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  June 2017 22.06.17

  Understanding Anxiety – Taking Control of your Mental Health

  Anxiety is considered one of the most common mental health problems in the western world; in 2013 there were 8.2 million cases recorded in the UK alone. So what is anxiety? Many people describe anxiety as a sense of worry, […]

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  June 2017 21.06.17

  Emotionally Absent Parents – Can mental health conditions such as depression affect your parenting skills?

  A poem by J.C about her experience as a child. My first steps I stood there teetering, so proud, ecstatic as a baby bird learning it could fly. When I looked back, my smile about to break my face, I […]

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  June 2017 20.06.17

  Relationship Counselling – What effect mental health has on relationships

  Human beings are naturally very sociable. We enjoy the company of others and crave positive interactions and meaningful friendships. Our romantic relationships are a very significant part of our lives; they can bring us great happiness, but they can also […]

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  June 2017 19.06.17

  Different Psychotherapy models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which can help manage conditions like depression.

  What is psychotherapy? Psychotherapy is a talking therapy based on the trusting, non-judgmental relationship nurtured between a therapist and the client. Traditionally psychotherapy has been offered on a face-to-face basis, where the client will need to physically go and see […]

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  June 2017 17.06.17

  Different Forms of Child Abuse

  My beautiful daughter and gorgeous, cheeky nephews, are running around the garden, playing very loudly, as only children their age can. Their innocence and joy shining brighter than the sunny day we’re so unusually having even though it’s mid-June. For […]

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  June 2017 04.06.17

  Week in Review 29.05.17-04.06.17

  The stories this week centred on mental health services for children, or rather lack of mental health services for children. The Independent reported that teenagers with mental health problems are attempting suicide because it is difficult to access specialist mental health services […]

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  May 2017 28.05.17

  Week in Review 22.05.17-28.05.17

  This week we witnessed a ruthless attack targeting teenagers and young people at the Manchester Arena at Ariana Grande’s concert. This has been one of the worst attacks in the UK in recent history, and our thoughts go out to […]

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  May 2017 23.05.17

  How to talk to children about terrorism

  The explosion in Manchester last night realised a parent’s nightmare. Targeting teenagers and young people at a concert made this attack one of the worst attacks UK has ever faced. There’s no doubt that parents everywhere will want to protect […]

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  May 2017 20.05.17

  Week in Review 15.05.17-21.05.17

  This week Theresa May has been accused of mixing up learning disabilities with mental health. On the campaign trail in Oxfordshire, the prime minister was confronted by a woman with learning disabilities called Cathy, who passionately told her about the effect of losing her disability benefits. Theresa May answered that […]

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