MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID IN Education
Adolescence is a time of important change and development. It is also a time when mental health problems such as depression and anxiety first emerge. During these critical years, mental health issues are a leading cause of falling grades, problems with relationships and substance misuse, often having a lifelong impact. That is why spotting the […]
Mindapples promoting mental health and wellbeing across the UK since 2008
Over the years we’ve received lots of similar feedback from adults saying “if only I was taught this at school.” Our vision at Mindapples is of a world where taking care of our minds is natural and normal for everyone – and this should start with children and young people. Since mental wellbeing and resilience […]
10 marathons in 10 days to raise money
Fighting for her life after a suicide attempt, Laura ‘Birdy’ Bird ended her turbulent adolescence physically and psychologically broken. Fast forward 10 years and she has run 10 marathons in 10 days to raise money for the people who saved her life. Join Birdy on her moving and motivational 10-year journey from learning how to walk again, through the challenges of […]
Cardiff City Hall to host Wales’s biggest Mental Health Conference in 2022 with Frank Bruno MBE
The Headspace magazine are pleased to be working with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Show 2022 in Cardiff! Organised by Ajuda Event Management, Cardiff City Hall is due to host one of the biggest Mental Health and Wellbeing events in the UK on 10th May 2022 to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, with Frank Bruno […]
Providing students with effective wellbeing support
It is more important than ever for schools to support the wellbeing of students. With the prevalence of social media, the disruption of the pandemic, uncertainty around exams and financial pressures on parents being only a handful of the challenges faced by students, stress levels can be comparatively higher than previously seen and pastoral care […]
Could you be a foster carer? Hounslow Council need you
As part of a national drive, Hounslow Council is encouraging professionals to come forward and foster children and young people in our care. People foster for a number of reasons, but it’s overwhelmingly because they want to make a difference to a child’s life. A foster carer provides a home for children or […]
Creative Relationship and Sex Education transforms young people’s lives
The state of sex-ed “We watched a video of a dog giving birth” – 2007 “Mine started with a r*pe joke” – 2017 “I literally have no recollection of it” – 2019 These are all real Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) experiences from across the years and across the country. You can find more in […]
Eating Disorders: can we help teenagers avoid them?
Here at tastelife, we believe emphatically that yes, we can help our teenagers avoid developing an eating disorder! We know that eating disorders often begin during adolescence, so the vision behind Youth Track: Understanding Eating Disorders, is to keep teens informed about this too-often taboo subject, as well as to provide those who work with […]
Cardiff City Hall to host Wales’s biggest Mental Health Conference in 2022 with Frank Bruno MBE
The Headspace magazine are pleased to be working with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Show 2022 in Cardiff! Organised by Ajuda Event Management, Cardiff City Hall is due to host one of the biggest Mental Health and Wellbeing events in the UK on 10th May 2022 to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, with Frank Bruno […]