October 10th marks World Mental Health day. This marks an opportunity for frank, open conversations around mental health and wellbeing in an effort to reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions. Each year a specific area of mental health or its effects are chosen as the key focus for the day. This year the topic is Suicide Prevention…
The Local Heroes awards run by Isle of Wight Radio celebrate the individuals that go above and beyond. The awards recognise people from all walks of life and the nominations cover a wide range of categories. The nominations come from you, members of the public, colleagues, family and friends and that makes the awards…
There is an increasing body of evidence to show there is a link between physical exercise and mental health. In this context exercise can be defined as moderate activity that raises your heart rate, makes you breathe faster and makes you feel warmer.
This year during mental health awareness week the Mental Health Foundation launched the “Be Body Kind” campaign. This focus on body image raised questions about the role
of social media’s impact in this area as well as traditional
We commonly hear about the effect of social media on mental health. This is predominantly a negative message with very few positive stories making headlines. Like all things social media is not inherently bad so why are there so many studies and reports regarding the negatives.
There is an increasing body of evidence to show there is a link between physical exercise and mental health. In this context exercise can be defined as moderate activity that raises your heart rate, makes you breathe faster and makes you feel warmer.
This year during mental health awareness week the Mental Health Foundation launched the “Be Body Kind” campaign. This focus on body image raised questions about the role
of social media’s impact in this area as well as traditional media including television and print sources.
We commonly hear about the effect of social media on mental health. This is predominantly a negative message with very few positive stories making headlines. Like all things social media is not inherently bad so why are there so many studies and reports regarding the negatives.