Testing themselves against the elements, four intrepid mums team up with The One Show’s Alex Jones to raise awareness of maternal mental health The Mums preapring for the cycle Sport Relief [https://www.sportrelief.com/] is returning with a bang, as fundraisers are pushed to their physical limits to…
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In order to promote a more sustainable society, we must put mental health on the agenda in society
Felicity Hayward: On self-love and the power of working together
On International Women's Day 2018, we speak to Felicity Hayward, founder of #SelfLoveBringsBeauty and outspoken advocate of body positivity and diversity, to get her thoughts on nurturing the next generation and forging a healthy relationship with yourself If you could give 12-year-old you one piece of advice, what…
Quitting Twitter For My Mental Health: Jack Monroe Leaves Social Media Platform Following Online Abuse
Food Poverty campaigner Jack Monroe has left the social media platform after posting a statement about the mental health impact of abuse received online.…
What Help is Available for Students Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties?
A growing number of undergraduates are reporting mental health problems, but what can be done to support them?…
10 Misconceptions About Eating Disorders
It’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and it’s about time we tackled some core misconceptions Too many people are still not seeking or receiving help for eating disorders in the UK. Charities such as Beat [https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/] and AnorexiaBulimiaCare [http://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/] estimate more…
#MedsWorkedForMe - A Nationwide Discussion On Antidepressants And Mental Health
#MedsWorkedForMe has trended on Twitter, with thousands of people joining an online dialogue about mental health and medication.…
The "Zero-Waste" Supermarket: An interview with founder, Tom Pell
Each year we produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic, and most of that is for single-use products. Here, we speak to Tom Pell, the man behind Birmingham's first ‘zero-waste’ supermarket Tom Pell 2018 will see the grand opening of Birmingham's first “zero-waste” supermarket: The Clean…
5 Pieces of Tech For a Kinder World
The innovators creating a kinder, more sustainable future In the 18th century, we had the industrial revolution. The 1950s began the digital revolution, as we moved away from analogue and mechanics. And now, we’re at the dawn of a new technological age. In the past 20 years, we’ve…
MQ: The mental health research charity
For every person diagnosed with cancer, £178 is spent on research per year. For mental illness, the figure is just £8. MQ [https://www.mqmentalhealth.org/] wants to change that "It’s hard to define when mental health research, as we would understand it, emerged,” says Sophie Dix, Director…