Joel Petch, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health and Clinical Science, discusses the dramatic rise of food banks in the UK and why we should take a closer look at how this is affecting our children’s mental health.
TAG: Mental Health
Embedding essential wellbeing skills into our curriculum
Dr Martin Watts explains how essential mental health and wellbeing skills are being embedded into the Arts and Humanities Foundation Year curriculum.
- October, 10
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Supporting children inside and out with physical activity
For Children’s Mental Health Week Dr Kristy Howells explains how physical activity should be seen as key to supporting good mental health in young people.
Mental health crisis in schools – a need for system change
Wendy Cobb, Senior Lecturer in the School of Teacher Education and Development and Bea Stevenson, Head of Emotional Health at School at Family Links, discuss the need to encourage and establish a foundational change in the education system that positions mental health at the heart of all teaching and learning.
How we can tackle loneliness
In light of a recent BBC survey, Professor of Mental Health, Doug MacInnes, explores different approaches to combat loneliness
Time to Talk – but what if I’m mentally ill?
It’s #TimetoTalk Day and Principal Lecturer Anne Cooke, at the Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology, explores the topic of mental health problems and in particular psychosis.
- February, 1
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The language of mental health
Professor Douglas MacInnes looks at how we can all help remove the stigma around mental health issues just by changing our language.
Mental health in elite athletes: can we kick mental illness into touch please?
Dr Mark Uphill and Professor Jan Burns explain how their research could help improve athletes’ mental health.
- May, 10
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- Psychology, Sport
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Can Mental health ever enjoy parity with physical health?
Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the University’s Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology, Angela Gilchrist, gives her view on the appointment of a new shadow Minister for Mental Health, and asks if mental health can at last enjoy parity with physical health.