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Engaging with complexity

This resource is to provide insights, guidance and advice for public sector service providers and commissioners who are looking to adopt gender-sensitive trauma-informed approaches in their own organisations.

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Self-care techniques for women impacted by exposure to sexual violence media coverage

If you are a survivor of sexual harassment, violence and abuse, all of this can have a negative impact on your mental health. To help minimise this impact there are a number of things you can try to put your wellbeing first.

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Armed forces and mental health

How the mental health of people in the armed forces can be affected, and getting support.

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Trauma

What trauma means, how trauma might affect you, the long-term effects of trauma and getting support.

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Stress

The causes of stress, the signs of stress, the affects of stress, and help that is available.

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Amaan

The Amaan project worked to raise awareness of the mental health needs of asylum-seeking and refugee women in Glasgow from 2011-2014.

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Mums and Babies in Mind

This project supports local leaders in four areas of England to improve care and quality of life for mums with mental health problems during pregnancy and the first year of life and their babies. 

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