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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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Re:Connect and Time and Space

Re:Connect and Time and Space were unique peer support projects established for mental health carers, matched them with another person who had been through a similar situation.

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Peer Education Project Scotland

The Peer Education Project is a low-cost, evidence-based and effective approach to addressing the challenges children and young people are facing with their mental health and well-being.

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Power of mentorship in feeling connected to university

Shannon began her university studies during the Covid pandemic. This had a large impact on her feeling connected to the university and her peers. In this piece Shannon writes about how creating a mentorship network helped her feel connected and empowered to others.

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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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Standing Together Cymru

Standing Together Cymru was a three-year funded project working in partnership with four housing associations across South East Wales offering weekly peer support groups in retirement and extra care housing schemes.

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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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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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Cefnogaeth Cymheiriaid Covid Hir

Gall Covid Hir fod yn gyflwr sy’n ynysu’n anhygoel. Gall gyfyngu ar eich egni, cymylu eich ymennydd, ac effeithio ar eich symudedd.

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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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