Today is the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week – and this year’s theme is kindness! Amidst the fear and uncertainty of recent months, we have seen kindness and mutual support shining like a light across our…
18 May 2020
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10 October 2019
World Mental Health Day
Today we are celebrating World Mental Health Day! We all have mental health, just as we have physical health. And, just like physical health, our mental health goes through ups and downs. We all know the kinds of simple, daily things…
07 October 2019
Every Mind Matters
Today, Public Health England launches ‘Every Mind Matters’, the first national NHS mental health campaign. We don’t need to wait until we are struggling with our mental health; there are lots of things we can do to protect ourselves and…
07 February 2019
How are you?
How are you today? Many of us will answer ‘Fine’, even when we’re not. This exchange is often another way of saying hello. I would argue that we have all asked the same question and given the same answer many times,…
05 December 2018
Principles for mental health in the Long-Term NHS Plan: A Consensus Statement
The Mental Health Policy Group is pleased to present the following Consensus Statement with partner organisations committed to improving the lives of people with mental health problems. Together we represent providers, professionals, the voluntary and community sector and hundreds…
12 October 2018
Calderdale service achieves domestic violence care quality mark
We are proud to announce that our Calderdale service has been awarded the West Yorkshire Domestic Violence and Abuse Quality Mark Level 2, which promotes consistent and high-quality service provision to women, children, and men affected by domestic violence…
18 July 2018
Integrating mental health therapy in primary care
The following very encouraging case study, of how our Calderdale team has integrated mental health therapy in primary care, has been published on the NHS England website. Congratulations to the whole team for this recognition for…
14 May 2018
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week
This week we are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week — another great opportunity to talk about our mental health with family, friends, and colleagues! This year’s theme is ‘Stress: are we coping’? Stress is a feeling we can all identify…
10 October 2017
The Modern Struggle for Peace of Mind
This article was written by Richard Carlton-Crabtree, Director of Services for Insight Healthcare, for World Mental Health Day. It originally appeared in The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/world-mental-health-day-wellbeing-modern-life-technology-anxiety-depression-illness-stress-a7990296.html Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year is a landmark anniversary….
10 October 2017
It’s World Mental Health Day!
Today is World Mental Health Day! This year’s theme is ‘mental health in the workplace’. Work can be fulfilling and satisfying, but it can also make us feel stressed or low. We have chosen to highlight the Five Ways to…
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