Here are two simple things we have to help our stressed-out students. Will you help us spread the word? 1. Ease the pressure on students by sharing Mind’s stress-beating tips We have 14 ways to beat exam stress, submitted by Mind supporters like Rachael: “Remember, you’re not a machine. You deserve time off! Factor in…
Read MoreOver the last four years we’ve seen some really big changes in mental health. Public attitudes are improving and mental health is high on the political agenda. Download Mind’s new strategy ‘Building on Change’ We’ve helped millions more people have access to advice, support, information and services. We’ve made good progress, but because of…
Read MoreMondays 3pm – 6pm, Anderson House, Market Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6XA. The Beats group is a friendly, safe environment for people with diagnoses to relax, listen to or create music among their peers. Whatever your tastes in music, see if you can add to the melting pot. People can come and go as…
Read MoreSafe Space at MEA House, Newcastle Tuesdays, 1pm – 3pm Our Newcastle Safe Space is a free wellbeing group for adults experiencing mental health and emotional difficulties. A warm and welcoming supportive peer group where people support each other to make positive steps. Attending the group can help to reduce isolation by building…
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This month we’re really excited to release our Creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces Report. The report is the result of 46 ‘Organisational Health checks’, conducted between 2013 and 2015, that draws on the experiences of 15,000 employees. The report informs employers about employees’ experiences of mental health in a variety of workplaces; illustrates good practice in managing…
Read MoreSIGN-NT is a network providing FREE, impartial and confidential information for adults on health and wellbeing services in North Tyneside. SIGN-NT connects you to the right organisation that can help with: Services and support to help you continue living at home Advice on benefits, housing or heating Debt and consumer advice Equipment and aids to…
Read MoreCare and Connect is a community based app that allows people to rate Dementia Friendly Places. This mobile app, that can be downloaded on to both apple and android phones from the AppStore, gathers information on the places people with dementia and their carers enjoy to go. Care and Connect Dementia Friendly Places App
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Iridescent coruscating light, So Bright, so stark, so obvious, Like coffee dripping on a Sunday wet morning, Whetting appetite’s to begin, like light: The great beginning, like God said in Genesis. Light, so heavy, so un-dull, Perhaps pretending to be like the cat That walked over the barrow of wet dish-water. Optically dense, refractive refractory…
Read More The bright shining light of the sunrise shone through my bay window and filled my sitting room full of reds, oranges, pinks and Turkish delight colours. I walked into my sitting room and felt the light against my soft smooth skin, it felt bliss. Sadly the sunset faded into the grey clouds and the light…
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