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Tag Archives: Mental Health
Volunteer for free course to become Mental Health first aider
Residents are being encouraged to become mental health first aiders and develop the skills and confidence to support others across their community. This is Mental Health Awareness Week, where the theme is nature and the benefits it can play in … Continue reading
We shouldn’t take mental health for granted in the ‘new normal’
Earlier this week, RICHARD PACITTI, right, who spent much of his career working for a charity specialising in dealing with the issues raised around mental health, outlined how people have used well-established techniques to help them cope with the past … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mind in Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Mental Health, Mind in Croydon, Richard Pacitti
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We can all deal with lockdown if we put our minds to it
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It has still been possible to lead a ‘mentally healthy lifestyle’, even under pandemic conditions. RICHARD PACITTI offers some helpful advice Like so much else concerned with covid-19, we are “learning as we go” as far as the … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Health, Mind in Croydon
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Mental Health, Mind in Croydon, Richard Pacitti
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Some Dos and Don’ts for better mental health during lockdown
As the nation prepares for its second lockdown, there’s a growing awareness of the impact the change from a usual routine, and isolation, can have on people’s mental health. Here NOEL McDERMOTT, pictured, a psychotherapist with more than 25 years’ … Continue reading
Train on a free course to help others suffering the covid blues
The council is offering a two-day online course for residents to become mental health “first aiders”. Funded by Transport for London and the council, the course is in response to findings from charity Mind which showed the scale of the … Continue reading
Mental Health awareness seminar, Thornton Heath, Jun 13
Posted in Charity, Croydon BME Forum, Health
Tagged Croydon BME Forum, Mental Health, Thornton Heath
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Pressure of SATs risks creating mental health problems
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The irony meter went off the scale this week, when during Mental Health Awareness Week, thousands of primary-aged children were sitting their SATs. KIRSTIE SMITH, right, argues that our youngsters don’t need such stress just for government data … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Kirstie Smith, Schools
Tagged Kirstie Smith, Mental Health, SATs
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Mental Health awareness session, Stanley Halls, Apr 13
Posted in Activities, Health, South Norwood
Tagged Mental Health, South Norwood, Stanley Halls
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Volunteers needed for workshop on social isolation
Croydon Council is organising a small workshop focusing on social isolation and loneliness. The aim of the session is to record local stories relating to experiencing loneliness and social isolation as well as overcoming isolation or loneliness. The outcome of … Continue reading
Local museum appeals for help to be put in Rankin’s picture
A south London museum is appealing for your support in an online poll which could see it working with Rankin, the renowned portrait photographer. Bethlem Archives and Museum, just the other side of the borough boundary, is the only London … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, Community associations, Education, Health, History, Libraries
Tagged Beckenham, Bethlem Hospital, Croydon, Mental Health, Museums, Photography, Rankin
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Seni Lewis case raises “profound and frightening” issues
The death after police intervention of a 23-year-old IT graduate from South Norwood, Seni Lewis, was raised in the House of Commons yesterday by Croydon MP Steve Reed, who told parliament, “The questions that this case raises are profound and … Continue reading
Painful memories may lead to opening of the Shop of Hope
Matthews Yard hosted a packed charity benefit gig last night, where a moving reflection was heard from a Purley resident about her son’s suicide, as Patti Boyle sought backing to try to avoid other mothers losing their children in such … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Health, Music, Purley
Tagged Mental Health, South London, Suicide, William McCrea
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Improve Your Health workshops: Nov 21, Dec 12
The next Let’s Improve Your Health workshops For people with Learning Disabilities are
Posted in Activities, Education, Health
Tagged Croydon, Disorders, Health, Learning Disabilities, Learning disability, London Road, Mental Health, Workshop
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