Mental health is very similar to physical health. It’s just that a lot of the time it’s more difficult to recognize symptoms of anxiety, for example, because they’re not as obvious as a broken leg or a streaming cold.
Thursday 27th June is designated PTSD awareness day. It was first organised in the US in 2010, when the Senate nominated that day in memory of Joseph Biel, a former Staff Sergeant who had served in the North Dakota Air National Guard. A year after returning home from his second tour of Iraq, he took his own life aged just 37, having battled with PTSD.
This year, it begins on Monday 17th June. It is intended to be a celebration and an opportunity to increase awareness. More than anything else it is a chance for people to show what it is like to live with learning disabilities. For 2024 the theme is, ‘Do you see me?’. This means raising the profile of people with learning disabilities, encouraging and empowering them to be seen, heard and respected within society.
Naturally enough, one ongoing aim of Volunteers’ Week is to acknowledge the time and efforts generously given by millions of volunteers across the UK to thousands of good causes. A second goal is to encourage and inspire more people from all walks of life to consider offering a little of their time to make a difference within their communities and beyond.
By Chloe Hall Conventional definitions Descriptions of dementia usually begin with a definition: it’s the […]
By Chloe Hall Mental Health Awareness Week begins on Monday 13th May. This year’s theme […]
With Dementia people can feel less confident about performing everyday routines. They can seem lost even though they are in a familiar situation or environment. They can seem despondent and unusually anxious. They can also experience problems with expressing ideas and seem confused a good deal of the time. Their language can become impaired. They can display shifts in personality, perhaps appearing uncharacteristically aggressive or paranoid.
Lesbian Visibility Week begins on Monday 22nd April. It was first held in 2020. Now in its fifth year, its message is as important as ever. The week is intended to celebrate progress made by, and for, members of the lesbian community.
I am really excited to be writing this blog post, not only because it is such an important topic which perhaps doesn’t get as much attention as it should, but also because it is extremely close to my heart. I am currently (as I am writing this) 33 weeks pregnant with my first child, and attempting to navigate the journey of pregnancy whilst working full time, and also looking towards becoming a first-time parent in just a few weeks’ time. Within this blog post, I’ll be exploring mental health within pregnancy, with a nod to my own experience of this, and advocating for why it is so important that we raise awareness around this topic.
World Autism Awareness Week begins on April 2nd 2024. The broad aim of this year’s named week is to increase general understanding of people with autism and to promote support locally, nationally and globally.
