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Category Archives: Mental health
Is target-driven schooling damaging children’s mental health?
TweetThis evening the charity YoungMinds hosts its annual debate in London on the controversial topic of whether our target driven schools system is damaging children’s wellbeing. The charity aims to improve the mental health and emotional well-being of children and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Mental health, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing, Young people
Tagged charity, education, health, schools, third sector, young people
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The social benefits of a seaside stay
TweetBack to school after the half term break today and while some children will have enjoyed days out or trips away, two million live in families that can’t afford a day trip to the seaside, never mind a holiday. Today … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental health, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Wellbeing, Young people
Tagged charity, health, schools, third sector, young people
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From homeless to hero
TweetTom Hodson used to live on the streets, his was a peripatetic lifestyle that did little to help him overcome his depression and manic episodes. Diagnosed bipolar, even when he got a roof over his head, he often went for … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Learning disability, Mental health, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing
Tagged charity, health, learning disability, third sector, young people
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Depression: when a bad day becomes a nightmare, and a wish list for youth mental health
TweetTo mark World Mental Health Day, two bloggers with experience of mental health issues share their thoughts on action. Here, campaigner Lol Butterfield writes about the fine line between “a bad day” and something more serious, while below, youth mental … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental health, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged health, mental health, young people
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Fundraising: how to make friends and influence people
TweetGiven the dire state of funding in the charity and public sector, fundraisers (and by that I mean staff and volunteers – not chuggers) are working overtime with some fantastically inspiring and engaging events, some of which I’ve featured on … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Health, Mental health, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing
Tagged charity, cuts, health, music & arts, service users, third sector
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“As a child, I didn’t know what stigma meant – but I certainly knew how it felt”
TweetGuest blogger Lol Butterfield, a mental health campaigner and qualified mental health nurse, explains his involvement with a national drive to tackle the stigma suffered by people with mental health issues. The campaign is driven by service users. Butterfield, who … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental health, Social care, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Tagged charity, health, service users, third sector
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Dilnot: reaction round up
TweetToday the Dilnot commission on social care published its conclusions in its Fairer Care Funding report. Among its findings are that care costs should be capped and the means-tested threshold increased under major changes to the funding of adult social … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Mental health, Older people, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Tagged charity, cuts, learning disability, older people, third sector
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No voice for the vulnerable
TweetCan you imagine being so desperate for affordable legal advice that you go on an eight-hour, 300-mile bus trip just to get help? I came across such a case seven years ago; a Welsh man facing eviction from his council-owned … Continue reading
Is Cameron’s ‘big society’ reserved for the rich?
TweetLocal philanthropy and volunteers have driven the ‘big society’ in Surrey for years. So is David Cameron’s flagship project only viable for affluent communities? England’s well-heeled home counties are the natural habitat of Cameron’s “big society”. The combination of a … Continue reading
The cuts: the worst is yet to come
TweetAn authoritative analysis in today’s Society Guardian of the deepest spending cuts in a generation, which start from Friday. The special issue inludes some sector by sector breakdowns of savings and job losses, including pieces I contributed to the in-depth … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Cuts, Employment, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Local government, Mental health, Older people, Poverty, Social care, Social exclusion, Substance misuse, Third sector, Women, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged charity, cuts, employment, housing, learning disability, local government, older people, service users, tenants, third sector, women, young people, youth crime
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