“I’m excited let you know that the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust have agreed to fund a pilot phase of a free mental health book club for schools. The hope is that if we can prove a demand for, and a positive impact of, the book club then we will be able to secure a sponsor…
“3,961 people from 29 different studies were included in the analysis. Depression is more than a mental disorder, it affects the body’s ability to detoxify itself. It should be seen as a systematic disease that affects the whole body, argues a new study in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.” And yet, there are still far…
“According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, about 11% of women and 3% of men said they had been sexually assaulted during childhood. “ That’s how many said they were. There are probably more who did not say they were. Either way, think about it. If you know 14 people in the UK,…
“The impact the sport is having on those at risk of mental health issues has led several charities and health authorities to invest in its further development. Smith’s team play once a week and each month take part in a mini-tournament on the 3G pitch at Annan Athletic FC. “We’re seeing a transformation here with…
“So let us be clear at exactly what is happening. A national newspaper has reported the struggle of an ill celebrity and a legion of social media users are now mocking him for exhibiting signs of that illness. Would they be quite so quick to do so if the illness was a physical one? If it was…
“Nearly 70,000 pictures and videos showing child sex abuse have been removed from the internet in the past year, the UK charity leading the efforts to combat the abuse has said.” This is good work being done by the IWF, and while it’s scary to think about how many images there are out there, it’s…
