As another pride month comes and goes, much celebration was had in the fact that we could be ourselves with pride in person again! Below Young, Activist Lysiane from France shares with you how representation on small screen can have a positive effect on our mental health and ability to ‘love who you are’.
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‘A Tale of 3 countries’
Join our upcoming event 28th May.
Hear about young people’s different experiences across Europe.
Raise Up next week!
EYMH strategy launch and Meet the trustees
Why are pets good for our mental health?
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?”
Co-Production Workshop
RAISE UP! – Looking for young people with lived experience of suicidal actions or thoughts – DEADLINE 8TH APRIL
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.
#mentalstories – Tattoos & self-care – Beth, UK
In this blog, Beth from UK, shares her journey of mental health and how tattoos have helped that journey. This article in no way encourages people to get tattooed ( especially underage teenagers) but rather to promote acceptance and challenge the negative perception of tattooed people as well as the idea that tattoos are aContinueContinue reading “#mentalstories – Tattoos & self-care – Beth, UK”