Pretty as a pixel : Pretty as a pixel
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YouTuber Haley is trying to show girls how their Instagram heroes tweak their bodies digitally, presenting unrealistic – in fact, unreal – images of themselves to their followers.
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Advice for older people during coronavirus outbreak : Advice for older people during coronavirus outbreak
/ Mental health in later life
Most of us haven't experienced anything like the coronavirus pandemic in our lifetimes. So it's not surprising if you feel scared, exhausted, vulnerable or simply fed-up.
Tackling digital exclusion in older people : Tackling digital exclusion in older people
/ Mental health in later life
In this blog we are going to discuss the issue of digital exclusion in older people and set out what we are doing about it.
Creating Communities Project : Creating Communities Project
/ Mental health in later life
The Creating Communities Project began in April 2019 and aims to increase social connections and good mental health among people living in later life housing schemes in Hackney.
The harsh reality of Reality TV and mental health : The harsh reality of Reality TV and mental health
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Dr Antonis Kousoulis discusses the impact of Reality TV on mental health, and what the government and TV regulators are doing, and should do, about it.
TV and later life : TV and later life
/ Mental health in later life
In this blog, Jolie Goodman takes us through why TV is important to some people in later life and how it can help with feelings of isolation and loneliness.
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.
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.
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.
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.