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Help Musicians partners with Music Support to give thousands of musicians free access to mental health support app

Stuart Mitchell

Announced as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, Help Musicians has partnered with Music Support to offer 4,500 musicians free access to the NHS-approved mental health support app Thrive. A recent Help Musicians survey saw over 80% of respondents confirm that the current crisis is having an impact on their wellbeing, signalling a need to invest in early detection and preventative mental health support for musicians. Thrive is the UK’s only NHS-approved app focused on the prevention and early detection of common mental health conditions. The app offers 24/7…

World Pulse to Launch #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19 Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

World Pulse, has announced a global campaign to showcase how women are collaborating across borders to find solutions and create impact around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign, titled #ConnectWomenHealTheWorld: Global Responses to COVID-19, launched on May 24, 2020 at worldpulse.com/connect-women-heal-the-world. The campaign features a curated collection of stories, including: Launching an app that responds to the rise of gender-based violence during lockdowns Collaboration feeds 400 hungry Nigerian families From the DRC to India, crowdsourcing leads to food and health solutions World Pulse, a Portland-based nonprofit, was founded…

New film launched by Barnardo’s Scotland and Public Health Scotland new film – ‘It’s All About Relationships’

Stuart Mitchell

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week – 18-24 May children’s charity, Barnardo’s Scotland and Public Health Scotland, have launched a new film for everyone involved in educating children and young people – ‘It’s All About Relationships: Embedding relational, trauma sensitive approaches in education settings’. The film, a collaboration between Barnardo’s Scotland and Public Health Scotland, highlights practical examples and tips that education staff can build into their everyday practice to support positive relationships with young people. Relationships between staff and pupils will be even more important as considerations are…

The John Lewis Partnership delivers care packages to Mental Health Trusts

Stuart Mitchell

John Lewis Partnership, in conjunction with the British Medical Association, will deliver care packages to Mental Health Trusts as work continues to battle the current crisis. Mental Health Trusts in the UK are currently facing extreme pressures in caring for patients, many of whom are Covid positive or have been struggling to cope with self-isolation in recent weeks.  The care packages will ensure healthcare staff, often providing round-the-clock care, have the supplies they need during a long shift. In total, the John Lewis Partnership will have delivered 1400 boxes containing…

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Reveals New Data on Mental Health in the Coronavirus Era

Stuart Mitchell

In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) shared new survey findings that reveal people experience anxiety (53%) and sadness (51%) more often now than before the coronavirus pandemic. Despite physical distancing guidelines, Americans connect with friends and family at approximately the same frequency as they did before the stay-at-home orders and talk more frequently about mental health (38% compared to 28% before the pandemic) and stress and anxiety (52% compared to 35% before the pandemic). “We are amid an unprecedented public health…