The EFL and its clubs will once again come together with charity partner, Mind, to collectively mark World Mental Health Day (Saturday 10 October).
With Mind's latest research revealing that more than 60% of adults and over two thirds of young people (68%) felt their mental health deteriorated during the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, encouraging conversations around our own mental health and that of others has never been more important.
Mind's 'do one thing' campaign aims to inspire people to make one small change or take one action to look after their mental health...
A £325 share of £1300.00 has been raised by a grateful attendee of Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide 'Sobs' Exeter, and has been presented to co-incide with today's World Mental Health Day.
Monies were from a raffle started on the 10th September 2018 (World Awareness of Suicide Preventation Day), and are being split equally between the Samaritans Taunton, Mind Taunton & West Somerset, Sobs UK and Sobs Exeter.
Everyone in the group has lost either a child, a parent, a grandparent, a sibling, a partner, a relative, a colleague or a friend. Sobs exists to help the...
Since April this year, more than 6,500 people have borrowed mental health and wellbeing titles from libraries across Devon, including 2,500 young people, Libraries Unlimited has revealed. The news comes as Libraries Unlimited, the social enterprise responsible for the running of Devon’s Libraries, marked World Mental Health Day (10 October), with the launch of 200 special talks, workshops and events focused on mental health and wellbeing during November. The popular Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme, part of the Public Libraries Universal Health Offer in support of mental health...
A scheme offering ‘books on prescription' to people with mental health problems has been hailed as a major success.
Last year Devon County Council teamed up with leading independent charity The Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians to help launch the national ‘Reading Well Books on Prescription’ scheme, which aims to use reading as a tool to help those who suffer from conditions such as depression, anxiety, stress, phobias and some eating disorders.
Since then loans of self-help books in the ground breaking scheme have more than doubled, reaching around 275,000...
Mental Health Charities across Devon are hosting events for World Mental Health Day next week (10 October).
The International event supported by the World Health Organisation aims to raise awareness of mental health problems as well as the support services available.
Mind Exeter and East Devon is among charities hosting events with an open day at its Haven Centre on Honiton High Street next Tuesday (8 October).
At the event people can learn more about the services offered and try free taster sessions of reflexology and Tai Chi.
Mental Health organisations from across Devon will be holding a day of activities and advice for World Mental Health day. There will be workshops with a variety of activities including circus skills, reflexology and other workshops on wellbeing techniques. Charities including Mind Exeter and East Devon and Rethink Mental Illness as well as several others will be on hand to offer advice on the services they provide as well as information on campaigns they are currently running. The event is in the Phoenix from 10 – 5 with food and drink available at the Phoenix bar.
