Mental health awareness campaigns aim to inform and support, but they may sometimes do the opposite. A well-documented example comes from suicide research: Studies have shown that excessive or misguided public discussion about suicide can lead to increased instances ofsuicidalbehavior, a phenomenon k...
30 Mental health topics to write about— Each year, Mental Health Awareness month is in May and Mental Health Awareness Week is the first full week of October. These two essential campaigns seek to raise awareness and educate the public on mental health. And now, you can… Use our mental ...
For a number of years, we’ve done various activities around mental health at PDSA. We have the usual suspects – stress awareness training modules, wellbeing check-up surveys and alike – but now, for the first time, we’re actively encouraging our colleagues to talk openly about how they...
for instance, isn't just random content; it's carefully curated to match and influence your emotional state. This creates opportunities for health educators and support groups to build real, personal connections with users, using tools like duets or audiomemesto make their me...
I’m also a bit fan of accessing counselling, therapy, mindfulness, yoga, or whatever helps you get to know yourself and better help you manage mental ill health. Mental health awareness of self. This week there is a series of three programmes on BBC1 to coincide with MHAW, the first ...
More and more individuals have started recognizing online trends of self-diagnosis of mental illness, and it is increasingly plausible in the process of normalizing the conversation around mental health through memes, TikTok videos, and viral tweets; this has had the paradoxical effect of romantic...
Journaling is integral to my self-care. It helps me to process my thoughts and get things out of my head when I am feeling overwhelmed. Don’t forget to grab my free journal prompts for mental health from this page if you’re looking for a place to start with journaling, or looking ...
Engage in mindfulness for mental health Mindfulness means tapping into a state of awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings in the present moment, without judgment. Practicing mindfulness may help you slow down, reduce stress, identify potentially negative thought patterns, and avoid rumina...
PSAs are defined as announcements utilised to increase public awareness or knowledge and change attitudes or behaviours (Abrams, 2012). Mental health issues have increased notably within the last few years, with an elevation in symptoms of depression, anxiety, disordered eating, loneliness, and self...
Instagram should avoid enforcing a real-name policy in order to support openness about mental health, experts have recommended as the UK marks Mental Health Awareness Week. New research by Dr. Ysabel Gerrard at the University of Sheffield and Dr. Anthony McCosker at Swinburne University of Technol...