Hitchhiker’s guide to Student Mental Health

March marks University Mental Health Day and this month ROMBi founder Penny is continuing to foster enduring change by raising awareness of the benefits of structured handplay for students struggling with aspects of mental health.There are a wide-range of support services available to students struggling with mental health concerns, through subject faculties and University-wide services. The…

Children's Mental Health Week 2022

Children's Mental Health Week 2022This week we are celebrating Children's Mental Health Week and this year's theme ‘Growing Together’. As we come together, we are encouraging children (and adults) to consider how we have grown over the last year, and how we can help others to grow.Place2Be’s campaign explains that ‘Growing Together is about growing emotionally and finding ways to help each oth…

ROMBi celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week

ROMBi is getting behind Mental Health Awareness Week and looking at the benefits that using ROMBi daily can bring.Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK was established by the Mental Health Foundation, which was founded in 1949.The Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health, with prevention at the heart of what they do. They aim to find and addre…

ROMBi is Supporting Mums this Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week

Maternal Mental Health Matters Awareness Week is upon us again. The week-long campaign is dedicated to talking about mental illness while pregnant or after having a baby and signposting to appropriate support. This year’s theme is ‘Journeys to Recovery’.Launched in 2014, the week is organised and led by MMHA member the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership UK. Despite the recent easing of nat…

​ Celebrating University Mental Health Day

University Mental Health Day is an annual event that was set up to raise awareness of and improve mental health in higher education. This year it takes place on Thursday 4 March and universities across the nation are getting involved virtually.There are over 2.3 million students studying in UK universities; many experiencing anxiety, stress and, rather than enjoying their new found freedom of…

Supporting Children's Mental Health Week

Last week marked Children's Mental Health Week and we got behind this year’s theme ‘Express Yourself’ by sharing some of the successes ROMBi has made on young people’s lives.The impact of the pandemic's restrictions on young people mean it's more important than ever to look after the mental wellbeing of children and teenagers.The annual event was a great opportunity for us all to come togeth…