A guide to Understanding the positive developmental impact of travel on kids
This guide highlights the developmental benefits of family travel for children and offers tips for making the most of these experiences, making it a valuable resource for parents.
A Guide for University Students: Sleeping Habits
Sleep is vital for students’ health, mental clarity, and academic success. Poor sleep can worsen mental health and reduce focus, making studies harder. Good sleep habits help students manage university pressures & improve overall wellbeing.
Breaking Down OCD Myths: Dispelling Misconceptions & Stigma
Michael Vallejo clarifies common misconceptions about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), emphasizing that it’s not just about being overly clean or organized. OCD involves distressing obsessions and compulsions that disrupt daily life. By debunking myths, Kathleen aims to reduce stigma and promote a better understanding of the condition, highlighting the importance of accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.
An Essential Road Safety Guide For Understanding Driver Fatigue: Tiredness At The Wheel
Road accidents claim thousands of lives each year, with 1,695 fatalities in the UK in 2022, reflecting pre-pandemic trends. Globally, 1.3 million people die annually from road traffic crashes, the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29. Many of these accidents, including those caused by driving fatigue, are preventable. This guide explores the causes of driving fatigue and offers preventive measures to reduce the risk of fatigue-related accidents.
A Guide for College Students: Understanding Your Finances
College is a busy time, juggling classes, living independently, and making big decisions. However, it’s crucial to also focus on your finances, including saving for college, paying for it, finding scholarships and loans, and building your credit score. Understanding available financial resources can give you a head start on managing your money and securing your financial future.
The Complete Guide: Disabled Students’ Allowance
University can be challenging, especially for students with disabilities facing extra financial hurdles. The Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA), introduced in 1993, provides bursaries to help manage these costs. This guide covers eligibility, potential amounts, and application details for the DSA.
The Complete Guide: Taking care of your mental well-being before & during your wedding
A wedding is an exciting event, but there can also be some stress in the run-up to the big day, as well as when it arrives. This guide will help engaged people deal with their feelings and pre-wedding anxieties, while helping them take care of themselves during this important life change.
Shopping Habits & Wellbeing: a data-driven guide to emotional spending
You’ve probably heard of emotional eating – when we use food as a way to cope with how we’re feeling. But what about the other behaviours people may rely on as a way to feel better when they’re struggling with their emotions?
Emotional shopping and spending are surprisingly common, yet not that well understood. In this guide, we explore spending habits and why we may turn to shopping for comfort, as well as what can be done to improve on behaviours and maximise wellbeing in healthier ways.
Websites
Mind
www.mind.org.uk
Brilliant resource for all things mental health, personal stories, hot topics, top tips, support lines and so much more.
Action for Happiness www.actionforhappiness.org
Helping people take action for happier and kinder world for themselves and those around them. Numerous free programs, downloads and shareables. Aimed at everyone.
Mental Health Foundation
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Committed to Good mental health for all. Up to date research, a blog aimed at both the general public and the professional. A section all about your mental health where you can dive into the A to Z of all things mental health to listening to a podcast to personal stories.
OK Rehab
www.okrehab.org
Find the Best Addiction Rehab for Your Needs – Detox and Rehabilitate Safely. We believe everyone has the chance to turn their situation around, no matter how complicated their current situation may be. Since 2000, we’ve promoted inclusive addiction treatment.
Rethink Mental Illness
www.rethink.org
Improving the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of groups and services, information, and campaigning. Find Help in your local area, be it mental health services, support groups or peer support online. Advice about mental health conditions and symptoms and living with a mental illness.
Men’s Minds Matter www.mensmindsmatter.org
A non-profit organisation dedicated to the prevention of male suicide by building psychological resilience and emotional strength.
Understanding the Male Menopause and Mental Health
www.optimale.co.uk
You’ve probably heard of the menopause in women, but did you know men go through a similar hormonal change as they age?
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
Whatever you are going through a Samaritan will face it with you. Someone is always there, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Noisli
www.noisli.com
A platform where you can create your own ambient sounds or listen to predetermined playlists. Available free or upgrade for access to more playlists. If you like ambient sound this is a great one for you.
My Therappy
www.my-therappy.co.uk
NHS reviews for apps for recovery and rehabilitation so that you can find an app that will help and support you.
Mental Health Matters
www.mhm.org.uk
Mental Health Matters helps people achieve good mental and physical wellbeing enabling them to live life to the full
Time to Change
www.time-to-change.org.uk
Campaigning to change the way people think and act about mental health problems. Advice, quizzes, tips, and videos. Resources for you, schools, and the workplace.
NHS One You
www.nhs.uk/oneyou
An NHS website offering resources, tips, quizzes, apps, recipes and articles to help you support your mental and physical health.
Head Talks
www.headtalks.com
A website to inform, inspire and engage those interested in mental health and wellbeing. Contains free course, podcasts, videos, blog and much more.
rehab4addiction
www.rehab4addiction.co.uk
Rehab 4 Addiction works closely with rehabilitation centres and outpatient clinics throughout the United Kingdom and the admissions team match a patients’ addiction with an appropriately placed rehabilitation centre.
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