All the updated news related to mental health awareness week

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Derry News

Foyle AMH New Horizons host purple picnic to help smash mental health stigmas and start conversations

On Wednesday May 11, AMH New Horizons, Foyle, chose Guildhall Square, Derry as the venue for their Great Big Purple Picnic, to mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Themed to combat loneliness, a cup of tea and a chat was the order of the ...

27 May 2022 at 11:33

Scotland

Community mental health fund awarded further £15 million

A fund launched last year to tackle social isolation, loneliness and mental health inequalities made worse by the pandemic has been awarded a further £15 million. The Scottish Government said the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for ...

07 May 2022 at 18:25

Scarlett Moffatt: I felt guilty for feeling lonely during the pandemic

TV presenter and Samaritans ambassador Scarlett Moffatt has spoken candidly about her experience of loneliness ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. Moffatt, 31, first gained popularity on Channel 4’s Gogglebox before becoming a TV presenter. ...

06 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Many are lonely but ashamed to talk about it, research suggests

Hundreds of thousands of people experience loneliness but many feel ashamed and unable to talk about it, although it can have a negative impact on mental health, according to new research. A survey commissioned by Mental Health Foundation ...

09 May 2022 at 01:25

William and Kate to offer message of support to the lonely

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to offer support to those suffering from loneliness in a special message to the nation for Mental Health Awareness Week. William and Kate will take part in the Mental Health Minute on Friday, which ...

09 May 2022 at 11:25

William and Kate urge nation to help the lonely with a text or knock on the door

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have called on the nation to “lift someone out of loneliness” with small acts of kindness, in a special radio broadcast for Mental Health Awareness Week. William and Kate took to the airwaves of more ...

13 May 2022 at 12:25

Most teachers suffering from depression – survey

Most teachers show signs of clinical depression, according to a new survey at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. In a poll of nearly 12,000 teachers and headteachers as part of the NASUWT teaching union’s wellbeing survey, ...

09 May 2022 at 17:55

Life

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: 5 ways to calm new mum anxiety

Although having a baby can be the most wonderful thing in the world, it can also be extremely scary, stressful and lonely. And despite the many joys of motherhood, the tough parts can really take their toll on a new mum’s mental ...

01 May 2023 at 10:00

Health & Wellbeing

Dr Alex George: Five months of sobriety has made a ‘huge difference’

Dr Alex George has revealed that more than 150 days without alcohol has been “a challenge” but has made a “huge difference” to his life. The former Love Island star, TV doctor and now the UK government’s youth mental health ...

15 May 2023 at 21:09

Health & Wellbeing

‘I was silent and almost catatonic’ – Denise Welch talks about depression signs

Denise Welch has said when she has episodes of depression she goes “silent” and this can make her become “almost catatonic” as she warned people about the signs to look for when someone is struggling. The Loose Women star ...

17 May 2023 at 10:24

‘I was silent and almost catatonic’ – Denise Welch talks about depression signs

17 May 2023 at 10:14

Health & Wellbeing

David Seaman on fishing and mental wellbeing: I found the space that makes me happy

During his 23-year professional football career, winning was always the aim of the game. Now, David Seaman is happy to have found a sport he can enjoy, regardless of the end result. The former England and Arsenal ...

17 May 2023 at 10:09

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