World Mental Health Day
The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day on 10th October is “mental health in an unequal world”, asking us to think about the issues that cause mental health inequality both locally and globally. One key reason for these inequalities is stigma and discrimination towards those with mental health issues. At Mindapples we believe […]
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Make Time For Your Mind
This is a guest blogpost by John James Morris who took part in the Team v campaign “Make Time For Your Mind”. During my first campaign, raising awareness of youth homelessness with Team v, I spent three nights sleeping rough in Stoke-On-Trent. It was one of the most difficult things that I have ever done […]
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Simple lessons change teens attitude
Teaching school children about common mental health problems can reduce prejudice and negative attitudes towards mental illness, according to a new study published in the April issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. A group of researchers, led by Dr Paul Naylor of the University of Sheffield, found that teenagers who received just six lessons […]
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