Studies show that pets reduce stress, anxiety and depression; ease loneliness; encourage exercise and improve your overall health. For example, people with dogs tend to have lower blood pressure and are less likely to develop heart disease. Playing with a dog, cat, or other pet can elevate levels of serotonin and dopamine, which helps calmContinueContinue reading “Why are pets good for our mental health?”
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Ukrainian-Russian youth mental health support
Words are amiss in front of war and its terrible impact, including on mental health. Our hearts are with all the people affected by the war in #ukraine and we call for support, for bringing forward the voices of people with lived experience and for mental health awareness now more than ever. We see you, we hear you andContinueContinue reading “Ukrainian-Russian youth mental health support”
Mind the Gap – A 2019 #mentalreport looking at mental ill-health as a disability
Mind the Gap – discussing mental health as a disability issue.
LGBTQ+ Coming out in times of pandemic
Rapporteur Eanna, shares the takeaways of the LGBTQ+ event held during Mental Health Week 2021.
Tattooing and Self-Care
EYMH Activist Emmy, shares a wonderful opinion piece on the links between tattoos and mental health, with several 1st hand accounts.