This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re raising awareness of loneliness and its impact on our mental health. We hope that people reflect on the question: ‘Does loneliness affect our mental health?’ and realise that loneliness could lead to mental health problems. Loneliness and its impact on our mental health: While it’s normal to experience loneliness…
Tag Archives: mental health
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Jan
Jan
Review Studenteer’s key growth stats and the most popular blog topics of the year 2021! Let’s take a look back at 2021 and review what we’ve accomplished. In 2021, we completed all our projects remotely using the internet and technology to connect us with other people. It was another challenging year in which the world…
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Nov
Nov
From keeping active to socialising with friends, there are many ways to maintain good mental health and wellbeing. This month, our team of Studenteers share their own personal experiences to help raise awareness of mental health. Here are some of our top tips to maintain good mental health and wellbeing. 1. Katie, Head of PR…
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Nov
Nov
Throughout my entire life I have had to battle against physical and mental health issues which threatened to take away everything I have worked hard to achieve. The first time I ever needed help with my mental health was when my parents’ marriage broke down. At the time, I was 5 years old and even…
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Nov
Nov
A positive male perspective from a fighter against anxiety and depression. So, I have been living with diagnosed depression and anxiety for over ten years now. It’s something which can be so hard to understand or even see as it is an illness related to the mind. There is still a stigma attached to mental…
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May
May
“Just as it took us time to find ways of coping during lockdown, we should also expect that it will take time to find our way back and to reconnect with life.” From 17th May, all of Scotland is expected to move to level 2 regarding lockdown measures. This means that cafes, pubs, restaurants, shops,…
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Feb
Feb
At the end of 2020, we created a project for our Studenteers with the charity, Arts For All, based in Tower Hamlets, London, who provide art therapy sessions for disadvantaged families in the area. The centre sits within one of the most deprived areas of the UK – many of the families who come to…
Our creative arts intern, Greta, wrote this piece to raise awareness surrounding mental health, an issue that has become even more important over this past year. Although mental illnesses such as OCD, Depression or Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are extremely important to talk about and de-stigmatise, it is also crucial that we acknowledge that everyone…