Loneliness. It’s part of life. Let’s talk about it. We’re all affected by loneliness at times in our lives. We can feel lonely in a busy city or rural location, on social media or spending time on our own or with others. Try not to feel embarrassed or ashamed if you do. Sometimes admitting we...
This Mental Health Awareness Week, Every Mind Matters is launching a new campaign to encourage people to make the first move for their mental health to reduce symptoms of anxiety. Whilst anxiety can help us to focus or take extra care when needed, if it gets too much for us or if it persists, it...
It is World Suicide Prevention Day on the 10th September 2022.
The Survivorship Team would love to see you at one of our upcoming Living Well Sessions
Thursday 5th May 2022 10am – 5pm Telford Cultural Centre, 40 High Street, TF1 5NG Learn about health and wellbeing and share your thoughts on feeling emotionally well. Celebrate cultures and enjoy a free vegetarian lunch. People from a wide range of diverse backgrounds living in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin are being invited to attend...
Come and join us for our first men’s health forum where people are encouraged to attend to share experiences and obtain information surrounding important issues like mental health and physical health and fitness. We will be interviewing Interim Chief Executive Simon Whitehouse, where we will hear from him his own tips and hints on how...
Feeling lonely is something that all of us can experience at any point and it can have a huge impact on our wellbeing. It’s important to remember that these feelings can pass and that there are lots of ways we can help each other too. Fancy a cuppa? Fancy a walk? Sometimes reaching out to...
For this year’s World Mental Health Day 10th October the Better Health – Every Mind Matters campaign is focusing on “What works for me”, demonstrating how different actions can help us with our mental wellbeing, with a variety of simple tips offered by the NHS endorsed Mind Plan quiz that shows ‘there are little things...
September is World Alzheimer’s Month and this time each year, people from around the world come together to raise awareness about dementia. September 2021 marks the tenth year of this important global awareness campaign. Rates of dementia are increasing; every three minutes, someone in the UK develops dementia. There are currently 850,000 people in the...
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and a great time to think about how we’re feeling. The national lockdown has been difficult for many of us and now that restrictions are easing there may be new challenges to consider. For Mental Health Awareness Week Better Health has published a new article on the COVID-19 hub that...
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