Half of all mental health problems have been established by the age of 14, rising to 75 per cent by age 24. One in ten children aged 5–16 has a diagnosable problem. On Tuesday 12th December Open forum Events held their Children and Young People’s Mental Health Conference. The day was good, there were 10 […]
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The government has announced a new green paper that proposes to help young people in schools before they get worse. This comes at the same time they release the statistic that one in ten girls ages 16 or 17 were referred for specialist mental health services in england last year. Below are the main points
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The human race has evolved to deal with trauma and needs traumas to develop responses to dangerous situations. For example we know animals can be dangerous by dealing with the first trauma of seeing an animal attack a human and how that knowledge is passed down the generations. Sometimes however trauma can be overwhelming and
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World Mental Health Day is upon us once more, and this year’s theme is all about the workplace. The financial cost of mental illnesses in the UK is massive, as you can see from the figures in the above infographic, costing an estimated £70 billion annually in lost productivity, benefits, and health care. Such figures
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Everyone worries about their health on the odd occasion, but when those worries persist with no evidence for concern, and the fear of illness becomes so great that it affects your day to day living it’s possible you might have health/illness anxiety. You might be surprised just how common this condition is. An estimated one
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We are pleased to announce that EverythingBranded.co.uk have been kind enough to donate printed wristbands to No Panic! EverythingBranded.co.uk specialise in promotional and branded products for businesses and charities around the world. They have worked with household names such as ASDA, Samsung, the NHS and ITV, supplying them with pens, clothes, mugs, key rings and
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Anxiety can be very debilitating leaving a person unable to function or do basic things for themselves. This article though is for anyone who is caring for someone with a disability, physical illness or an anxiety disorder, including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. What is a carer? You may not see yourself as a carer. If you are
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Are you going to take part? To help people become more educated about mental health, if we could speak to one person this week about how we feel and how anxiety can affect us, then we are all breaking the barriers down. Anxiety can affect anyone of us so it is nothing to be ashamed
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No Panic asked its Trustees and staff how they cope with stress for Stress Awareness Month. See their responses below: Chris Scott To cope with stress and anxiety I find just having a chat with my friend helps to take the seriousness out of it, also breathing exercises really help and listening to a relaxation
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No Panic asked it’s patrons how they deal with stress for stress awareness month. See their responses below. Professor Kevin Gournay My number one strategy is physical exercise. I think that regular exercise is also the key to preventing stress building, because simply put, it burns off the physical arousal that underpins stress responses. I
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