Mental health within men is often a taboo subject still in 2020, with male suicide rates consistently higher than women’s there is an apparent neglect of conversation about male mental health and suicide. With suicide rates increasing yearly, there may be a cause for concern and urgency to get men […]
North East based comedian Cal Halbert has opened up about the mental health issues facing his profession. Halbert himself has struggled with anxiety and mental health throughout his career, as many professionals within the industry do. Halbert stated: “You feel strong emotions whether a gig goes well or not and that cliff […]
A series of football tournaments are taking place in North Tyneside to help people with mental health issues and to raise awareness and funds for charity organisations in this field. The tournament takes place on a monthly basis at Walker Dome and raises money for a different mental health charity […]
A pioneering new service set up by Mental Health Concern, a North East charity, has been shortlisted for a 2018 Bright Ideas in Health Award. Set up in 2016, Together in a Crisis takes an innovative approach to supporting those who are in distress due to mental ill-health, but who […]
The Students’ Union at the University of Sunderland will be celebrating World Mental Health Day on Wednesday, 10 October. Wellbeing president, Mandi Purvis, is hoping the event, entitled Change Your Mind, will bring the community together. It will feature an array of activities, such as a meditation and an anxiety […]
Thousands of pounds in funding is set to help hundreds of University of Sunderland students improve their mental health through exercise. Staff from the Institute of Sport at the University have devised a scheme which is helping boost both mental and physical wellbeing. By taking part in walks at some […]
A recent Freedom of Information request reveals that 211 police officers in the North East took sick leave due to mental health issues. 109 of these were due to stress, 46 due to depression, 45 due to anxiety and 11 sought help for post-traumatic stress. Dr Jonathan Slade, from NHS England […]
Since 1992, April has been Stress Awareness month in the UK. As our modern lives have become increasingly hectic many people have become much more stressed as a result. In some cases this has led to an increase in mental health problems affecting the quality of our lives. Now across […]
It is estimated that 31% of adults in the North East suffer from mental health disorders, but resources are available to help with such issues. Lanchester and Burnhope Church is offering monthly meditation sessions, with the help of its Reverend at 7pm on the third Tuesday of every month to […]
SR News’ Sophie Dishman speaks to Kieron Brady on Alcohol Awareness Week which runs from November 14 to November 20. “I’ll be an alcoholic to the day I die,” says Kieron Brady as he sits in a blank white room at the University of Sunderland, a place where he once volunteered […]