As part of its ‘Get Set To Go’ programme, Dorset Mind has partnered with Resurface to provide an affordable 12-week course of structured activity. It’s aimed at adults aged 30+, who want to improve their mental wellbeing.
The ethos behind Resurface is to utilise proven therapeutic benefits of surfing, yoga and cold-water immersion to offer a lifestyle activity programme for people looking to improve their mental health and quality of life.
Starting on the...
On World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September), Dorset Mind reminds people about the vital importance of talking openly about their mental health, especially after the enforced restrictions of lockdown.Â
The full impact of the global pandemic has not been felt yet, but the charity has witnessed a considerable rise in...
This October, Dorset Wildlife Trust is once again offering its free Will writing service to its 25,000 members.Â
The free Will service is for members wishing to make a simple Will or update an existing one. There is absolutely no obligation to leave a gift to Dorset Wildlife Trust for this service, but wewould be honoured if our members will support the...
Emergency services personnel and members of the public who experienced stress and other issues during the pandemic are to benefit from free mental health workshops.Â
The interactive sessions will be delivered online by Dorset Mind from 14-19th September. These will be funded by a Safer Dorset Fund Covid-19 grant, provided by the Office...
Male suicides in England and Wales were at their highest rate in two decades last year, official figures show.
The suicide rate for women was also the highest since 2004, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Men accounted for around three-quarters of suicide deaths registered in 2019...
We should expect more animal-to-human disease outbreaks to emerge in future, a leading scientist has warned.
Professor Sarah Gilbert, who is heading the development of Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine, says human activity is driving the rising threat of viruses and that the risk is unlikely to reduce as globalisation continues."Greater population density,...
At last educating about the menopause has been added to the school curriculum. Vital for both women and men that such a huge change both physically and mentally is explored and discussed.
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The family of a man who sadly died in a fatal road traffic collision near Wimborne has paid tribute to an ‘incredible loving person and a fantastic father’.
At 8pm on Tuesday 18 August 2020 Dorset Police was called to a report of a two vehicle collision on Blandford Road...
The term domestic abuse may still carry with it connotations of violence behind closed doors between a husband and wife. It is important to recognise, as the police and support agencies in Dorset do, that domestic abuse is not limited to physical harm and can affect anyone. The common...
Dorset Council and key partners are working to together to make sure residents can get help to continue to live independently in their homes. Â
Volunteers from Age UK North South & West Dorset make calls to vulnerable people and, with consent, can refer them to the Dorset Council’s reablement services.
The council has...
