How the arts can help improve your mental health : How the arts can help improve your mental health
/ Prevention resources and tools
We’ve looked at the added value of the arts and how they can keep us happy and in good mental health.
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Refugees: behind every statistic, there is a person and a life that matters : Refugees: behind every statistic, there is a person and a life that matters
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
On Refugee Week, we took some time to reflect on the issues that force people to flee from their countries and their loved ones.
Love Island : Love Island
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
In this blog from 2019, we explore the impact the TV show Love Island has on mental health and whether anything has changed since last year's show.
Why the language we use to describe mental health matters : Why the language we use to describe mental health matters
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
It is perhaps not surprising that an area of health that has been so systematically stigmatised for so many decades has historically settled for a discriminatory lexicon. Generations of people have grown up in societies that found terms like “psycho”, “schizo”, “loonie” and “crazy” perfectly acceptable.
Body image & mental health : Body image & mental health
Concerns about body image and appearance, while often associated with younger people, are not exclusive to being young. Though our appearance and our relationship with our bodies change as we age, we do not stop valuing our bodies, and in later life, adults are still concerned about body image.
Moving from self-destruct to self-care : Moving from self-destruct to self-care
/ Prevention resources and tools
Last year we asked our Instagram followers how they recognise when they need more self-care. Some people referenced physical symptoms like tension headaches, spots, illness, being run down, fatigue, and others talked about mental symptoms like not being able to concentrate or speak properly, forgetfulness, depression, anxiety and tension.
Body image – a key to better mental health : Body image – a key to better mental health
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Mental Health Foundation CEO, Mark Rowland, unpacks the big theme for Mental Health Awareness Week (13 to 19 May 2019) and how the way we view our bodies impacts our mental health.
Exploring loneliness in children : Exploring loneliness in children
/ Families, children and young people
The ONS has released a significant report today ‘Exploring loneliness in children, Great Britain: 2018’, which is an analysis of children’s (aged 10-15) reporting of loneliness and perception of their circumstances.
Standing Together Cymru: deepening social connections : Standing Together Cymru: deepening social connections
/ Mental health in later life
We are delighted to be launching the Standing Together Cymru project in Newport this March.
Instagram: I both love and loathe it for my mental health : Instagram: I both love and loathe it for my mental health
/ Prevention resources and tools
Rachel talks us through why Instagram can be both good and bad for your mental health, and how to strike the balance to find healthy social media use that works for you.