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 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
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…
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…
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…
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…