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Halloween horror brings out the best in online campaigning

26 September 2013 3 Comments
Halloween horror brings out the best in online campaigning

Wednesday night brought to the attention of the mental health world an appalling example of stigma.

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Learning Disability Week 2013: Teaching life skills

22 August 2013 0 Comments
Learning Disability Week 2013: Teaching life skills

Hayley Goleniowska is a blogger and mother of Natty, who has Downs Syndrome. As part of Learning Disability Week, she talks about the importance of teaching life skills.

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David Blunkett MP visits Right Here Sheffield

7 June 2013 2 Comments
David Blunkett MP visits Right Here Sheffield

Callum Woodhead–McClaimens discusses David Blunkett MP’s visit to the Right Here Project in Sheffield to discuss the need for early intervention support to protect young people’s mental health

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Breaking the tobacco taboo

5 April 2013 0 Comments

We must ensure that people with mental health disorders have proper access to smoking cessation services so that they have the support they need if they decide to quit.

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Raise awareness on World Down Syndrome Day

20 March 2013 0 Comments
Raise awareness on World Down Syndrome Day

During this past year it has been great to see an increase in the number of positive images of people with Down syndrome in the media.

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