Tag: Mental Health Foundation

Mental Health Foundation joins Good For Me Good for FE

Stuart Mitchell

The Mental Health Foundation has joined the Further Education (FE) community action campaign Good for ME Good for FE, which encourages FE students across the country to do voluntary work in their area. The Foundation is also launching a well-being pack for students in FE, which will be distributed to colleges with support from the GfMGfFE network. The pack includes advice about improving and maintaining good mental health. Suggestions in the pack include: Get more and better sleep: sleep allows our bodies and minds to process and recover from the…

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Mental Health Foundation Releases Guide To Talking To Your Children About Scary World News

Stuart Mitchell

A survey of parents with children aged 5 to 18 has revealed that 41% of parents think their children are anxious about the threat of terrorism. The YouGov survey of over 1,800 parents was commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation to uncover the impact world events could be having on children, and equip parents to respond. Almost a quarter of parents (23%) indicated their children were anxious about the threat of nuclear war. A third of parents (33%) thought their children were anxious about Donald Trump’s presidency. A third of…

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Paypal join with C4, Aardman and 8 charities for a Turkey Dash

Stuart Mitchell

PayPal has joined forces with Aardman and Channel 4 for a unique Christmas campaign that will boost donations to eight of the UK’s most loved charities. Turkey Dash saw an elite field of CGI turkeys – one representing each charity – take part in a fun, animated race powered by online donations. The more donations a charity receives, the faster its turkey ran. The videos from the campaign have been revealed, including Scarlett Moffatt’s transformation into an Aardman character. Scarlett is seen helping the turkeys with their training regime, and…

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