November marks Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, which aims to reduce the stigma around seeking support for mental health issues, as well as raising awareness of how problems with mental health can affect men and boys. Initiatives such as these are hugely important...
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Tips for helping children and young people get a better night’s sleep
As discussed in a recent article, good quality sleep is a crucial factor in the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of children and young people. Before taking action, it’s important to try and identify what is causing the problem which could be due a range of...
The importance of sleep in children’s mental health and wellbeing
Sleep is something that we often take for granted, but it’s an incredibly important factor in children’s and young people’s good mental health, as well as their physical wellbeing. Getting the right amount of sleep can help children to: Improve their concentration...
Helping children and young people manage bereavement
Death is part of the natural order of things, but this can be a hard concept for us to accept – and even more so for children or young people who often struggle with understanding as well as acceptance. How well a child is able to manage, process and come to terms...
Recognising burnout in young people
The derogatory term ‘snowflake’ is applied all too often to our young people. True, this generation of adolescents haven’t had to go to war or deal with rationing. They are often driven to places that their parents may have cycled or walked to, and most of our young...
Archway Health expands services with Harborough Young People’s Counselling
Archway Health & Wellbeing has expanded its services for mental health in Market Harborough, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire by welcoming another counsellor to its established therapy team. Helen Campbell of Harborough Young People’s Counselling joined Archway...