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By Jill Dando News Fundraisers are celebrating after the huge success of the Walk of Kindness challenge, which has raised almost £50,000 and involved Emmaus charities across the UK. An inspiring team of staff and people the charity supports, known as ‘companions’, made the epic 450-mile journey from St
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester are leading groundbreaking research to evaluate youth worker services for young people with long-term conditions (LTCs) across the UK. The 30-month study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, comes as recent data
Mental Health
By Dawn Carey, Mental Health Editor and Consultant Editor As the CEO of a children’s mental health charity, I’m constantly exploring new ways to support young people early on. But I never expected we’d one day find ourselves running a youth club! Let me take you back
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News An award-winning young entrepreneur from Derbyshire has talked about his autism diagnosis on a mental health platform which has been viewed more than a 1.2 million times. Twelve-year-old Max Palfrey, who invented a range of clothing for people with sensory issues, has appeared on the
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News Kooth Digital Health, the UK's leading digital mental wellbeing platform for young people, announces the launch of "Kooth Future Council," an exciting new initiative aimed at empowering students aged 15-18 across Britain to lead conversations around mental health. The Council will bring
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By Jill Dando News A former classmate of Jill Dando is inviting businesses to join an expanding global good news project in schools. The transformative Good News Newsrooms project to spotlight positive news in schools and communities is inviting businesses to partner. The powerful initiative builds student-run newsrooms focused on
Good News Tonic
By Jill Dando News A Brisbane-based Clinical Psychologist, is set to release a debut series of children’s books designed to assist children in navigating complex emotional situations. Clinical Psychologist now author, Olivia Yaksich, has penned a number of books aimed to help young readers and their families navigate stressors.
People
Special Feature by Ellise Hollie-Hayward, Jill Dando News Disabilities Correspondent Meet Katie Krzyanowski, 26 and from the UK! She loves make-up, books and just being creative. Katie was born with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and was typically healthy until she was 4 when they discovered she had Scoliosis which was quickly
Samaritans
By Jill Dando News Dog walkers across Ireland & Northern Ireland are walking 100km this October to raise funds for Samaritans. Samaritans' 'Walkies For Wellbeing' 2024 dog-walking challenge has kicked off with over 1,000 people taking part across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Supporters and their pooches
Mental Health Day
By Jill Dando News Today (Thursday 10 October) marks World Mental Health Day 2024, a date dedicated to raising awareness and promoting mental well-being globally. This day serves as a vital reminder of the importance of mental health and the need to foster supportive communities where individuals can seek help
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News In an unprecedented move, two CEOs of mental health charities have been named as the first-ever mental health-trained editors of a national and global newspaper, the Good News Post. This groundbreaking initiative comes at a time when mental health challenges and loneliness are skyrocketing, exacerbated by
Young Minds uk
By Mental Health Correspondent * M&S reaches £2m fundraising milestone ahead of this year’s Hello Yellow campaign * Hello Yellow marks World Mental Health Day on 10th October, encourages wearing yellow to support young people’s mental health * M&S x YoungMinds ambassador Rochelle Humes launches Buddy Bench
Charity
Next year brings the 10-year anniversary of In Charley's Memory, mental health charity helping thousands of people. To celebrate they will be hosting a ball at the Winter Gardens in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Everyone in the office is looking forward to celebrating all of our hard work over the
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By Adam Hunter, Jill Dando News Correspondent In a heartwarming celebration at the Winter Gardens, Broadway Lodge, Weston Super Mare, Somerser one of the UK's leading addiction treatment centres, marked its 50th anniversary. The charity, founded in 1974, has been at the forefront of addiction recovery, proudly treating
Mental Health
By Jill Dando News From Captaining the Chelsea football team to playing for England in the World Cup, Millie is no stranger to pressure. She plays as a defender for Chelsea and has represented England on numerous occasions including as part of the Lioness squad during the historic EURO 2022
Charity
By Jill Dando News A mental health charity formed in memory of Burnham-On-Sea teenager Charley Marks in Somerset says it is helping record numbers of local young people as it marks the sad tenth anniversary of his death this week. In Charley’s Memory was formed as a mental health