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Six out of ten people have suffered mental health problems

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:52:27 +0000

Six out of 10 people (62%) in Britain have had at least one time in their life where they found it difficult to cope mentally, according to a survey published today.

Mental Health Foundation - 8th March 2010

For more information please claick the link below

Music Mecca @ the citadel

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:02:47 +0000

Music & Dance Workshops

FREE new music and dance workshops
for young people aged 10-18 every Saturday 1pm-2pm at the Citadel.
Starts Saturday 17th April Mcing, Djing, Scrap Band and Street Dance

Come along and discover your talents!
For more information and to reserve your place contact the Citadel on 01744 735436 or visit
www.citadel.org.uk

EPOCHalypse
Dry Bar / Under 18’s / Clubnight
New monthly dry bar clubnights for under 18’s

Schools 'should promote self-esteem in young children'

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:31:57 +0000

Children as young as eight should be taught about self-esteem in a bid to stop them developing eating disorders, a charity said today

click on the link below to read more

'Ignite Your Life!' Community Resilience Events

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:11:51 +0000

‘Ignite Your Life’ is a series of free events funded by Halton and St Helens NHS, that aim to skill people up to stay strong during difficult times. The events are open to people living and working in Halton and St Helens and will include workshops on the following topics:

Airbrush warnings could help fight anorexia

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:16:28 +0000

A leading mental health body has called for warning symbols to accompany airbrushed pictures of models and celebrities to help combat eating disorders.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists said a kite mark on digitally enhanced photographs would raise awareness of how often such manipulation takes place and help stop people trying to achieve "unattainable physical perfection".

full story can be found at:

Halton and St Helens rank second in Northwest mental wellbeing survey

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:51:51 +0000

The North West Mental Wellbeing Survey was undertaken in response to a growing need to understand more about positive mental health and wellbeing. With a total sample of 18,500 people across Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside, the survey is the largest, most significant and detailed investigation of the region’s mental health and wellbeing ever undertaken.

Some findings from the survey include:

Depression in Pregnancy May Lead to Antisocial Teens

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:41:59 +0000

Teens whose mothers were depressed during pregnancy are at increased risk for antisocial behavior, including violence, a new study suggests.

The British researchers also found that women prone to aggressive and disruptive behaviour in their teen years are more likely to become depressed during pregnancy, which shows that a mother's history predicts her children's antisocial behaviour.

Two in three workers would hide mental illness

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:53:14 +0000

The Mental Health Foundation reports on how two thirds of workers would hide their mental illness from colleagues and employers, campaigners claimed today. click on the link below to access the full story.

www.mentalhealth.org.uk/information/news/?entryid17=76687

Beat the January Blues!!!

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:47:01 +0000

28th January 2010, 1pm – 7pm,
at the
Deafness Resource Centre
32-40 Dentons Green Lane, St Helens, WA10 2QB

There will be:

• Refreshments

• Music performance from a special guest!

• Live music from Music Net with the chance for you to get up on stage and join in.

• Karaoke.

• Break dance performance from the UC Crew and a chance to try out some dance moves for yourself!

• Singing for your health with ‘Crescendo’

Depression targeted in government policy shift

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:58 +0000

Depression targeted in government policy shift

The government is preparing to announce a major shift in mental health policy in England with a new emphasis on tackling and preventing depression.

The 10-year strategy is expected to call for better identification of those most at risk and wider access to psychological therapies for patients.

Depression or anxiety affect one in six people at some point in their lives, yet only one in four is in treatment.