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How to encourage someone you care for to take action on their mental health

It’s hard to watch a person you love go through a tough time emotionally. If you want to offer mental health support to loved ones but aren’t sure how, this article can help. We’ll explore how you can gently encourage them to take action without being pushy, shaming them or damaging trust in your relationship.

Read : How to encourage someone you care for to take action on their mental health

Change, loss and bereavement

We have all been through times of change including, for some, the profound loss felt when someone close to us dies. There are some things we can do to help.

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The Long Covid Project

The Long Covid Project is for people with long-term health conditions who have attended a condition self-management course with the NHS in North Wales. Initially it covered people with Long Covid alone, but due to its success it is now running groups for people with chronic pain and other long-term health conditions.

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The MHF Young Leaders

The MHF Young Leaders are a diverse group of people from the UK with a wealth of personal and lived experiences. Young Leaders inform the Foundation’s work with families, children and young people.

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Young Parents Connect

Young Parents Connect is a three-year peer support project for young mothers (up to 25 years) that uses a creative, whole-family approach to mental health prevention within a community setting.

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Peer Support in Long Term Conditions

This guidance has been produced by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and partners to support the implementation of peer support services for people with long term conditions throughout Scotland.

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Peer Education Project (PEP) - Wales

The Peer Education Project is a school-based programme that aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health and that of their peers.

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UOK?

UOK? is our innovative programme working with colleges and universities across England to empower students to take their well-being into their own hands.

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Peer Education Project (PEP) Overview

The Peer Education Project is a secondary school-based educational programme that aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health and that of their peers.

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Peer Education Project (PEP)

The Peer Education Project is a secondary school-based educational programme that aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health and that of their peers.

Read : Peer Education Project (PEP)

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