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A sober festival is coming to Essex in August

Guest Opinion Posted on 23/07/202415/07/2024

While festivals have traditionally been known as a hotspot for drugs, alcohol and substance misuse, Essex Recovery Festival is looking to fill a much-needed gap in this Summer’s festival calendar. Over recent years, England has seen a huge generational shift in alcohol consumption. In a 2023 survey, a third of young people aged 18-25 said […]

Mind and SAMH are new charity partners to improve support for people experiencing financial worry

Guest Opinion Posted on 09/02/202431/01/2024

Virgin Money has chosen mental health charities Mind and SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) as new corporate charity partners.

Education Recent Work

Construction charity teaches difference between banter and bullying

Nancy Platts Posted on 07/12/202329/11/2023

Young people are being offered wellbeing training in an effort to encourage them to choose construction as a career. The training covers how to spot the difference between banter and bullying and dealing with stress and anxiety, The free soft skills training is targeted at young NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) people by […]

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New mental health portal launched to support school students’ wellbeing

Sarah Colombini Posted on 26/05/202326/05/2023

A new digital package for schools has been launched to support the mental health and wellbeing of their students by digital youth charity, The Mix.

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Reasons to be cheerful about democracy and wellbeing in England

Guest Opinion Posted on 27/01/202227/01/2022

Check out this positive news story: Ed Humpherson, who looks after the regulation of official statistics in the UK, says there are reasons to be positive amid latest figures showing mistrust in politics and a drop in democratic wellbeing.

Campaign of the Week Recent

Food, drink, health and wellbeing pop-up overlooking Worthing seafront opens

Campaign Collective Posted on 02/07/202102/07/2021

Today LEVEL 1 opens to the public bringing together the best of Worthing and Sussex based leisure, food and drink businesses in a unique experience with incredible views.

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Evidence that sport changes lives of young people

Nancy Platts Posted on 01/10/202001/10/2020

Laureus Sport for Good has used the power of sport to change the lives of more than six million children and young people around the world over the last 20 years. Laureus Sport for Good has supported over 200 community sports-based programmes operating in more than 40 countries and to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the […]

Education Recent Work

Call to combat students’ Coronavirus mental health issues

Nancy Platts Posted on 17/09/202016/09/2020

Coronavirus has had a huge impact on the mental wellbeing of students, with nearly two thirds reporting low self-esteem, a new survey from the National Union of Students (NUS) has found. Students are also more likely to have experienced feelings of isolation during this period with nearly three-quarters having less contact with their course mates. […]

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Mothers celebrated in online letter writing class

Ian Morton Posted on 15/09/202015/09/2020

A new online class is helping people to connect with the mothers and mother figures in their life who have passed away. The initiative was started by Karlene Roberts who grew up for most of her life without her mother Jacqueline, after she passed away when Karlene was just four years old. After not really […]

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