The Reading Well Books on Prescription for Mental Health Scheme has launched across Wales. Health professionals will have the ability to ‘prescribe’ books, available for free from 22 local libraries to support people experiencing mental health challenges or facing difficult life experiences.…
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Increased Risk of Loneliness For People From BAME Backgrounds, New Report Suggests
Coinciding with Loneliness Awareness Week, new research from British Red Cross and Co-op suggests that people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds may be more vulnerable to loneliness and experience discrimination, barriers and stigma…
Nutrition - with Rhiannon Lambert
Leading UK nutritionist, author and podcast host Rhiannon Lambert shares her story with Happiful and Counselling Directory's podcast I am. I have - How It Helps…
I am. I have - The Panel Completes Podfest For Mental Health Programme
Happiful’s podcast I am. I have, with a special panel of guests, is the last podcast in the Podfest For Mental Health programme, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week…
Special Podfest For Mental Health Book of Man Episode Released
Editor of The Book of Man Martin Robinson spoke with Andy Man's Club founder Luke Ambler, Mental Health Advocate Phoebe Torrance and TV Explorer Aldo Kane for a special Mental Health Awareness Week podcast at Happiful and Counselling Directory's Podfest For Mental Health…
Jeremy Kyle Show Cancelled and Inquiry Launched Into Mental Health Impact and Duty of Care
Following the death of a guest on the Jeremy Kyle Show, ITV have announced that the popular daytime programme will no longer be produced. However, questions remain about the mental health impact of the format and the show’s duty of care with regards to its participants…
Nadiya Hussain on her goal to ensure no anxious child suffers in silence
Nadiya Hussain is on a mission to tackle the taboos around mental health, starting with her own. In her new BBC documentary, she explores the condition that has plagued her since she was seven years old, and her ambitions to ensure no child suffers in silence in the future…
Jess, Jo and Lauren Talk Maternal Mental Health at Podfest For Mental Health
What I Wish I Had Known About Maternal Mental Health is the latest special episode in Happiful's Podfest For Mental Health programme to be released. Recorded especially for Mental Health Awareness Week.…
The Naked Professors Release Podfest For Mental Health Podcast With Special Guest Jordan Stephens
As part of happiful and Counselling Directory's Podfest For Mental Health, The Naked Professors - Life Coach Ben Bidwell and presenter and mental health advocate Matt Johnson - chat with writer, actor and musician Jordan Stephens for Mental Health Awareness Week…