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School puts Mental Health First Aid ‘on the syllabus’

2025-01-13T14:29:54+00:00

  Art therapy and wellbeing walks put staff first at Folkestone school   Earlscliffe is the latest school to be nominated for the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards and puts wellbeing at the heart of its operation. Kate Orr from the awards team talked to the school to find out more. In a world where work [...]

School puts Mental Health First Aid ‘on the syllabus’2025-01-13T14:29:54+00:00

Dementia charity nominated for regional awards

2025-01-13T14:46:48+00:00

Lizzie and John Charity's outstanding care following dementia diagnosis Lizzie and John's world crumbled when he was diagnosed with dementia. Crossroads Care Kent were there to support the couple in their darkest hour and following his death. Now Lizzie has nominated the charity for this year's Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards to publicly thank [...]

Dementia charity nominated for regional awards2025-01-13T14:46:48+00:00

Project Talking Football nominated for regional awards

2025-01-13T14:29:54+00:00

Kyle Ingram-Baldwin Striking a link between football and wellbeing Men are statistically less likely to take their mental health seriously and are reluctant to seek out help. One solution, devised by Kyle Ingram-Baldwin, has created a project that merges football with mental health. Now Kyle's initiative - Project Talking Football - has been nominated [...]

Project Talking Football nominated for regional awards2025-01-13T14:29:54+00:00

Make-up guru nominated for bringing joy to others

2025-01-13T14:48:20+00:00

Sophie Dodds Bringing joy during the darkest of times How we perceive we look to others can hugely affect our self-confidence and self-belief. To ease this anxiety Sophie Dodds offers a clinic providing a range of free beauty treatments. The JOY initiative was sparked following the death of her father when she at [...]

Make-up guru nominated for bringing joy to others2025-01-13T14:48:20+00:00

The search is on for the region’s wellbeing champions

2025-01-13T14:47:54+00:00

The search is on for the region's wellbeing champions Nominate now Nominations are now being accepted for an annual awards event that focuses on wellbeing and the people, organisations and initiatives that support our mental health. This support can be crucial to help us cope with life, particularly as the cost-of-living-crisis [...]

The search is on for the region’s wellbeing champions2025-01-13T14:47:54+00:00

Amy’s emotional and mental health resilience were tested to the limit

2025-01-13T14:47:17+00:00

Amy Hopper “I’d forgotten what it was like to do basic tasks without being in pain” Amy Hopper's emotional and mental health resilience were tested to the limit by a series of circumstances, each of which might have broken any other person. After surviving a car crash and coping with the death of [...]

Amy’s emotional and mental health resilience were tested to the limit2025-01-13T14:47:17+00:00

The first step is the hardest

2025-01-13T14:46:53+00:00

  The first step is the hardest It is estimated that nearly 1 in 4 people suffer from some type of mental health problem; I am not ashamed to admit that I am part of that statistic. I have been diagnosed with OCD, anxiety and depression. It took me a few years to truly come to terms with my [...]

The first step is the hardest2025-01-13T14:46:53+00:00

Lord Mayor supports East Kent Mind clients

2023-12-22T10:34:06+00:00

Paul Babra Festive treat for East Kent Mind clients Clients and supporters of East Kent Mind and Revival were treated to a warming curry and soup in the run-up to Christmas. Paul Babra of Karara Food donated his time to create dishes to be given free to several hundred people from half [...]

Lord Mayor supports East Kent Mind clients2023-12-22T10:34:06+00:00

Festive treat for charity supporters and clients

2025-01-13T14:01:18+00:00

  Paul and Rani Babra of Karara Foods  Festive treat for charity supporters and clientsPaul Babra of Karara Foods is teaming up with East Kent Mind again to support a number of charities in the county.Paul and Rani have decided to offer a free tasty curry meal to clients and supporters of a number of [...]

Festive treat for charity supporters and clients2025-01-13T14:01:18+00:00

Artists raise £3k for men’s mental health

2023-11-27T12:42:06+00:00

Ruth Rollason and Lucy Troubridge donate funds from the Peter A Leigh art exhibition to East Kent Mind Artists raise £3k for men's mental health More than 200 pieces of artwork and prints created by Ramsgate artist Peter A Leigh have been sold to support mental health and art groups in the town. [...]

Artists raise £3k for men’s mental health2023-11-27T12:42:06+00:00
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