September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, an important global awareness event. To mark it, local charity Dorset Mind are launching their campaign to #GetDorsetTalking. Although they don’t provide a crisis service themselves, the mental health charity knows that talking and raising awareness about suicide is key to removing the stigma that is a crippling barrier that stops people reaching out for support.
Many factors contribute to poor mental health and suicide, including...
Charlie Groves, MD of Groves Nurseries, has handed over a cheque for £1,369 to the charity Julia's House, after the recent charity auction organised by Groves Nurseries. Said Charlie, “We were delighted with the support we got from our suppliers and local companies, who donated so many items and of course...
Claim:
The Paul Ehrlich Institute, responsible for vaccine safety in Germany, found that one in 5,000 people was seriously affected after a vaccination.
Conclusion:
This is misleading.The German health ministry did mistakenly tweet, with reference to the Paul Ehrlich Institute, that one in 5,000 people had been affected by a serious side...
This week marks an extremely sad occasion in Dorset as the county passes the milestone of 1,000 Covid-19-related deaths.
1000 electric candles were lit and placed on the steps of County Hall in Dorchester and at Bournemouth Town Hall as a stark reminder of how the pandemic has caused heartache...
Stroke has a new indicator! They say if you forward this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? Blood Clots/Stroke: They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue:
During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall; she assured...
I have had cancer and my sister died of cancer 4 years ago. My brother has just found out he has terminal cancer 10–14 months. All different initial signs.
I had cancer in 1986. It was testicular cancer , a Seminoma. I first noticed that one end of my right...
As one of the co-authors of the men’s mental health manual Beat Stress, Feel Better and the survivor of paranoid schizophrenia, PTSD, autism and alcoholism, among many other dodgy diagnoses, I’m well placed to write this letter to a former friend who will probably never read it. If you’re...
Don't Ask, Do Tell Don't ask what's up?... Sometimes there is no explanation. Equally, don't just clam up: There is someone who'll listen. Do accept we're not all hard wired like a pre-programmed cyborg and understand that our inspiration can be found in our own difference.©Robert Hill 2013
Particularly in places like Weymouth & Portland youth mental health services are in crisis, unable to help our children who face crises. With suicide rates on the up, this needs to change urgently.
● 8 in 10 teenagers claim to suffer mental health symptoms
● 1 in 3 (35%) warrant professional...
Three big-hearted pupils at Ballard School celebrated turning ten by raising more than £1,000 (10 times their original target) - and counting - for a local hospice, forgoing birthday presents and inviting donations instead.The girls, all in Year 5, held a joint disco birthday party on the 9th January, but...
