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Ireland’s dairy sector driving new rural mental health campaign with Samaritans

Stuart Mitchell

The new partnership with milk processors – who are all members of the Ibec group Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) – aims to raise awareness of Samaritans freephone number 116 123 among farmers and other people in rural Ireland, especially those living or working in isolation. The signs will appear on approximately 500 milk trucks and agri-feed vehicles owned by some of the country’s largest co-operatives. It is supported by Arrabawn, Aurivo, Carbery (including Drinagh, Bandon, Lisavard and Barryroe co-ops), Dairygold, Glanbia, Kerry, Lakeland, North Cork, Ornua (Kerrygold), and Tipperary. Conor…

Florida Blue Foundation makes $3.8 million investment in mental well-being for children, families and seniors

Stuart Mitchell

The Florida Blue Foundation, the philanthropic foundation for the state’s Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, today announced a $3.8 million investment to enhance mental health for Florida’s children, families, and seniors. Twelve nonprofit organizations across the state share in the investment which will support community-based programs that directly improve access to and quality of mental well-being services, particularly for the underserved and uninsured, including racial and ethnic minorities, and low-income populations. “There is no health without mental health. Our mental well-being is just as important as our physical health, yet…

Mental Health Colorado Asks Coloradans to Share the Little Steps They Take to Improve Their Well-being

Stuart Mitchell

At a critical moment for mental health in the state, Mental Health Colorado is inviting all Coloradans to think about the big and small ways we take care of ourselves, and how those small moments add up to improved well-being for each of us. The “What’s Your Peace?” campaign will showcase the real-life ways people around the state care for themselves and find joy, strength, or peace. Mental Health Colorado will assemble and share the crowdsourced photos and videos of these “peaces” — like calling a friend, knitting a scarf,…

Stagecoach launches new sustainability strategy with call for “radical behaviour change and incentives to reward the right choices” to make net zero a reality

Stuart Mitchell

Stagecoach has launched a new long-term sustainability strategy with a call for “radical behaviour change and incentives to reward the right choices” to make national government net zero ambitions a reality. The company, publishing its roadmap to becoming a carbon neutral business by 2050, also warned that national and regional government needed to address the “contradictory policies and mixed messaging being sent to citizens” over climate change action. Stagecoach’s strategy – Driving Net Zero: Better Places to Live and Work – aims to help create a greener, smarter, safer, healthier…

Last December was loneliest month for children contacting Childline

Stuart Mitchell

The NSPCC run service Childline can reveal counselling sessions about loneliness peaked over the festive period last year, with the service delivering a record number of nearly 600 in December alone. From April 2020 to March 2021 there were 6,039 counselling sessions about loneliness, marking an all-time high for a single year. This is an increase of nearly half (49%) over the past four years. The NSPCC has long highlighted that many children and young people struggle with loneliness and isolation. The data released today suggests that these feelings were…