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The season to be jolly?
TweetHooray, it’s Christmas! Yes, the season to be jolly is upon us once again. But that’s OK because everyone loves Christmas, right? Well, I’m not a fan and I know I won’t be the only one shunning the Christmas cheer, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental health, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Young people
Tagged charity, happiness, health, service users, third sector, young people
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12 days of Christmas, Social Issue-style
TweetSeason’s greetings from The Social Issue – to mark the jollities, here’s a snapshot of some of the upbeat posts and pictures about people, projects and places featured over the last 12 months. This festive pick is by no means … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Blogging, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Learning disability, Local government, Music & arts, Older people, Poverty, Social care, Social enterprise, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing, Women, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged antisocial behaviour, big society, blogging, charity, cuts, education, employment, happiness, health, housing, learning disability, music & arts, older people, service users, social enterprise, third sector, young people, youth crime
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Decent homes for the homeless
Tweet“Homelessness doesn’t have a face,” says Janet Marsh, “it can happen to anyone, anywhere.” Marsh, 65, from east London, lost her privately rented home in her 50s after her marriage ended, then became ill with epilepsy and arthritis. “People think … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Education, Health, Housing, Local government, Social exclusion, Volunteering
Tagged communities, cuts, education, health, housing, local government, tenants
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We should be kind, while there is still time
TweetOver 30 years ago as a young man I first set foot in a psychiatric hospital. It was an old Victorian “asylum” in the rolling countryside of Bedfordshire. I had travelled to the south of England from my native north … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental health, Social care, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing
Tagged health, service users, third sector
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Neets: “Unemployment knocked my self-esteem..I wasn’t good enough at anything.”
TweetWilliam Wright left his Somerset school with a handful of GCSEs. Confused about what to do after school, he felt his teachers had “given up” on him. Wright found temporary work as a plasterer but lacked the qualifications for a … Continue reading
Posted in Cuts, Education, Employment, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing, Young people
Tagged charity, cuts, education, employment, schools, third sector, young people
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Pictures of mental health
TweetThe painting here, depicting the torment of a lost past and an unknown future, is among the intriguing works in a new exhibition opening in London today which focuses on mental health. The arts event by charity CoolTan Arts, an … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental health, Music & arts, Social exclusion, Third sector, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Wellbeing
Tagged charity, health, music & arts, service users, third sector
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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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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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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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