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WaterAid film wins Best Charity Film in the Health and Wellbeing category at the Big Syn Film Festival

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid’s film ‘Before the Dawn’ was declared the Best Charity Film (Health and Wellbeing)  category at the 2024 Big Syn International Film Festival Award this month in a gala awards ceremony at Curzon Soho in London.  The Big Syn International Film Festival is the world’s biggest sustainability film festival, reaching over 50 million people in 120 countries, inspiring them to act on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and make positive changes for the environment, society and economy.  ‘Before the Dawn’, co-directed and produced by WaterAid’s David Jobanputra,…

PRCA/CIPR Mental Wellbeing Audit 2023/2024 highlights persistent challenges and trends in PR industry

Stuart Mitchell

There has been in increase in diagnosis of mental health conditions in the PR industry according to new research carried out by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). The research – conducted by Opinium – revealed that on average, 91% reported poor mental health in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, the proportion of PR professionals that have been diagnosed with a mental health condition has risen from one in four (25%) to a third (33%). The number of PR professionals who…

Ten outstanding health and wellbeing charities win 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards 

Stuart Mitchell

Ten UK charities have been named as winners of the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards for their excellent work improving health and wellbeing in their communities.   This year’s awards come at a time when many smaller charities find themselves working in a demanding and challenging environment. Rising costs, falling income and increased demand continues to put charities and their finances under extreme pressure. The cost-of-living crisis is having a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of many local communities, with a record 2.8 million people currently unable to work due to…

Four Out Of Five Magic Breakfast Schools See Improved Mental And Emotional Wellbeing Of Pupils Receiving Breakfast From The Charity

Stuart Mitchell

It has long been cited that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for young people at school, this couldn’t be more so. Not only does it boost concentration and attainment, leading to better outcomes, but new research from children’s charity Magic Breakfast has also found it improves their mental health and wellbeing. A whopping 83% of the charity’s partner schools agreed that the Magic Breakfast provision has impacted positively in this area. Out of these, 20% thought mental health and wellbeing was significantly better and 64%…

Cancer Research UK partners with the Retail Trust to provide all shop staff and volunteers with free wellbeing support

Stuart Mitchell

Cancer Research UK has started working with the Retail Trust to support the wellbeing of the thousands of volunteers and staff members at its 550+ UK shops. The new partnership will give Cancer Research UK’s 2,000 shop workers and 11,000 volunteers across the country access to personalised support from the Retail Trust. This includes counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy for themselves or under-18s in their care, as well as exclusive discounts and rewards. Julie Byard, director of trading at Cancer Research UK, said: “The wellbeing and health of our dedicated volunteers…