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Living with autism | Meltdowns and shutdowns
Autism is a life-long developmental disability. Individuals with an autism diagnosis may experience the world a little differently as their brains process information and interactions in a different way. Read more about an autism diagnosis, what daily life is like…
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All About Anxiety – Managing Anxiety
Anxiety disorder is a mental health diagnosis that can have a big impact on your day to day life. There are different types of anxiety disorders that we covered in our first blog in the ‘All About Anxiety’ series, you…
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How to recognise symptoms of depression
Depression is a mental health condition most commonly characterised by consistent low mood, feeling sad and unhappy. A common mental disorder worldwide and a leading cause of disability, it is estimated that the prevalence of depression in the UK was…
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All About Anxiety – Types of Anxiety Disorders
What is anxiety? Anxiety is typically defined as a feeling of worry and unease. Everyone will likely experience feelings of anxiety during certain times in their lives, for example when preparing for a job interview or when going on a…
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Northern Healthcare exceed the Real Living Wage for frontline employees
Northern Healthcare secures backing to increase pay above the Real Living Wage for over two hundred adult health and social care employees Northern Healthcare, are an enhanced supported living provider with fifteen recovery services across England and over two hundred…
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World Social Work Day 2022 – Co-building a New Eco-Social World
World Social Work Day is held on the third Tuesday of March each year, and this year it fell on 15th March 2022, which coincided with Social Work England’s Social Work Week (14th – 18th March 2022). The day was…
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Women Pioneers in Mental Health | International Women’s Day 2022
International Women’s Day 2022 falls on Tuesday 8th March, and this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias. The idea behind the theme is to raise awareness against gender bias, and celebrate women’s achievements. We’re doing our bit by taking a look at…
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How to Become a Social Worker
There are many roles within the Health and Social Care sector, such as Support Workers, Service Managers, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Counsellors and Social Workers, to name a few. This article focuses on how to become a Social Worker and the…
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Mental Health Inequality
Poor mental health can affect anyone at any time in their lives, however unfortunately there are some people for who the likelihood of experiencing a mental health problem is higher than average. This results in health inequality not just across…
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The role of Occupational Therapy data in mental health support and treatment
Historically, the development of occupational therapy arose from the treatment of mental health diagnoses. In 1928, Dr William Rush Dunton Jr., founder of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (now known as the American Occupational Therapy Association),…
