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Love me, love my app

13 November 2015 0 Comments
Love me, love my app

I’m happy to be called a Luddite because they were trying to preserve their livelihood and identity in the face of industrialisation…applying 21st century speak, one could say there was a wellbeing thing going on with what the Luddites were trying to achieve.

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For World Mental Health Day, Jack Began Sailing Around the World…

14 October 2015 0 Comments
For World Mental Health Day, Jack Began Sailing Around the World…

I was terrified of speaking about my mental health problems. I was advised of the risks of writing about them. But talking and writing about these things that happened to me was the best thing that I have done for a long time.  It allowed me to accept my problems and start dealing with them. […]

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No Health Without Mental Health: The First 100 Days and Beyond

29 May 2015 3 Comments
No Health Without Mental Health: The First 100 Days and Beyond

The Mental Health Foundation is a member of the Mental Health Policy Group, alongside the Centre for Mental Health, Rethink, RCPsych, Mental Health Network, NHF Confederation, and Mind. As part of the Mental Health Policy Group, we have published ‘Improving England Mental Health: The First 100 Days and Beyond’ to advocate for a range of […]

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Mindfulness and the Art of Managing Anger

27 April 2015 1 Comment
Mindfulness and the Art of Managing Anger

Mindfulness is a term that has gained increasing awareness in the minds of people in recent years. It’s to do with dropping into yourself, becoming aware, finding a healthy balance between doing and being, becoming fully attentive to the present moment. Engaging fully in what ‘is’ (right now) rather than what ‘should’ or ‘ought’ to […]

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Celebrating the World of Work

19 March 2015 0 Comments
Celebrating the World of Work

  We are now half-way through our four year, Big Lottery funded project When I Grow Up developing employment for young people with learning disabilities. The project brings together schools, families and local employers to improve the chances of young people moving into work after leaving school or college. The programme works with schools and colleges in […]

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