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The Most Important Stories from Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week is a chance for others to understand psychological issues. How did you spend Mental Health Awareness Week? Maybe you took part in an event, shared something on... read more »
Forest Bathing: Not Just a Wellness Fad
You may have seen a lot in the media about forest bathing, the latest wellness trend to hit the UK. In recent years we’ve become accustomed to hygge (a Danish and Norwegian word for cosiness and warm feelings, usually through spending time with family and friends) and... read more »
Raising Awareness of Multiple Sclerosis on the Red Carpet
Selma Blair at the Vanity Fair Oscars After-Party. Credit: Mark Seliger via Selma Blair/Instagram Whether you’re interested in films and celebrities or you couldn’t care less, there’s an undeniable buzz about the Oscars, especially in the strange times we... read more »
Immersive virtual reality therapy helps treat autistic children’s phobias
Virtual reality can be highly effective as a therapy tool. A study at Newcastle University has found that immersive virtual reality programs can be used as therapy tools to treat phobias in children with autism. Having used virtual... read more »
School Bans Designer Coats: Poverty Shaming or Affluent Antagonising?
The decision by the head teacher of Woodchurch school in Merseyside to ban Canada Goose, Pyrenex and Moncler jackets for school children has been met with mixed reviews. Some believe that preventing the wearing of these jackets, that can cost up to £1,000, will reduce poverty shaming. It has been... read more »
Syrian Refugee Crisis: How We Can Help
It is now three long years since three-year-old Alan Kurdi drowned in the Mediterranean – just one victim of many in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, but the image of his little body made headlines around the world. Alan died alongside his mother and older brother; his father was... read more »
Safeguarding Children Inside and Outside School
Schools across the UK started implementing newly updated statutory guidance this week to safeguard children, but what does this update mean for your child’s wellbeing? The Department of Education’s Keeping children safe in education document now heavily draws on guidelines from Working together to safeguard children, published... read more »
Papal Visit: Praying for Forgiveness Falls Short
As a consultant psychologist, I am stunned to see the Holy Father Pope Francis asking for God’s forgiveness for the atrocities that the Catholic Church has carried out through countless decades. Forgiveness comes, so religious scripture tells us, from repentance. Repentance is about making good the harm... read more »
Terror Levels and Anxiety in Children
Tributes at London Bridge after the 2017 terror attack. Credit: ChiralJon, via Flickr (flickr.com/photos/69057297@N04). The results of a recent YouGov survey... read more »
Autism Awareness in 2017: How Much Progress Has Been Made?
Sensory overload is a major concern for parents of autistic children. Thanks to greater autistic awareness, more public spaces than ever before are... read more »