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A new enhanced service to promote good mental health and wellbeing is set to be launched in Leeds. The ‘Being You Leeds’ service is a citywide wellbeing service, focusing on keeping people mentally well. The new service, starting in July, will support all Leeds residents (aged 16 and over) and
A garden designed to explore mental health and wellbeing at this year’s RHS Flower Show Tatton Park is appealing for sponsors. Garden designer Carolyn Hardern and landscaper Jon Jarvis are working with Leeds College of Building to raise awareness of mental health within the construction industry through a unique show
Information about the importance of taking care of our mental health has never been more readily available. But with Mental Health Awareness Month taking place throughout May, did you know that looking after your finances can be good for your mental health too? Stephen Porter, Head of Member Experience at
The thought of long hot sunny days when it doesn’t get dark until late evening lifts my mood. Spending more time outside enjoying the garden, going for walks, eating BBQ food, and feeling the sun on my skin. What bliss. This is, until I’m reminded last year, 2022 was the
Stressed? You’re not alone. Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives, and it can come from a variety of sources. Whether it’s a looming deadline at work or school, a relationship issue, financial worries, or just the everyday hustle and bustle of life, stress can rear its ugly
A network bringing local and regional employers together has some free events coming up to help you champion positive mental health at work. Leeds Mindful Employer Network was established in 2013 and has been promoting wellbeing at work ever since. It is led by Leeds Mind (local mental health charity)
Addiction. What springs to mind? Drug misuse, alcohol dependency, smoking, gambling perhaps? Did you think of ‘Nomophonia’ –addiction to smartphones? When the first iPhone was launched in 2007 the fascination for mobile technology quickly became an acceptable part of daily life. An estimated 88% of UK adults owned at least
Ex-professional sportsmen have helped hundreds of employees across West Yorkshire talk about mental health and suicide through awareness-raising sessions funded by the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. The charity State of Mind Sport has just completed a two-year contract, commissioned by West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s (WY HCP)
For all schools and academies in the Cockburn Multi-academy Trust, supporting students to have good mental health and resilience is vital, particularly in the current economic and Covid climate. In addition to providing support from all staff, they have employed early intervention therapeutic workers and also have two members of
In the second article of our series on male suicide we look at the statutory services’ response Suicide is a devastating event, that has wide implications for the families, friends, and all associated with the victim. Whether it be male or female, young or old, for those left behind there