Mental health doesn’t take time off at Christmas, and with all the added stresses that can come with the festive season it’s very important to care for your wellbeing. Follow our Christmas tips to support your wellbeing over the festive season. Read more
Thursday 10th October is World Mental Health Day. This year's theme, set by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) is “suicide prevention”. Read more
Neil Gregory, Learning & Development Officer at MHM discusses how we can all make a difference in the prevention of suicide. Read more
Kevin Jarman, the Joint Unit for Work and Health’s Lead on the Employment Advisors in IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) programme, spoke at our staff conference about the project’s progress so far. Read more
David Powell, gave a fascinating keynote presentation at our Annual Staff Conference on military mental health and the 'TILS'. Read more
Stephanie works as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner for the North Staffordshire Wellbeing Service. She told us about a typical day in her work providing cognitive behavioural therapy for common mental health problems. Read more
On Saturday some of the volunteers from our ‘Being Active Matters’ project in Northumberland were up bright and early to help out at the first Wooler Wheel cycling event of the year. Read more
May is National Walking Month, an annual celebration of walking that’s led by the charity Living Streets. Walking, like other physical activities, releases endorphins which improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety. Read more
Make Your Move is a specialist employment support service provided by MHM. Read on to find out what they do, and how they supported client James* to get back into work. Read more
Over the past month, 39 MHM staff members from across the country have been attending Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Nicola, who attended one of the two-day workshops, told us a bit more about what the training involves and what she thought of it. Read more
Evidence suggests that a small improvement in wellbeing can help to decrease some mental health problems and also help people to flourish. Read more
According to the Mental Health Foundation 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. Andrea Rutherford, MHM's Learning & Development Officer has provided information on identifying and reducing stress. Read more