk, Find Your Life Purpose In 5 Minutes has over 10 million views. I can bet that 90% of those viewers haven’t found their life’s purpose. At least this viewer and writer hasn’t. But what can we learn from this hunger for purpose? Can we corral it to make a positive impact […]
BioSURE is bringing cost-effective, straightforward, fast and accurate testing technology for HIV to the mainstream via their self-testing HIV test kit. The aim is to get people talking and give people an alternative way to test, as part of a plan to eradicate HIV by 2030. BioSURE was founded by Brigette Bard in 2011.
Sanctus is a safe space and community to talk about your mental health & fitness. The team believe in treating mental health just like physical health, one day they hope that their safe space is the world’s first mental health gym on the high street.
InsideOut is on a mission to smash the stigma around mental health in the workplace. Founded by Rob Stephenson in 2017, one of InsideOut's main initiatives is the ‘People’s List’. Inspired by the excellent work of Suki Sandhu (Out-standing) and Karen Mattison MBE (with and Timewise Power 50), they are looking to create a ripple effect […]
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