Dyspraxia
(also known as developmental coordination disorder – DCD) is a common condition
affecting movement and coordination in children and adults. It is a hidden
condition which affects all areas of life, making it difficult for people to
carry out certain activities.The Dyspraxia Foundation explains how dyspraxia
involves difficulty coordinating large and small body movements. Physical si…
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…
World
Autism Awareness Week is being celebrated this year from March 29th
to April 4th.Created
by the National Autistic Society (NAS), World Autism Awareness Week aims to
draw attention to the 700,000 people living with autism in the UK. The
awareness week raises awareness of the condition helping to make the world
friendlier to those who are affected by it.The
impact of the coronavirus eve…
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…
Research for the Observer by the Parent Ping survey app indicates
that parents of primary school children are struggling with higher levels of
stress and anxiety this lockdown.The research findings are that parents feel that schools
expect them to complete more work with their children than they did in the
first lockdown; almost half say lessons have set times for learning specific
subjects o…
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…
